What we do
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How Rainbow Trust helps
Rainbow Trust pairs each family with an expert Family Support Worker, who provide practical and emotional support.
When a child has a serious illness, family life is turned upside down and time becomes more precious than ever. Rainbow Trust pairs each family with an expert Family Support Worker who enables them to make the most of time together, giving them practical and emotional support, whenever they need it, for as long as is needed.
We support the whole family including parents, carers, the unwell child, brothers, sisters and grandparents. Support is hugely varied and depends on the needs of the family. It can include:
- listening to a family’s fears and anxieties
- helping to explain illnesses, diagnoses and treatments
- keeping a seriously ill child company during hospital stays
- driving families to medical appointments to help save time and money
- organising fun activities to help sick children, their brothers and sisters
- support through bereavement and grief.
Why we help
In England, there are over 86,000 children with life-threatening conditions.
We support the whole family
We support the whole family including parents, carers, the unwell child, brothers, sisters and grandparents.
Our Southampton team covers Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight
Calmore Community Centre, Calmore Drive, Totton, Southampton, SO40 2ZU
Phone: 02380 232 129
- The sessions called Men Behaving Dadly run for one hour on the last Thursday of each month from 7.30 – 8.30pm.