We are taking part in the Big Give campaign.
It’s an opportunity to have donations to us doubled in value – if they are made during Small Charity Week via the campaign website.

So…can we ask a favour please?
If you’re planning any fundraising, workplace collections, taking on a sponsored challenge or have a donation to make, please could we ask you to wait to donate until Small Charity Week, June 22nd – 29th, so your support can have twice the impact…at no extra cost to you.

We’ve set a Big Give target of £4,900, which means if we reach it, HOLG will receive £9,800. That’s enough to fund meaningful bereavement support for 28 children and young people.

Plus…we’re celebrating our 28th year, so one for each year!

And it will give our 2026 campaign a real boost! We’re aiming to raise £105,000 – £350 for each of the 300 children we will support this year.

This is the biggest campaign our small charity has EVER undertaken but with your help, we can do it!

HOLG CEO Jules Tobin comments, “The opportunity to have donations doubled for a week is an opportunity a small charity like ours can’t ignore!

“Thank you in advance to everyone who joins in…Securing the funding we need to continue our vital work over the next year will ensure that every child and young person who needs our support, gets it.

What you need to do…

Instead of making your donation directly to us, make your donation via BIG GIVE.

They will match-fund your donation – meaning it will be DOUBLED!

The difference your donation can make

Charlotte
…initially bottled up her feelings when her mum died when she was just 14: “I feel like HOLG helped me to start grieving. They helped me understand my emotions and that grief can be unpredictable.” 

Kathy’s children Matilda and Finley
…were supported after their dad died by suicide: “It’s so good to have HOLG on-hand to help us – just to feel that there’s an expert who is always available. The kids are better supported and they’re doing really well.” 

Lisa’s five-year-old daughter Alysia
…attended a bereavement weekend after her dad died in a car accident: “She loved all the arts and crafts activities and it was so beneficial for her to be with other children who had also lost someone. It made her feel like she wasn’t the only one.” 

Joe
…remembers how HOLG supported him at the age of 5 when his mum died. It’s an experience that’s inspired his future career in architecture– looking at a child-centred approach to the design of bereavement spaces:   
“My memory of HOLG is that they adapted the space for the bereavement weekends to make it feel cosy and inviting. 
“Being in a room with other children who are dealing with the same things as you, feels a lot more personal and emotive. And HOLG made me feel so welcomed; they didn’t need to know my mum to be empathetic.” 

Liam’s children Elodie and Brayden
…struggled in different ways when their mum died: 
“Elodie used to find it hard to go to ‘Mummy’s garden’ where Amy is buried but this year she asked to go – a big thing for her. Brayden used to ask but he would get upset – but he can now go there and kiss his hand and touch the gravestone.” 
 
Carly’s son Edward
…is learning to open up after his dad died when he was 6:  
“It’s still very early days for us and we’re in the ‘take it as it comes’ phase but Edward has gone from hardly mentioning Andy to talking about him more frequently. He’s starting to find it easier to talk about things.”