React

React supports tangible needs that ease daily life for seriously ill children and their families. This includes specialist wheelchairs, beds, mobility aids, homecare equipment, educational resources, respite holidays and travel or subsistence for medical visits. The charity also helps with end-of-life expenses such as funerals or memorials. Support is tailored to individual family circumstances, targeting immediate hardships where public services fall short. Help is available across the whole of the UK, with no geographic limits, and can extend to any child living with a life-shortening illness.

React helps families directly rather than funding charities or other organisations. Any UK family caring for a child with a life-shortening illness may seek support, regardless of diagnosis, region or locality. The charity prioritises low-income families, but applies no income thresholds and no religious restrictions. A medical professional such as a GP, nurse or therapist must endorse each request, ensuring help reaches those most in need.

React concentrates exclusively on direct, practical aid for families. It does not fund core organisational costs or unrestricted funding, and it does not make grants to charities or other organisations. Support is reserved for child- and family-centred needs arising from life-shortening illness, rather than general community projects.

React works in close partnership with paediatric palliative care professionals to identify and meet urgent needs. Funding is flexible and tailored to each family's circumstances, favouring swift, practical relief over long-term programme costs. The charity's rapid-response model allows it to respond quickly to changing situations, providing equipment, experiences or financial help for immediate needs.