Cards for Bravery
Nominee Profile
Location: Bishop's Stortford
Cards for Bravery is a registered charity dedicated to brightening the days of hospitalised and seriously ill children and young people, including their families. They do this through a range of services including the distribution of handmade cards, activity packs, bravery packages and more. These children and young people tend to be admitted to hospitals, hospices, CAMHS Units, or being cards for at home.
Cards for Bravery was founded by Katie Callaghan at 13 years old in 2015 after her best friend gave her a card that brightened her day. This sparked the idea to create handmade cards for the other patients in her ward during her 4 month long hospital admission. Due to chronic health conditions, Katie has spent most of her childhood in hospital and was wanting to do something to help others in a similar situation as her.
Beginning with distribution in one hospital, Cards for Bravery has since grown to working with over 25 hospitals, CAMHS Units and hospices to deliver a range of services to children across the UK. They have distributed over 25,000 handmade cards. The charity has expanded over the years and is maintained by a group of dedicated volunteers, many who are young chronically ill people themselves— relating to the charity's aims and ethos.
Globally, cards are created and donated to our organisation from all over the world.
Cards for Bravery was founded by Katie Callaghan at 13 years old in 2015 after her best friend gave her a card that brightened her day. This sparked the idea to create handmade cards for the other patients in her ward during her 4 month long hospital admission. Due to chronic health conditions, Katie has spent most of her childhood in hospital and was wanting to do something to help others in a similar situation as her.
Beginning with distribution in one hospital, Cards for Bravery has since grown to working with over 25 hospitals, CAMHS Units and hospices to deliver a range of services to children across the UK. They have distributed over 25,000 handmade cards. The charity has expanded over the years and is maintained by a group of dedicated volunteers, many who are young chronically ill people themselves— relating to the charity's aims and ethos.
Globally, cards are created and donated to our organisation from all over the world.