The Family Network aims to provide families affected by childhood cancer access to effective peer support. Incredible steps have been made in achieving this, with groups operating in Leeds, Hull and York. This grant will enable Candlelighters to develop groups in new areas, expanding our geographical reach into new communities, ensuring more families can access such vital support.
We have identified specific areas where we would like to develop new Family Network support groups. These are:
Huddersfield
Wakefield
Skipton
Harrogate
And with this grant we aim to develop groups in at least three of these locations over the next three years. The model we have developed where group members eventually form their own Family Network groups will result in the grant having a lasting legacy as the network grows from the original groups funded by this grant. Lasting friendships are also formed outside of the Family Network which provides a sustained infrastructure of support.
