Acorns Room To Grow Appeal

Thank you for helping us create a Black Country children’s hospice for the future.

Our vision is to unlock the potential of our Black Country hospice. Together, we can create a place where local children will get the specialist care they need for generations to come.

We’ve done it! Thanks to the amazing generosity of the local community, we’ve raised the funds we need to refurbish our hospice.

We are so grateful for the support we’ve received. Thanks to every donation, large and small, the spaces where local children spend precious time can be modernised, enhancing the experience of every family that visits Acorns.

Find out below how your donation is transforming Acorns in the Black Country.

The Future of Acorns Children’s Hospice in the Black Country

Acorns in the Black Country has now supported local children with specialist care for over 20 years, touching the lives of thousands of local children and their families.

Due to past financial constraints, no significant internal refurbishment has been possible for very many years. The level of nursing care and emotional support we provide is of the highest quality, and we want the children and families that rely on our services to enjoy the highest standards of décor and facilities to match.

This exciting, transformational project will involve upgrading the children’s bedrooms at the hospice, which are used for children at Acorns for end-of-life care, symptom management. emergency and planned short breaks. There will also be a brand-new, purpose-built arts and crafts room, called Isabella’s Place, where children will enjoy the freedom of expression through art.

The room is named ‘Isabella’s Place’, in honour of Isabella Lyttle who spent many happy hours among the glitter and crayons, and in gratitude to the extraordinary efforts of her parents Mark Lyttle and Jen Dalton in rallying the community to save our hospice.

Amongst other improvements, the special bedrooms where families can spend precious moments with their child after they have died, the family care suite and the expansion of the hospice dining room are all part of this exciting development.

We are so proud of everything the amazing teams based at Acorns in the Black Country have done over the past 20 years, providing love and care to countless children and families. During the pandemic, the hospice remained open every single day providing the vital services local people needed, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Now we are ready to unlock the potential of our Black Country hospice and together create a place where local children will get the specialist care they need for generations to come.

Visit our updates page to find out how the Acorns Room To Grow Appeal is progressing. Read our Fundraising updates and see the latest news on the refurbishment.

Through the refurbishment process, we are working in partnership with St Giles Hospice to continue to provide our children’s hospice care to families who access services at Acorns in the Black Country. Find out more about our partnership and any other questions you may have here.

Concept pictures of the hospice

Artists impressions of the redevelopment of Acorns in the Black Country

Please help us continue to create a modern, welcoming place for Black Country children and families.