We couldn’t be here for families affected by childhood cancer in Wales without our amazing supporters, which include a growing network of local Latch fundraisers. We don’t receive any government funding. Latch relies on the support of our community to continue being here for childhood cancer in Wales.
We provide free accommodation in the hospital that keeps families together at a time when their lives are turned upside down.
Families affected by childhood cancer face extra expenses, from travel costs for hospital visits to increased heating bills. Our grants help to relieve this financial pressure.
Dedicated Latch social workers, based in the hospital, help families feel less isolated. They represent them at medical team meetings and help them to access benefits. Social workers also connect families, including siblings, with our fun hospital and community activities. Along with the annual holidays we provide for families, these create memories and improve wellbeing.
Our social workers also provide sensitive bereavement support to families. Sadly, cancer is still the leading cause of death by disease among children and young people in the UK.
- £23 could pay for a transport grant for a family from Swansea to make a 90-mile round trip to Cardiff for treatment for a child diagnosed with cancer.
- £40 could fund a Latch Social Worker to provide two weeks of practical and emotional support to a child living with cancer and their family.
- £100 could go towards a specialised buggy to help a child whose cancer treatment has had an impact on their ability to move around.
- £1,000 could go towards running and maintaining our accommodation at the Children’s Hospital for Wales which helps families stay together during treatment.
