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Richmond's Hope

We are a children's bereavement charity that supports children aged 4-18 to live well with their grief

About Richmond's Hope


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Richmond’s Hope provides support for children and young people aged 4-18 years who have been bereaved. The charity provides a safe space for children to work through their grief both verbally and non verbally, to preserve memories of the person who has died, to explore their feelings, to develop coping strategies and to understand the impact the bereavement has had on their lives.

As everyone’s grief is different, we provide individual programmes of care for each child. Our dedicated team of bereavement workers support children on a one to one basis.

We are also passionate about educating individuals and groups about the language surrounding grief and offer training and interest visits. The training we offer to external organisations aims to raise awareness of young people’s grief and how it affects their lives.

Your Impact

Following support from Richmond's Hope, children & young people benefit from improved physical and mental health. Typically, they will see improved sleep patterns, be able to talk about the person that died, understand that their feelings are normal and have a reduction in feelings of anger and guilt. From our evaluations, there was an 82% reduction in children displaying behaviour of withdrawing from family and friends. Schools report an 80% increase in attendance & ability to concentrate in class from children following bereavement support.

£5

could buy arts & craft materials

£15

could buy 2 memory boxes & grief workbooks

£45

could pay for 1 support session for a child or young person