Founded 1986 Type NGO | Founder Bernadette Cleary OBE | |
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Registration no. Registered Charity No. 1070532 Focus terminal illness, life-threatening illness, children, palliative care, home support, sibling support, bereavement support, hospital transport | ||
Rainbow Trust Children's Charity provides emotional and practical support to families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness. Their headquarters are in Leatherhead, Surrey. They have care workers, based in Swindon, Essex, Southampton, Cumbria, Surrey, Manchester, Durham, and London.
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The charity helps families by providing non-medical services, such as assistance with household chores, sibling supervision, and transportation to and from medical appointments, aiming to maintain normal family life. It also offers bereavement support.
History
The charity was founded in 1986 by Bernadette Cleary OBE when she helped a neighbour with palliative care for her child.
Rainbow Trust Children's Charity re-branded on 1 October 2014
In 2014 and 2016 Rainbow Trust was featured on BBC Children in Need to help fund more Family Support Workers.
Rainbow Trust Children's Charity ranked 75th in 2015's The Sunday Times Top 100 Non-for-Profit Organisations to Work For, and 60th in 2016