Acorns Children’s Hospice: Our 2019 Charity Partner

Our lawyers have a passion towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and supporting a different charity each year. Throughout the year we shall be raising donations for Acorns via a JustGiving donation page and we shall be organising several activities to support the charity.

Manjinder Kang said “We are delighted to have Acorns Children’s Hospice as our Charity Partner throughout 2019 and we will be supporting them through donations, raising awareness of the fabulous and inspirational work they do helping children.”

Established in 1988, Acorns Children’s Hospice is a registered charity offering specialist palliative care for life limited and life threatened babies, children and young people, and support for their families, across the heart of England. The children and young people Acorns helps are not expected to reach adulthood and require specialist care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In the last year Acorns has supported more than 870 children and over 1,140 families, including those who are bereaved.

Natalia Keene, Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager at Acorns, said: “We are thrilled that Kang and Co Solicitors has chosen Acorns as its charity of the year for 2019”.

 

“We have to raise nearly £10 million every year to provide our vital care services and we rely on donations and fundraising by local businesses and the community for 70% of this income. So, this support is invaluable.”

The Hospices

Acorns has three hospices:

• Acorns in Birmingham (located in Selly Oak) opened in 1988 (the third children’s hospice in the world at the time)
• Acorns in the Black Country (located in Walsall) opened in 1999
• Acorns for the Three Counties (located in Worcester) opened in 2005

The Children and Families Acorns Has Supported

Last year, Acorns cared for over 870 children and supported more than 1,140 families, including those who are bereaved:

Acorns is currently supporting:

• Over 270 children and around 360 families at Acorns in Birmingham
• Over 230 children and over 320 families at Acorns in the Black Country
• Over 210 children and more than 300 families at Acorns for the Three Counties

For more details on the care and supported offered by Acorns Hospice, please visit: www.acorns.org.uk

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