Your Questions Answered

Q: Do you have a governing body?
Noah's Ark is an independent charity with a Board of Trustees. Memorandum and Articles are the governance documents which define the Charity's aims and activities.

Q: How many people will benefit from the charity's work?
Our catchment area is the North London Boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington. There are an estimated 350 children within this catchment area who are life-limited or life-threatened. We are a holistic charity, meaning we work with the whole family, including the siblings who can often feel neglected or resentful of their life-limited brother or sister. Taking these siblings into account there are, therefore, approximately 1,000 children in our area who could benefit from our services.
 
Q: What sort of conditions would the children using your hospice service have?
Despite the usual misconception of a hospice, it is not always children suffering from cancer who would use our services. Any child under the age of 19 with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition will be able to be referred to Noah's Ark Children's Hospice. Whilst a proportion of children within hospices suffer from cancer, the majority suffer from long term progressive disorders such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Batten's Disease and Cystic Fibrosis.  
 
Q: Why is a children's hospice service so important - surely the NHS provides assistance?
At present children's hospices receive little or no funding from the Government. Whilst the NHS can offer families medical and practical treatment, there is inadequate provision for respite care or general day-to-day support. Often it is this type of support that a family desperately needs. Caring for a sick child 24 hours a day is incredibly tiring and, especially if there are other siblings or family members also requiring time and attention, the stress can often be overwhelming for a parent or carer. Noah's Ark Children's Hospice hopes to make these difficult times a little easier to bear.
 
Q: What is your catchment area?
We are providing a service to the communities of Enfield, Barnet, Camden, Islington and Haringey. 
 
Q: Do you get any government funding?
Children's hospices currently receive little or no statutory funding - therefore children's hospices themselves must raise the funds to build and run these essential lifelines.
 
Q: How can I help to fundraise?
Literally anything goes - from running a marathon to shaking a tin at the local supermarket. For more information, please visit our fundraising section. One of the simplest ways to support us is to give a small amount on a regular basis (for example £5 each month). This helps us to plan for the future safe in the knowledge that at least some of our income is guaranteed.