Acorns Children’s Hospice, which provides lifeline care to children and families across the West Midlands, has received a funding boost from one of the country’s leading housebuilders.
Persimmon Homes has donated £1,000 to the charity through its Community Champions scheme, an initiative that each month invites applications from charities and good causes.
The donation will help Acorns, which provides specialist palliative care for life limited and life threatened children and young people, fund a Family Team Worker for a year.
Rachel Learmonth, Partnership Manager at Acorns, said: “We are extremely grateful to Persimmon Homes for this generous donation, which will directly benefit the children and families at Acorns by supporting the delivery of our specialist Family Services Team. This incredible donation of £1,000 will fund a Family Team Worker for a family for a whole year, providing vital emotional and psychosocial support for a family when they need it most.”
Acorns have continued to provide its children’s hospice care every single day of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the past year, Acorns has cared for over 700 children and young people and almost 1,000 families, including those who are bereaved.
Sales Director at Persimmon Homes Central, Sarah Preston, said: “We are delighted to be able to support Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust and the tremendous work that they do there.”
Founded in 1972, Persimmon Homes is one of the UK’s leading housebuilders. With headquarters in York, the Group operates from 31 regional offices throughout the UK, trading under the brand names of Persimmon Homes, Charles Church and Westbury Partnerships, building quality homes across England, Wales and Scotland.
The company directly employs more than 5,000 people and supports around 86,000 jobs in the construction sector.
