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04.07.2025
A legacy of love: Johnny and Michele’s gift to Tŷ Hafan
For Johnny, 64, and Michele, 57, including a gift in their Will to Tŷ Hafan was a simple choice. Both have spent their working lives supporting children and families — Johnny in youth services and education support, Michele in schools...
03.07.2025
“All about me” by Theo
“Hi my name is Theo, I’m 16 years old and live with my mum, dad and my two brothers Rowan and Frank, in Penarth.” “We are one of Tŷ Hafan’s families, my older brother Rhys died when he was 7...
03.07.2025
Ivy-Mai’s story
Excited to become parents, Brooke and her husband Kory were blissfully unaware that their daughter, Ivy-Mai, would be born with complications and need surgery right after birth. “We lost our first baby at 12 weeks into the pregnancy. When they...
03.07.2025
Meet our West Wales Family Support Team
We have a Big Ambition at Tŷ Hafan — to support every family who needs us. Of the families in Wales who live with the unimaginable reality that their child’s life will be short, a shocking 90% currently do so...
03.07.2025
All about memory making
Memory making is an integral part of what we do at Tŷ Hafan. It’s about making positive memories together as a family during what can be an incredibly painful time and creating keepsakes that can be cherished forever. Memory making...
03.07.2025
A day in the life of a Neonatal Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Over the past few years, we’ve seen an increase in the demand for our end-of-life and emergency support services for neonatal babies – babies 4 weeks old or younger. Because of this, in 2023 we created a new role specifically...
24.06.2025
Tŷ Hafan All Stars set for July face off
Our amazing Tŷ Hafan ice hockey team are gearing up for another major tournament as they compete against teams from other charities across the UK. And they need your support to make the Charity All Stars tournament at Cardiff’s Vindico...
22.06.2025
Irfon’s message for Children’s Hospice Week
Every year Children’s Hospice Week gives an opportunity for children’s hospices to be in the spotlight for a few days. Over the last week at Tŷ Hafan, we have been reflecting on what we delivered last year, including that we...
20.06.2025
A message from our Patron
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales has written a heartfelt message, inviting members of the public to join her in celebrating the life-changing work children’s hospices do, this Children’s Hospice Week. Led across the UK by Together for Short...
17.06.2025
Welsh Conservatives commit to fair and sustainable funding
On Day 2 of Children’s Hospice Week 2025 Wales’ children’s hospices Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith are celebrating a milestone victory in their campaign for fair and sustainable funding. Having asked all political parties to commit to a fair funding...
16.06.2025
‘Is this the time we’re going to lose him?’
This Children’s Hospice Week, Jackie Fears is bravely sharing the story of her son, Greg, and how Tŷ Hafan has, and continues to, support her and her family. Jackie, from Church Village, Pontypridd, says: “I’m sharing my story because it...
03.06.2025
Stories from Tŷ Hafan volunteers
At Tŷ Hafan, there are lots of ways you can support our life-changing services as a volunteer, from working in one of our shops, to helping at events, directly supporting our families or supporting us in the hospice gardens, kitchen...