Dozens of children helped in service's first year

The Children and Young People’s Service was set up last year and has helped more than 100 families

A hospice has supported more than 100 children and young people within a year of launching a new service.

Compton Care, based in Wolverhampton, set up the Children and Young People’s (CYP) Service last year after being awarded £79,810 funding by BBC Children in Need.

The charity provides care for people with life-limiting conditions and used the funds to add a support worker to the team.

With the help of a group of volunteers, she delivered 42 one-to-one sessions of emotional support to children and young people both in school and on site at Compton Hall, the organisation added.

The service provided monthly workshops which have included memory-making activities and wellbeing sessions hosted by Compton’s Complementary Therapy team.

The team have also arranged family picnics, days out and visits to the theatre.

A spokesperson for BBC Children in Need said: “It was great to see first hand the real difference [the support worker] and the CYP Service are making, not only to the children but in the support that they offer the whole family at such a difficult time.”