About Rainbow Trust Rainbow Trust was founded to provide respite and support at home to children with a life threatening or terminal illness and their families. Immediate help is on hand through the Rainbow Trust Family Support Service and at the Charity's two respite centres.
All care is free.
Children with life threatening or terminal conditions very often prefer to be cared for in their own homes but caring for a sick child can be stressful and demanding. Rainbow Trust's family support worker teams offer practical and emotional help in the family's own home. Rainbow Trust family support workers help with the normal activities of daily life by providing a listening ear to anxious parents, sick children and worried siblings. They provide practical help with running the home, transport and support with endless hospital visits. Rainbow Trust understands that when a child is very ill all members of the family are affected, especially brothers and sisters.