Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service is a local charity that provides specialist care and vital support to babies, children, and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, and their families, across Berkshire and into surrounding counties.

The difference we make

Our approach is child and family-centred to provide the best possible care and support that is needed, as well as helping them create treasured memories for however long they have together.

Our care services include Respite Care, Specialist Play, Symptom Management, Family Support, End of Life Care and Bereavement Support. We provide care from our children’s hospice in Maidenhead as well as in the family home and out in the community, including hospitals and schools.

Your support is vital

Our children’s hospice service is free of charge for families, but it costs around £2.8 million a year just to maintain our current level of care. With very minimal government funding, our charity is almost entirely reliant on donations, fundraising and gifts in Wills to meet the costs of running our service. This means every penny donated makes a huge difference to those we support.

The need for our service is growing

We currently support over 165 children and their families, but we are committed to growing our service and reaching out to every child and family that needs us. In Berkshire alone, we know that there are an estimated 1,371 children with life-limiting conditions. Research shows that this number will increase by at least a further 11% by 2030.

For more information please visit www.alexanderdevine.org or email [email protected]

Registered Charity No.1118947