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🤍 Do you have between 2-4 hours available each week? 🤍 Do you consider yourself as hard working, innovative, ideas driven and resourceful? 🤍 Can you work as part of a team to lead a project but also work alone effectively? 🤍 Would you like to give back to your local community by volunteering? If the answer is Yes, to the above questions then you are who we are looking for….. Please continue reading 🤍 Oscar’s Wish Foundation works tirelessly to provide bereavement support

Our precious ✨ Little Stars Room ✨ on the Early Pregnancy Ward at the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust site the Princess Royal Hospital is a calm and gentle space for parents to reflect and take some time to “be”. This project refurbishment was an emotional and incredibly important one. So much love was poured into this space. We have had an overwhelming amount of supportive comments from parents who have very sadly spent time in this space. We truly wish that

Oscar’s Wish Foundation would like to say a HUGE thank you to the wonderful staff at ABN AMRO in Haywards Heath for their incredible donation of £2,670.00 in April. Barry, Commercial Manager said “Your charity was put forward by Tracy …….. for consideration and I’m pleased to say that you were voted in by the staff so we have been fundraising for you.” Tracy said “I nominated OWF for our quarterly charity. I’m pleased you got voted in. Also pleased it will make a difference t

We are so proud of each and every person who kindly supports the work we do here at OWF. We couldn’t do this without you. At the weekend wonderful Aaron Marshall completed an incredible marathon running in honour of his precious nephew Theo. Kirsty, Theo’s mummy said “A huge well done to my amazing brother for completing a super hilly marathon on a super hot day!! 🥵 ☀️ that was a tough challenge, but you absolutely smashed it and we are all so proud of you ❤️ David and I are

They did it!! They absolutely smashed the Brighton Marathon Weekend 10K today in memory of their precious children- we are so proud of you! Dan, Keira, Michael, Gabby and Abi you should be going to bed tonight feeling incredibly proud. “Just knowing that we were raising awareness of the fact that not every baby conceived gets to go home, to grow up and live their life is what kept me going when it started to feel tough” We hope you have all rested, refuelled and iced those le

7 years ago today we were setting up ready for the day that we had been building up to, working hard for and fundraising to create. Feeling nervous and quite unsure if anyone would arrive to the launch we were very surprised to actually not be able to fit everyone in. The *Official* launch of Oscar’s Wish Foundation and ribbon cutting presentation took place with friends, family, members of our community and some hospital staff. A very overwhelming afternoon has lead us to to

“The stigma attached to talking therapies is disappearing”- (Source) British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) "People in any situation and at any time in their life could benefit from counselling." 👥 Parents who are referred or self refer to Oscar's Wish Foundation explain how they are able to unpick what has happened and slowly work through each stage with the help of a qualified, competent and understanding counsellor funded by us. 🗣 Counselling is a t

⭐️⭐️⭐️ A very big, Christmassy welcome to Emily ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Emily has joined us as a trustee for 2021-22 and we are very touched to welcome her! Volunteering for OWF previously Emily felt it was time to try something new and has come on board to support our current Trustee Board. A big thank you and huge warm OWF welcome. Love & Support Oscar’s Wish Foundation 💙💗 #charity #babyloss #trustees

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 As a small, local, Sussex based charity we like to think that we don’t ask much of our followers, supporters and families. However now more than ever we need you! Each and everyone of you. Please, Please, please take 30 seconds out of your day today to nominate us (Oscar’s Wish Foundation) for the 12 Days of Giving to be in the chance of winning £1,000. This would mean a huge amount to our charity and the parents, families and chil

Very early morning start here at Oscar’s Wish Hq as we prepare for todays recordings and voice over for our (online) reading of babies names to complete our video. For the last 3 years we have held a Memorial of Celebration and Life leading up to the Christmas and the festive period. We have gathered previously at the Ascension church in #haywardsheath to unite together and honour each baby and life. The service has always included the lighting of a beautiful candle as the na

How can we support children after the loss of a baby? Many of us may question exactly this if we have other children, cousins or little people that will ask "where is the baby?" or "why were you in hospital and don't have your baby?" like my little brother did. That was a hard, hard day. There are resources that can help us try to explain what has happened and help children make sense of their feelings. Many of the books that are written are to help children understand their

Today we are talking to Sarah the Co Founder and CEO of The Kit Tarka Foundation We will find out more about the incredible work that they are doing and also what helped Sarah after the loss of her Son Kit. We will be live streaming this Video Podcast between 10.10am this morning via our dedicated YouTube channel or you can catch the link that we will post in these comments for another time. Well-being is the theme for this years #BLAW2021 and we will be discussing this throu

Tomorrow our wonderful runners will embark on a challenge that will see them run the Brighton Marathon events 10K. Running in honour of their precious little ones and raising awareness for Oscar's Wish Foundation will be Lucy & Steve Berrett, Jake Venn and Dan Gardner. They have all trained so hard, raised a huge amount of awareness and all feel inspired and motivated by the generous donations from their friends & family. We will certainly be cheering on the amazing runners,

17th July 2021 Refurbishment projects have become a huge part of our work and a huge part of our need to fundraise. The beautiful “Precious Stars” quiet room at the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust site the Princess Royal Hospital, Hayward’s Heath has already brought comfort to families within days of being finished. We have had the most beautiful messages, thanks and kind feedback which has humbled us even more. "I would like to personally thank you all for t

Getting involved with Oscar's Wish Foundation as a Corporate Partner could not be easier. We invite companies to explore how we can create a unique support package for you to make Oscar's Wish Foundation part of your CSR Programme. In the last 6 years we have worked with some incredible companies and the support that they have shown has enabled change, support and development within our Charity and Bereavement Care in Sussex. By creating a unique partnership you can make a di