February 2025 Newsletter - Flipbook - Page 6
Our
Impact
in 2024
2024 was a year of change for Tree of Hope, from our new leadership in the form
of our lovely CEO Becky Andrew, through to the launch of our new website, and
昀椀nally launching ‘Bridging the Gap’, our 3-year-strategy. We have welcomed
new families to Tree of Hope. and completed campaigns with families who
have reached their fundraising goals.
We strive to ensure that we can continue to empower families from across the
UK and Ireland to secure funding and support for children and young people
requiring healthcare not freely available to them. Giving families autonomy
over their children and young person’s healthcare can be life-changing, and in
some cases, life-saving, and we will continue to be here for families who have
nowhere else to turn.
Here’s a snapshot of the difference Tree of Hope has made to children and
young people over the past year, showing you what families have spent their
hard-raised funds on.
£215,845
£35,347
was spent on autism assistance aids
and therapies
£20,279
was used on healthcare expenses
that parents source with the help and advice of
suppliers and healthcare teams.
£24,648
bought over 161 pieces of specialist
equipment
including orthotics, assistive technology
for communication, specialist wheelchairs,
hydrotherapy tubs, Innowalks, specialist
play and sensory equipment.
£49,003
was spent on the additional family
living expenses
incurred when travel is required for a family to access
therapies or treatments they need and Daily Living
Allowance.
was spent on operations and procedures
including specialist treatments for rare
diseases and conditions, cancer treatment
and Selective Dorsal Rhiztomy (SDR).
£108,831
was used to support home adaptations
including creating safe outdoor spaces,
making homes accessible including adapting
bathrooms, extending doorways, adapting
bedrooms and installing stairlifts.
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£356,736
was spent on specialist therapies
including physiotherapy, speech and language therapy,
occupational therapy, hydrotherapy, music therapy
and therapies associated with autism.
£131,960
was spent on Motability costs
including adapting family vehicles,
purchasing new vehicles, or other costs
associated with making travelling accessible
and safe.
