At Austin’s Funeral Directors, our community is hugely important to us. Each year we are proud to support a charity close to our hearts. Throughout 2025, our chosen charity is Young Lives vs Cancer.
This charity helps young people and their families find the strength to face everything cancer throws at them. Now in its 20th year, its care teams provide specialist support across the UK.
The impressive work of the Young Lives vs Cancer team and supporters is based on six core principles:
- Day-to-day support from the moment of diagnosis, including information guidance through to specialist play activities during treatment and clinical care.
- Financial support by helping young people and their families to access essential financial support. (Parents spend almost £700 each month when their child has cancer.)
- ‘Homes from Home’ provides accommodation for families during treatment, keeping them together. Nursing teams are available to offer personal care and support at home.
- It’s crucial for teens and young adults to continue learning, build resilience, and regain confidence. The charity’s professionals work hard to limit the damage cancer can cause to learning and inspire a future beyond treatment.
- Bereavement support is in place to help young cancer patients and families prepare for and cope with death.
- Campaigning hard on behalf of young cancer patients and their families through extensive research and fighting for policy changes.
Taking on a challenge is one of the best ways for each of us to support Young Lives vs Cancer. The Austin’s team loves a challenge! (Four of our colleagues bravely faced a charity fire walk recently.) Our first event is London Winter Walk on 26th January and you can donate here
Watch this space for future details of our support for Young Lives vs Cancer during 2025.
Would you like to get involved? Whether you love an adrenaline rush or prefer a fun, family-friendly event, there’ll be something for you! Visit the Young Lives vs Cancer website for inspiration. If you’d like to help but fancy something less active how about becoming a volunteer? Let’s help young people fighting cancer and their families.
