Candlelighters bring light and hope to families touched by childhood cancer in Yorkshire. We provide lifetime support services and invest in vital research.
Ways to support us
We receive no government funding and rely on the support of brilliant individuals, communities, businesses and foundations to provide services to families. Whoever you are, you can support children and young people with cancer in a number of ways.
Join a fantastic community of people raising funds for children with cancer.
Get involved through your workplace and make a difference together.
Come together with your school to show your support for children and young people.
Donate today to make sure our vital support and research can continue.
Give a little of your time and make a big difference to families.
How you can help
Get involved
Working together
Make a difference
Give light and hope
Donate your time
How we support families
A childhood cancer diagnosis turns lives upside down. We’re there for families from diagnosis to provide a range of emotional, practical and financial support.
Our tailored support helps make their journey that little bit easier and we’ll be there as long as they need us.
However dire, helpless, and hopeless all of this felt, one thing that was a ray of light throughout the journey was Candlelighters.
- Amy, Mum to Aaron
Whenever people ask me the question “How do you cope?” Candlelighters is a key part of my answer. We would not want to be without them.
- Vikki, mum to Nina.
All in all, Candlelighters are the unsung heroes of the wards. A constant support, a kind word and a smile when we need it the most.
- Emma, mum to Max
Supporting research in children's cancer
For over 40 years we've funded research to find better treatments and ways to care for children and young people with cancer. The projects we’ve funded have led to national and international improvements and we won’t stop until every child has the best possible chance of survival, the best possible support throughout, and the best possible quality of life during and after cancer.
