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THE FUTURE: OUR VISION

But we also know, particularly as we grow, that we need to do some things better.

Our vision is to ensure that no family has to cope alone when their child is diagnosed with cancer or • We need to ensure we capture and record all this feedback, to effectively measure
a serious illness. To achieve this, we aim to bring our proven model of support inside and outside of the impact we have
hospital to more families in new geographical areas. Our work over the past 15 years has proved the • We need to use this analysis to refine our services and develop new services
positive and tangible impact we can have on hundreds of families living in South West London, Surrey • Sometimes ideas don’t work. Recently, some therapy services – such as drama therapy - did
and Sussex, at the most difficult of times. not have the demand we had expected. We won’t continue these
• Our boating breaks programme was slow to take off and we needed more volunteers.
SHORT TERM GOALS... We recruited these and now this service is thriving

Learn from the past – our successes and our mistakes! Consolidate our support for existing families

We know all our families so personally, and they tell us face-to-face the difference we make. In the short-term, our focus is:

• Sometimes it’s just over a coffee and a chat, when our Family Support Workers see how sharing • Consolidate our support services, to ensure that all supported families have access to our full
worries instantly lifts a mum’s mood, making them ready to take on the day range of services
• Other times, a beautiful picture sent to us from a child is worth a thousand words of thanks • Review and improve outcome and impact measurement processes
• We know, unequivocally, that we help families in a special and unique way • Expand popular services, including counselling and respite breaks for our existing families –
see our 15th Anniversary Fundraising Goals
• Continue to support our six local partner hospitals to improve children’s wards and
support families whilst their child is in hospital

LONG TERM GOALS...

Where do we see ourselves in the next five years?

We want to bring the Momentum magic to even more families, growing our services and
expanding into new geographical areas through partnerships with other, local hospitals. When
we reach 20 years old, we plan to have partnered with four additional hospitals in the south of
England, grown our family support team and doubled the number of families we are supporting.

• Growth of family support
• Expansion into new regions
• New hospital partners
• New services

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