Groups for Young People

Our Groups for Young People meet regularly at our offices throughout the country during school term time. We are looking for volunteers who can offer support, and who enjoy working with young people and joining in their activities. All volunteers will be asked for references and an enhanced DBS check.

If you are interested in volunteering, you can contact us in the following areas:

Buckinghamshire: [email protected] / 01494 568906

Cheshire: [email protected] / 01928 577164

Cumbria: [email protected] / 01539 628311

Glasgow: [email protected] / 0141 352 9995

Milton Keynes: [email protected] 01908 550895

East London: [email protected] 020 8519 7025

West London: [email protected] 020 8960 9476

Latest

Kilimanjaro Team 2020
Support & Information Team Member

We are seeking to appoint a Support & Information (Helpline) Team Member to provide support and information to both families and professionals contacting Child Bereavement UK by telephone, live chat and email.
Baby Loss Retreat

Baby Loss Retreat aim to relieve the emotional and psychological suffering to parents who have suffered a bereavement following stillborn, miscarriage and Neonatal Death by providing respite to families.
Join the Big Bake

Whether you like baking cakes, eating cakes, buying cakes, or just doing something in support of charity, you can help raise funds for Child Bereavement UK by getting involved in the Big Bake.

Scotland Fundraising Internship

We are looking for a Fundraising Intern to work with us from our Glasgow base for a period of 6 months to assist the Regional Fundraising Manager
Volunteer Photographer

Child Bereavement UK's volunteer photographers support the charity at challenge events, working to provide images for a range of media and library uses
Snowdrop Walk Volunteers

Our annual Snowdrop Walks are special days where families supported by Child Bereavement UK and members of the public can come along for a lovely walk in beautiful surroundings and plant snowdrops in memory of someone special who has died.
Cheering Team Volunteer
Volunteer Q&A – Alex

Your name: Alex Age: 30 Where you live: Milton Keynes Your job: Senior manager for an environmental charity Why did you choose to volunteer in general and for Child BereavemUK specifically?
General Volunteering

We are always delighted to hear from volunteers who can assist us at various times throughout the year for opportunities like bag packs, bucket collections and helping us at stalls at various events. If you would like to be added to our list of volunteers, please get in touch:
Management Volunteer

If you are a senior manager, or have relevant expertise that might help us, or you might be able to give your time as a mentor or advisor to our management team, please let us know.
Fundraising - Research Volunteer (South England)

This role will involve working closely with the community fundraising team to help extend our charity’s reach in the South of England. Your support will be vital in reaching new supporters and developing new relationships with dynamic individual supporters and organisations, to increase awareness and fundraising opportunities for Child Bereavement UK. Please send your application to [email protected]
Fundraising internships

We have several internship opportunities within our fundraising department both at our Head Office in Buckinghamshire and within our Regional Fundraising Teams. Read about Femke's internship experience.
Bereavement support teams

We need enthusiastic volunteers to support the work of the Bereavement Support Team across the country. We offer free support and information to bereaved children and young people, as well as those facing bereavement, up to the age of 25, and their families. Volunteers will be part of our Bereavement Support Team, which offers both group and one-to-one bereavement support to children, young people and their families.

Supporting bereaved children and young people

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they show it in different ways. They copy the responses of the adults around them, and rely on adults to provide them with the support.
Telling a child that someone has died

It is important to tell a child of any age when someone important in their lives has died, and ideally this is done by someone who is closest to them.
Genevieve
What we offer

We are recognised as the leading provider of training for professionals working with bereaved families.
Supporting a bereaved pupil

This comprehensive, free-to-access resource , Supporting a bereaved pupil has been developed by Child Bereavement UK in collaboration with the London Grid for Learning.
Contact us

Contact one of the Child Bereavement UK centres or get in touch with one of our departments.
UK death & bereavement statistics

A parent of children under 18 dies every 22 minutes in the UK; around 23,600 a year. This equates to around 111 children being bereaved of a parent every day.
When your baby dies

When a baby lives only a short time or dies before birth due to miscarriage, stillbirth or a painful decision to end the pregnancy, people may assume that the loss is not important. This is simply not the case.
Grieving for a child of any age

The agony of losing a child of any age is unparalleled. There is no age or point in time that makes it any easier. No parent expects to face the death of their child and no grandparent expects to lose their grandchild.
What we do

Our vision is for all families to have the support they need to rebuild their lives, when a child grieves or when a child dies.