Amelia's Light is raising £2,500 to offer emergency emotional and practical support. Email support now available within 24 hours.
At Amelia’s Light, we provide urgent support to families in crisis through emotional guidance, practical assistance, and small grants. While we’re not currently accepting donations on this site, your interest and support mean the world. Visit our social channels or reach out directly to learn how you can help.
Help us provide urgent support to families in crisis. Your involvement offers hope, dignity, and a pathway through their darkest moments.
Your kindness fuels direct action — from emergency essentials to emotional care. Together, we’re restoring stability and rebuilding lives.
Families to Help
Fundraising Goal
Email Support Response
* Providing applications are completely received by 3pm
We are here when families face sudden hardship — providing urgent advice, essential financial support, and trusted referrals to specialist help.
Emotional and practical guidance to help families navigate crises, with 24-hour response for urgent needs.
Emergency small grants to cover essentials — keeping families safe, fed, and secure during their hardest times.
Connecting families with specialist agencies, charities, and services to ensure ongoing support beyond the immediate crisis.
I’m Steven Hardy – a father of three and the primary carer to my daughter Amelia, who lives with Aicardi Syndrome, a rare and life-limiting condition.
Over the years, I’ve faced numerous hospital admissions, including time spent in intensive care. During these incredibly difficult moments, I became acutely aware of a gap in the support available to families like mine. While there are many wonderful charities in the UK, very few can offer fast, practical help in the middle of a hospital stay — when parents are at their most vulnerable, both emotionally and financially.
I don’t want other families to face the same struggles I’ve been through — sitting by their child’s bedside while worrying about whether they can afford the next meal, or the petrol to get home.
That’s why I created the idea for Amelia’s Light — a charity built on compassion, urgency, and trust. It’s my way of turning lived experience into lasting support for others.
Reach out to Amelia’s Light when urgent help is needed. We respond quickly and compassionately.
We verify your situation directly with the hospital or healthcare provider to confirm the urgent need.
Once verified, we arrange the emergency payment to assist with urgent needs or bills.
After payment, we check in to make sure families are stable and offer any further guidance or support needed.
Help families find relief and hope in their darkest hours. Your kindness can light the way.
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