{"id":15589,"date":"2025-01-01T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/?p=15589"},"modified":"2025-01-06T13:41:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T13:41:18","slug":"give-up-give-back-this-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/news\/give-up-give-back-this-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Give up, give back this January"},"content":{"rendered":"<html><body><p>Every single day families we support are having to give up essentials we take for granted. This month you could make a big difference by giving up something small and donating so we can support even more families on a low income raising disabled and seriously ill children, struggling with winter pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it&rsquo;s your coffee treat or your January gym membership &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/checkout.justgiving.com\/guii8j7tz8\">every penny you donate<\/a> to Family Fund means we can get essential grants and services to UK families who need them most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-you-could-give-up-to-give-back\">What you could give up, to give back?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No amount is too small&hellip; What would you choose?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To swap your takeaway coffee for a tasty home-brewed one<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skip a takeaway this month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do a home workout instead of getting that January membership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Downgrade or cancel your streaming service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cancel a subscription you never use&hellip;or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donate the cost of a sweet treat?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n<a class=\"button button--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/checkout.justgiving.com\/guii8j7tz8\">\n    Donate to Family Fund\n    <\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"i-had-to-give-up-my-job-to-be-able-to-look-after-charlotte\"><strong>&ldquo;I had to give up [my job] to be able to look after Charlotte.&rdquo;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Five-year-old Charlotte lives in Peterborough with siblings, Kenzie, Timothy and Eli, and mum, Jess.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/photo-article-2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Charlotte is sat in her wheelchair next to her mum Jess posing for the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-15611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/photo-article-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/photo-article-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/photo-article-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/photo-article-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/photo-article-2-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/photo-article-2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/photo-article-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"15610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-photo-square-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Charlotte is sat in her wheelchair holding daisies in each hand and smiling.\" class=\"wp-image-15610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-photo-square-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-photo-square-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-photo-square-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-photo-square-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-photo-square-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-photo-square-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-photo-square.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"15609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-3-825x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Charlotte with her mum, siblings and family friends walking in the park.\" class=\"wp-image-15609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-3-825x1024.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-3-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-3-768x953.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlotte-3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&ldquo;Charlotte has spina bifida. Her spine didn&rsquo;t develop properly, and she is wheelchair-bound, likely for life, but she can crawl now. She has a catheter that she needs my help to use. Charlotte has to have medication at different points of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&ldquo;I used to work part time as a cleaner, but I had to give up [my job] to be able to look after Charlotte.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&ldquo;The money side of things is difficult. Luckily, I get help and universal credit, but even buying nappies for Charlotte for the size she needs is very expensive.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&ldquo;When Charlotte was born, she needed me to be there for her. I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;ll be able to work again until she learns how to catheter herself. I fight every day for what Charlotte deserves. I spend my life defending my child, so she continues to get what she needs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your support in helping ease daily pressures for families raising a disabled or seriously ill child on a low income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What could you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/get-involved\/fundraising\/events\/give-up-give-back\/\">give up, and give back<\/a> this January?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New year is the perfect time for a fresh start, whether you want to make a positive change to your daily routine or leave an unhelpful habit behind in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_mixd_wp_review_post_reminders":[],"_mixd_wp_review_date":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"class_list":["post-15589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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