Maggie’s

Free psychological support. Great spaces to go to sit, learn and or join an activity. Centres all over the UK. Online support provided as well.

Mummy’s Star

Provides emotional support to mums who were diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy, their partners and the wider family. Online resources, support from peers through closed forums, bespoke support directly with a dedicated support worker, and small grant applications. In certain areas of the UK, we can also provide home visits.

Shine cancer support

Break Out programme (6 weeks, online, for anyone in treatment or remission). Shine Circles (6 weeks, online, for those with incurable cancer). Shine Plus Ones Circle (6 weeks, online, for partners of younger adults with cancer).

Cancer care map

A simple, online resource helping people find cancer support services in their local area wherever they are in the UK.

Ruth Strauss Foundation

Emotional support and guidance (one to one virtual appointments) to help parents that receive a diagnosis for a cancer that cannot be cured, to help them prepare their children. Facilitated peer support groups for teenagers and peer support group for parents/co-parents, whose partner has incurable cancer.

Breast Cancer Now

Free support for anyone affected by breast cancer. Services include: Talking to a nurse, joining a course, meeting other people who understand. There is specific support for primary or secondary breast cancer in younger women (under 45 yrs), as well as support after breast cancer.

Future Dreams

Practical tips, expert advice, personal stories and signposts to further information for people impacted by breast cancer, provided by people impacted by breast cancer

CLAN

Emotional and practical support to people affected by cancer, their family, carers and friends. Services are freely offered to all from pre-diagnosis and diagnosis through treatment and beyond at support and wellbeing centres located across the north-east of Scotland and Northern Isles.

WOLO Foundation

Helps families living in Sussex through their cancer journeys. Practical help and support to make day-to-day life easier. They work with local businesses and communities to offer families a wealth of services to support them through their diagnosis, treatment and beyond.

Chai Cancer Care

Provides free, professional and expert support to any member of the Jewish community affected by cancer, as well as their family and friends.

The Fountain Centre

Family and children’s support service within Surrey helping families and children when a parent has cancer. Supports parents in talking to their children about their cancer diagnosis. Support for schools to better understand and manage situations when a parent has cancer.

Something to look forward to

A charity website for people with cancer and their families to access a variety of gifts generously donated by people and companies. Find anything from restaurant meals, hotel stays, beauty treatments, tickets for events and attractions.

Big C Charity

Big C Centres at the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital, Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn offering support for anyone affected by cancer. Services also include family therapy and 1:1 child counselling with trained counsellors in a safe and welcoming environment.

The Chris Aked Foundation

Support for children of families dealing with cancer and other life affecting illnesses, offering help through physical and sporting activities, counselling and memory-making days. They can arrange memory-making days and activities throughout England, however our counselling support is currently only available in boroughs of south-east London and Kent.

Purple Heart Wishes

A charity based that grants wishes to adults who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness aged between 18–55.

Penny Brohn

Help people feel better in mind, body and spirit by offering everybody with cancer a choice of personalised cancer care. All free, safe and backed by research.

Services include: Wellbeing days and residential retreats at our beautiful centre on the outskirts of Bristol, treatment support programme, and ‘How to Live Well with Cancer’ Programme.

4 Cancer

Organises days out and short breaks for families affected by cancer and giving families something to look forward to during the most difficult of times.

Help Harry Help Others

Supporting anyone affected by cancer in Solihull & Birmingham. There are qualified counsellors that can support adults and children, funding for families suffering financial hardship, an after school club run for the teens by the teens, and workshops focussing on specific topics

Matt’s Respite Retreats

Offer respite breaks for those affected by cancer. Three and four night breaks at a Haven site called Weymouth Bay Holiday Park.