WAY Widowed and Young

"What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us." An important quote to remember 💙 #InternationalDayOfHappiness

Raise up to 4x the normal donation for WAY Widowed and Young when you shop using Give as you Live! Shop Give As You Live Online's Double Donation Event before it ends on 23rd March: https://lnkd.in/erK7nMfs

The moment we've been waiting for! The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society is officially inaugurated, and AtaLoss is proud to serve as the Secretariat. A message from Maureen Burke MP: "I am honoured to Chair the new APPG on bereavement. It’s time we recognise grief support as a public health priority. Let’s bring together charities, professionals, and those with lived experience to drive the change bereaved people across the UK deserve." Stay informed and help shape the future of bereavement support: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eB5rmRaA 📸 Photo caption (left to right): Christine Jardine MP (Officer), Maureen Burke MP (Chair), and Jess Brown Fuller MP (Officer). #GriefSupport #PublicHealth #APPG #BereavementCare #AtaLoss #PolicyChange Winston's Wish, Cruse Bereavement Support, WAY Widowed and Young, Support After Suicide Partnership, The Parish Trust, Child Bereavement UK, St Paul's Cathedral, London, National Bereavement Alliance, Marie Curie UK, Sue Ryder, Hospice UK, Samaritans, Mind, Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Today we were delighted to welcome Colette from WAY Widowed and Young into our national office! It’s always inspiring to connect with others in the bereavement support space, and having the chance to share experiences, ideas, and challenges was incredibly valuable. Thank you, Colette, for spending the day with us - we’re looking forward to keeping the conversation going and finding ways to support each other in the work we do 💜 #BereavementSupport

Trunk Logistics Head of Operations, Jake Bedding, is running 1/2 a marathon to raise money for WAY Widowed and Young to support friends and loved ones who lost their partners too soon. Trunk Logistics’ Managing Director, Jo Sedley-Burke, lost her wife, Paula, in 2018 and joined WAY as a member in the same year, then went onto join the board in 2021. WAY is a fantastic charity who provides peer-to-peer emotional and practical support for those aged 50 and under who have tragically lost their partners too young. If you would like to support Jake and contribute to our goal, donating through Just Giving is quick and easy! Any amount is greatly appreciated, no matter how big or small🐘💙 https://lnkd.in/eFtzySz4 📞0330 998 8282 ✉️info@trunklogistics.com 🌐www.trunklogistics.com #Charity #Donation #Donate #Fundraiser #Fundraising #Marathon #Marathon #Removals #RelocationServices #StorageSolutions

🔔 Announcement We’re proud to join forces with Winston’s Wish, merging the planned Childhood Bereavement APPG with our APPG on Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society. By combining efforts, we’re building a unified voice to champion grief support across all age groups, bringing together MPs and sector leaders to advocate for better resources and policies for those navigating loss. A huge thank you to our partners Winston's Wish, Cruse Bereavement Support, WAY Widowed and Young, Support After Suicide Partnership, and The Parish Trust for standing with us in this vital work. 📩 Stay informed—register your interest by emailing appg.griefsupport@ataloss.org for updates. #GriefSupport #APPG #Bereavement #MentalHealth #PolicyChange #CommunitySupport

This one is for all of the chocolate lovers out there 🍫🐣 Our Easter Chocolate Hamper Raffle is now OPEN! You can enter as many times as you like here: https://lnkd.in/eq8-SkAT #Easter #raffle #fundraising

"I'm nearly six years out now and I think I can laugh at some of those things now and that's what the movie highlighted for me - hope." Thank you to BBC News for sharing WAY member Sarah's story and speaking with our Head of Partnerships and Operations, Colette about how the new Bridget Jones film approaches being a young widow. You can read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eHpMfWFr #BridgetJones #YoungWidow #MadAboutTheBoy

In 2017, at the age of 46, Andrew Byles was left to raise his two teenage children alone after the death of their mother, Julie. Julie's death had left the family not only in deep grief but also in financial hardship, so Andrew reached out to Citizens Advice (CAB) for help. However, his claim for bereavement benefits was denied because he and Julie were not legally married at the time of her death. It took until February 2023 for the law to change, however, payments were only able to be backdated from 30 August 2018. Seeking further justice, CAB connected Andrew with Leigh Day solicitors, who believed the case was strong enough to take to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Read more about the process so far here: https://lnkd.in/eMJ7G6HD #EuropeanCourtOfHumanRights #ECHR #discrimination

“When my claim for Bereavement Support Payment was rejected, I felt angry. It was hard to understand why an injustice like this could take place." In September 2022, WAY member Daniel won a landmark High Court victory that could help dozens more widowed people claim Bereavement Support Payments in future. The High Court ruled that it is a breach of human rights to deny Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) to surviving families of people who could not work because of life-long disability. Although the Court of Appeal ruled in Daniel’s favour, this was overturned and a Supreme Court hearing is pending over the next two days. Find out more about Daniel's story and updates here: https://lnkd.in/eP4uMGgD #BSP #BereavementSupportPayment #SupremeCourt #Equality #Discrimination