Being told your child has cancer or another life-challenging condition is completely devastating and day-to-day life instantly turns upside down. Momentum believes that no family should have to cope alone and supports children, and their families, across Surrey, SW London and Sussex who are faced with the diagnosis of a serious illness. Families know we’re there for the whole journey and the whole family (children, parents, siblings and grandparents) for as long as they need us. All families are different, so we offer individually-tailored practical and emotional support through our family support programme; provide holidays, trips and treats to help during the stress of treatment; and implement projects within hospitals to help enhance the healing environment. Momentum was founded in 2004, and we support 240 families whose child is in active treatment as well as over 100 bereaved families. Registered Charity No. 1195373