{"id":14075,"date":"2024-08-16T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/?p=14075"},"modified":"2024-08-16T10:49:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T09:49:09","slug":"disability-charity-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/news\/disability-charity-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Offering families a life-line"},"content":{"rendered":"<html><body><p>The families we support across the UK are now facing sky-high costs for items their child can&rsquo;t live without. They&rsquo;re unable to work as they want to, juggling round-the-clock caring responsibilities and struggling with debt while still trying to make ends meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Family Fund we&rsquo;re here for families raising a disabled or seriously ill child when they need us most. We give grants for the essentials they tell us they urgently need. We take off just a little bit of the pressure families are now facing every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"easing-the-weight-of-worry\">Easing the weight of worry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch our new video below, featuring families we&rsquo;ve supported. We joined them in their daily lives. We witnessed their day-to-day challenges and the moments of joy made possible by the grants that our generous donors make happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Family Fund providing support\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fHUcmIuwl18?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing lives, one item at a time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We spoke to Louise, mum of six-year-old Ruairidh, about the impact Family Fund has had on their lives: &ldquo;Family life for us can be quite chaotic. Ruairidh spends a lot of his time anxious and dysregulated. Family Fund granted us a family break. It was so nice to get away from our four walls. Seeing Ruairidh enjoying himself, exploring and running was magical.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&ldquo;It took me a long time to accept that support was available to our family, from charities like Family Fund. It took a long time to realise that we needed to accept the support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&ldquo;By offering us grants, a break or support, Family Fund are saying to families like ours, &lsquo;We see you, and we know how hard it is&rsquo;. &ldquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ruairidh.png\" alt=\"Mum and dad, Louise and Alfie sit on the. sofa with. Eilidh and Ruairidh. They are smiling and sat close to one another.\" class=\"wp-image-13415\" style=\"width:401px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ruairidh.png 800w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ruairidh-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ruairidh-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<cite>&ndash; Louise, pictured alongside dad, Alfie, and their children, Eilidh and Ruairidh<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"panel\">\n            \n    \n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"you-can-give-families-a-breather\">You can give families a breather<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you support Family Fund, your kindness ensures families receive the support they need most, when they need it most. Whether this is a fridge to store their child&rsquo;s life-saving medication, a trampoline to calm and regulate their child after a tough day, or a family day out to pause from the chaos of daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your donation of any size makes a real difference to families like Ruairidh&rsquo;s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/checkout.justgiving.com\/xc9a05ietz\">Support Family Fund today. Thank you.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For all parents, keeping your child warm, safe and healthy is always the priority. 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