Support Little Miracles and Help Families that have Children with Additional Needs, Disabilities and Life-Limiting Conditions
This April we have the amazing charity Little Miracles taking part in the My Favourite Voucher Codes charity poll, hoping to win a donation to help families in need. This remarkable organisation provides guidance, practical and emotional support, training and safe places to any family that has a child with additional needs. They help children with disabilities, life-limiting conditions and any additional needs, providing holistic support for the kids and their families. Find out more about their work below and find out how you can help Little Miracles this April.
Who Are Little Miracles?
Little Miracles offer a range of services to help children with additional needs as well as their families, providing fun activities for children, counselling services, family support, educational help and much more. Over 1 million families in the UK have children with a disability, additional needs or life limiting condition, which affects the life of the child and their loved ones in many ways. Little Miracles exist to help those families to feel less isolated, connect with other families who may be facing similar struggles and to access the care and support they need.
They started in 2010 as a small drop in support group, and now have 14 branches across the East of England, so they can provide support for more families in need.
What Services do Little Miracles Offer?
Little Miracles offer a variety of services to help children and their families with the practical, emotional and social challenges that often come with additional needs. Some of the services they offer include:
Fun Activities
Exciting activities for families and children of all abilities are available at the Little Miracles branches, and you can attend as many or as few sessions as you would like. The majority of these sessions are completely free, and they have a range of activities to cater to various interests. Some of their activities include attending events such as panto’s and parties, days out and trips away.
Family Support
Little Miracles offer family support in a number of ways including:
- Support with finances and in accessing financial support e.g. benefits, Disability Living Allowance, family grants etc. They also help with appeals and tribunals.
- Help with housing issues
- Help with understanding diagnoses and conditions and support in attending and making appointments
- Support in ensuring that all children have their educational needs help, help with attending school meetings and accessing the right educational support. They provide a range of educational support and you can visit their Education Support page to find out more.
- Support with behavioural and communication strategies
Counselling and Therapies
The Little Miracles Therapies Team offers professional counselling and therapy to help improve the mental health and wellbeing of children with additional needs and their families. They offer support to people aged 5-25 who have additional needs or conditions, their parents, carers and siblings.
The cost of the therapies is dependent on what the person can afford, with most of their families paying £0-£25 per hour. The average cost of these therapies by local providers is £50-£90 per hour.
Some of the therapies and counselling services they provide include:
- Bereavement therapy
- Counselling
- Play therapy
- Art therapy
- Mindfulness
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Training and Strategies
They also offer a range of workshops and training courses to help families to achieve their goals, understand more about their child’s condition and improve their wellbeing. Some of the workshops they offer are:
- Learning communication techniques e.g. Makaton and British Sign Language
- Learning about mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and stress which can affect children who have additional needs as well as their loved ones
- Education around disabilities, additional needs and life-limiting conditions to help loved ones to understand more about their child’s condition
- Support in CV writing, job applications and interview techniques as well as finding employment opportunities and volunteering roles
- The opportunity to share experiences and learn from other families how to manage challenges such as toileting, sleep strategies and anger management
Community Hub
Little Miracles also run The Spinney which is a community hub offering warmth, food and other daily essentials to families and children in need.
How Can I Support Little Miracles?
This April you can help Little Miracles by voting for them for free in our charity poll. They are one of our nominated charities this month, so all you have to do to help them win 20% of our profits, is head over to our Homepage, scroll a little until you see the poll on the right hand side* and vote for Little Miracles.
*please note that the poll will appear at the bottom of the page on mobile devices.
You can also help them by engaging in or even running your own Fundraising Events, participating in their Monthly Lottery or becoming a Little Miracles Volunteer.
They are dependent on donations to continue providing their essential services to children and families in need, so you can also support them by sending a Donation.
How Can I Contact Little Miracles?
If you want to learn more about their services or access support for your family, then you can find out more via their Get Help page. You can also find out more about their support services and events by searching for your local branch.
If Little Miracles have won your heart, then don’t forget to vote for them this April and support families and children who are living with life altering conditions. Vote by the 30th of April to ensure your vote is counted and don’t forget to share the poll with friends and family!