Practical Support After the Death of a Child
Making It
Possible
Small, personalised support for a need that matters.
After a child dies, families are often faced with practical decisions and unexpected needs while grieving. Making It Possible may be able to help with a specific cost, item or piece of practical support that is not available through our other programmes.
When the usual answer doesn’t quite fit
Your request doesn’t need to fit a set list.
Share what you need and we will consider it with care.
A practical
need
Help with something specific that eases pressure or enables the family to spend important time together.
Remembering and honouring
A contribution towards a personal way of marking the child’s life where another Ripples offer is not suitable.
Supporting
family life
An item or practical solution that helps a you or your family find a way through a particularly difficult time.
Individual support, considered with care
Making It Possible is our flexible support offer for needs that are not fully met by another Ripples service, the NHS, local services or another charity.
We consider each request individually. We may offer an item, arrange support directly or contribute towards an agreed cost. The help available will depend on the need, suitability, charitable funds and our ability to provide it safely.
Making a request does not guarantee funding. We will always respond with care and explain what we can ,or cannot, offer.
This support may be suitable when:
The need is specific and can be explained
The support would make a clear and meaningful difference
The same support is not readily available elsewhere
It can be provided safely and within our charitable purposes
Ripples of Compassion can fund the item, service or experience directly (we are not able to give any funds directly to families.
How to request support
Help make something important possible
Send a little helping hand
A donation of £25 an help provide personalised practical or emotional support for a child or family when the usual support does not quite fit.
“I want to express my gratitude to Ripples of Compassion and to each individual person who has helped me through an extremely difficult time.
My family and I were facing extremely strenuous circumstances and I wouldn't have mentally of financially coped without the support I was given.
I can't honestly say thank you enough. Words can't express the pressure that was taken off my shoulders, allowing me to focus on my family. So I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.”
— Parent
Every child’s journey is different
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Could we help make something possible for you?
Tell us about the child or family, what is needed and the difference it could make.