Mission and Values

Our Approach and Values

Founded in memory of Louie Taylor, we are a charity born from personal experience, dedicated to supporting families every step of the way when a child is in hospital. From the very first day of admission, through treatment, and even after returning home, we provide comfort, practical support, and a sense of normality during what can be an overwhelming and challenging time. Our mission is to ease the day to day pressures, create moments of joy, and help families focus on what truly matters, spending time together and making memories that last.

Our Mission

We provide support to families with a poorly child throughout their hospital journey and beyond. Our help includes essential items for children and parents to make their stay more comfortable, as well as special gifts to make happy keepsakes and memories. We aim to make life in hosptial a positive experience with as many happy memories as possible for both children and their parents.

Providing Normality

We provide everyday essentials like pyjamas and toiletries for parents, alongside special gifts such as birthday bags, Christmas presents, and seasonal treats. These items do more than meet practical needs, they bring moments of normality, comfort, and happiness. Our goal is to ensure that children can still experience the excitement of celebrations and create lasting, happy memories, even while in hospital.

Every package, gift, and thoughtful touch reflects our commitment to supporting families with compassion and care. It’s about more than just the items themselves. It’s about helping families feel seen, valued, and supported, and giving children opportunities to smile, laugh, and make memories they can treasure.

Support & Advice

Life in hospital can often feel isolating for parents, making it difficult to find reliable information or connect with others facing similar challenges. To help, we’ve created an advice and support section filled with practical tips, guidance, and insights on navigating hospital life.

We also provide information on other charities and services that can offer additional assistance, ensuring families have access to the support they need. Our aim is to empower parents with knowledge, reduce stress, and help them feel less alone. Creating a network of guidance and reassurance during what can be a very overwhelming time.

Family Funding

No parent should have to worry about money while caring for a poorly child, yet everyday expenses don’t stop during hospital stays. At Louie’s Trust, we aim to ease this burden by providing grants and financial assistance to help families cover essential costs such as travel, accommodation, and daily living expenses.

Our support doesn’t end when the hospital stay does, we continue to help families adjust to life beyond the ward, ensuring they can focus on caring for their child and creating positive memories without added financial stress. By reducing these pressures, we hope to give families space to concentrate on what matters most: time, connection, and moments of comfort during an incredibly challenging journey.

Raising Awareness

Not everyone truly understands what it’s like for families with a poorly child, unless they have lived it themselves or know someone going through it. Every family’s journey is different, and the challenges they face are often unseen. At Louie’s Trust, part of our mission is to open up this conversation, shining a light on the realities of hospital life for children and their families.

By sharing stories, experiences, and insights, we aim to change perceptions and create greater understanding among employers, communities, and government bodies. Currently, support for parents with seriously ill children is limited, and we want to help bridge that gap. Advocating for better policies, practical support, and recognition of the day to day challenges families face.

What We Do

We know each family’s journey is different, so we follow a three stage care program tailored to their needs.From day one, we provide essentials like pyjamas and toiletries for children, plus parent packs with toiletries, snacks, and phone chargers to help our families through those first uncertain days as they start to understand their stay and support needs.

As their stay continues and plans become clearer, we stay connected, offering monthly grants, emotional support, and regular check-ins, covering travel, food, accommodation, and ways to enrich the child’s hospital experience through games, arts, and crafts.

When families return home, support is often still needed. Whether they’re adapting to new routines, navigating end of life care, where we help enrich a child’s final days or coping with loss, we stay connected. Our trained team offers one-on-one support, staying connected with families and hospital teams to guide and refer them to specialist services as needed.

Visit our What We Provide Page for more information.

What We Provide