How we help

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Tailored practical and emotional support to families.

Childhood cancer causes a huge upheaval for everyone in the family – emotionally, physically and often financially.

We provide tailored practical and emotional support to families of children and young people fighting cancer in South East Essex.

Everybody’s experience of cancer is different, so our care and support are tailored to each family, and includes help for siblings and parents.

Gold Geese support ranges from funding for mental health therapy, food shop vouchers, toys and gifts, weekend trips away and practical help with travel to and from hospitals.

Some of the areas we support

Mental Health Therapy

Toys and Gifts

Travel to and from hospital

Food Shopping Vouchers

Weekend Trips

All of our testimonials are kept anonymous to give our families the privacy they deserve.

Support Examples

Treats for kids and
their families

In the hard slog fighting cancer we aim to offer a little light and joy to our Gold families.

Examples of treats include end of treatment parties, amazing experiences like being a firefighter for the day, theatre trip tickets, weekends away and toys to distract from uncomfortable treatments.

Mental Health
Support

Every family has access to specialist counsellors to help them cope with the complex emotions, fear and worries that a cancer diagnosis brings.

Practical
Help

We help families facing financial or logistical problems arising from cancer – from wheelchairs and hospital transfers to help with food bills.

Bereavement
Support

We fly together with families whose kids are no longer with us. We help them honour and remember their child taken too soon so they know that they are not alone. We help cover the costs of funerals, memorial benches and trees, and bereaved parent get-togethers.

Get Help!

If you’re a family in the Southend and Basildon areas and your child has been diagnosed with cancer, we’re here for you. Find out more here.