Jessie may needs you
Jessie May is facing a £300,000 funding gap due to rising costs, uncertain government funding, and a tough year for fundraising.
Can you help?
We need your help urgently.
It’s more than a donation. It’s helping your neighbours, families in your community live together as a family at home. Archie and his family need you.
We provide hospice care at home for Archie, alongside a further 195 seriously ill children that we support.
But we urgently need £300,000 to keep providing their care.
Thanks to us, families like Archie’s can be together at home instead of in hospital. When they feel safe and comfortable at home, seriously ill children can still be children, and their families can make memories to look back on when they need them most.
It’s more than a donation, and we’re more than a hospice at home.
Jessie May has supported families and children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions for nearly thirty years.
Our specialist nurses care for children in their homes, support families, and advocate for them in clinical settings so their voices are always heard.
Join us in protecting this care.
Because your community needs you.
“As the years go on, caring for a disabled child is both physically and mentally exhausting. The truth is that I couldn’t live without their support.”
Laura, mum to Archie
Our Mission
Jessie May is facing a £300,000 funding gap due to rising costs, uncertain government funding, and a tough year for fundraising.
We’ve cut back in non-care areas – but now we need your help. This campaign’s mission is to protect our hospice-at-home service, so we can continue caring for children and families who need it most.
The Reality
We are the only children’s hospice in our region providing care at home.
Government funding covers just 20% of our income – and its future is uncertain.
20%
Demand for our service has grown by 53% in the past year alone.
It cost £1.7 million to run Jessie May last year. This year it will cost nearly £2 million.
Our reserves are low, and cannot support a prolonged financial shortfall
Why it matters
Jessie May is more than a service – we are a lifeline. We are the only children’s hospice in our region providing care at home.
We are the cuddles when parents need a break. We are the voices in the hospital room when decisions feel overwhelming. We are the joy, the respite, and the moments of everyday magic that give families the strength to keep going.
If we don’t act now, families may lose this choice.
Our children and their families
This started with one family – and it continues with yours…
Jessie May was founded in memory of Jessica May Purrington, so that other children could have the chance to be at home, surrounded by love, at the end of life.
Now, your support will make sure we’re still here for the next family in need.
Started by a family, for families; Jessie May was established by parents Chris and Philippa following the death of their baby daughter, Jessica May. The Purringtons were determined to do what they could to make sure that other children with conditions like Jessicas, and their families, could access support in their own homes and have the choice to die at home when the time comes.
Since then, local people, businesses, groups and organisations have continued to help families going through the toughest of times have a choice they wouldn’t otherwise have. With care at home, exhausted parents can take a break, siblings can spend time together and children can be children. 80% of our income is generated by our local community, but right now, your community needs you.
Your Community Needs You
Let’s show them they’re not alone.
Margot’s Story
Archie’s Story
Anouk’s Story
How you can help
Your support is more than a donation – it’s giving your neighbours moments of everyday joy with their child.
When you donate, fundraise, or spread the word, you are doing more than giving money.
You are giving:
- A break to exhausted parents.
- Time for siblings to just be together.
- Dignity, choice and comfort at the end of life.
- Ongoing support through grief and beyond.
- A child the chance to be surrounded by love, at home.
Please donate today. It is more than a donation, and we are more than a hospice at home.
Make a one-off gift or set up a monthly donation. Every pound makes a difference.
It’s simple to do and helps provide steady, reliable support for our work. No gift is too small, and with Gift Aid, your generosity goes even further.
Host a coffee morning, quiz night or sponsored walk. We’ll give you everything you need to get started.
Get your own personal fundraising page and a short video to share during our 36-hour matched giving campaign – every donation you raise will be doubled!
Register your interest
From coffee mornings to quiz nights, every event will help families in your local community.
Ready to help make a difference?
Help us continue to provide specialist care for children in their home, support families, and advocate for them in clinical settings so their voices are always heard.
Join us in protecting this care.
Support Jessie May
Your contributions will help children with life-limiting conditions and their families through their toughest times.
