MuchLoved Grants
MuchLoved Charitable Trust provides small, flexible grants to community-based grief support providers. Find out more about our grants scheme and the projects that the charity funds.
We are open to partnerships, collaborative projects and grant requests from those who are working to help bereaved people locally and nationally. These grants can be provided for the purpose of sustaining essential services, piloting new ideas or for expanding reach or capacity to better serve the community. Here are some of the projects we have recently supported.
Find out more about applying for a grant.
Friends Together Bereavement Network
Friends Together was established in 2007 as a group for bereaved people who meet for coffee mornings, lunch or activities. The group has since grown into a place where bereaved people across Kent have a chance to connect, share and heal in the company of others who truly understand.
Guided by specialists and rooted in peer support, Friends Together combats the loneliness and isolation so often experienced after a bereavement. The group was established and is also supported by Abbey Funerals. Every bereaved family in their care is made aware of the support available to them from Friends Together, ensuring that no one has to navigate grief alone.
Don’t tell the children
by John Adams with Clare Shaw
Don’t Tell the Children is a compassionate and practical guide for families navigating the difficult topics of death, dying and bereavement. Co-authored by John Adams and Clare Shaw, it offers real life stories and thoughtful strategies for talking about death with children as well as adults. The book helps families feel less alone and more equipped to face difficult conversations and loss together.
The book is part of a wider movement to bring bereavement education into everyday conversations and into schools to improve the support outcomes of bereaved children and young people.
‘Don’t Tell the Children’ presents advice and guidance for families following a bereavement, as well as tackling the taboo around discussing death and grief. We are proud to have supported this important resource, copies of which can be purchased from well-supplied bookstores. We have a small number of copies available which may be requested from our support team on support@muchloved.com.
Death: a Changing Industry Podcast
Death: A Changing Industry is a heartfelt podcast that opens up transformative conversations around grief, death, and the love that lives on. Each episode welcomes extraordinary as well as ordinary people to share their stories of loss, grief, and resilience. From deeply personal experiences to insights from those who are in contact with death, dying, and bereavement every day, the podcast inspires and comforts with stories of bereavement and saying goodbye, making it a source of educational content which we are proud to support.
This was Them
This Was Them deliver free memory-making workshops for parents and guardians supporting a bereaved child or young person. Sessions help families preserve memories of a loved one where a child may have few memories of their own.
When a child or young person loses someone they love, there is a real risk that the everyday details such as their voice and their personality are lost over time. This Was Them is known for creating bespoke memory books for bereaved children, developed through memories gathered from family, friends and colleagues. The new workshops build on this approach, giving parents the tools and confidence to gather and record memories themselves.
Roséo Essence
Roséo Essence CIC supports individuals and families affected by baby loss, miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal death, with a particular focus on Black and minoritized communities who are often underrepresented in bereavement and mental health services.
Roséo Essence CIC honours babies gone too soon and holds space for grief and healing through self care products, grief journals and baby loss greeting cards and community engagement.
We are pleased to support Roseo Essence CIC with a grant to help expand their reach and impact. By enabling attendance at key events and conferences, this funding supports continued network development, an invaluable step in strengthening partnerships and creating meaningful community change.
Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service
The Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service (JBCS) offers confidential counselling to individuals, couples, children and families in the Jewish community who are experiencing loss. Its work supports people at different stages of grief, helping them navigate bereavement with care, sensitivity and understanding.
JBCS used the grant from MuchLoved Charitable Trust to extend access to counselling to people who would otherwise be unable to afford it, ensuring that support is available when it is most needed. The funding also allows JBCS to respond more quickly to new referrals, tailor sessions to individual needs, and ensure that people experiencing loss can access timely, compassionate care.
creating conversations
MuchLoved Charitable Trust is proud to support Creating Conversations, a Community Interest Company dedicated to transforming how we talk about death, dying and grief.
Through this grant, four Grief Awareness Talks will be delivered across Waltham Forest, creating safe and welcoming spaces for open, honest conversation. These sessions help reduce isolation, build understanding around grief and equip people with the confidence and tools to talk about what matters most.
Together, we are helping to build more compassionate, connected communities.
The Compassionate Friends
The Compassionate Friends is a national charity supporting bereaved parents and adult siblings after the death of a child, of any age (from one month old into adulthood) and from any cause.
Run by bereaved parents for bereaved parents, the charity offers a national helpline available 365 days a year, local and online support groups, one-to-one support, retreats and a wide range of bereavement publications.
Through compassionate, peer-led support and accessible resources, The Compassionate Friends helps families navigate grief, find understanding and connect with others who truly understand their loss.
The Never Alone Project
The Never Alone Project is a bereavement charity based in Northamptonshire dedicated to supporting children, young people, families and communities as they navigate grief.
The charity offers tailored pre-bereavement guidance, one-to-one support, mentoring, group activities and resources designed to help individuals understand and express emotions around loss.
By creating safe, compassionate spaces and connecting people with others facing similar experiences, The Never Alone Project helps reduce isolation and build resilience throughout the bereavement journey. Its work ensures that no one has to face grief alone.
Living On
Living On is a children’s bereavement charity based in Orpington, Kent, supporting children, young people and their families following the death of someone they love.
Each year, the organisation works with around 200 individuals, providing personalised, trauma-informed support tailored to each child’s needs.
Services include one-to-one sessions, creative therapeutic groups, family drop-ins and partnership work with local schools to create grief-aware environments.
Through its compassionate, specialist approach, Living On helps children process complex emotions, reduce isolation and build resilience, ensuring that no child has to grieve alone.
Mosaic
Mosaic is a Dorset-based charity supporting bereaved children and young people following the death of someone special in their lives.
Founded in 2007 to address gaps in local bereavement provision, Mosaic provides specialist, child-centred support to those affected by all causes of death, including sudden loss, long-term illness, suicide and accidents.
Working collaboratively with families, schools and other agencies, Mosaic creates a clear pathway of support before, during and after bereavement, helping children and young people process grief, feel understood and build resilience.
Applying for a grant
Grief touches every community, but it’s often the grassroots projects run by passionate changemakers that offer meaningful care, education and support. Whether you’re providing peer support, exploring creative expression, developing educational materials or simply creating a safe space to grieve, your work matters to us. We believe in the impact you can have. That’s why we have developed a grant funding stream to help initiatives like yours grow, sustain and reach those who need it.
If your grassroots bereavement project is working with bereaved individuals or communities, we invite you to apply.
To be eligible for a grant, the organisation or initiative must be UK-based with an income of less than £200k, and hold a named organisational bank account. Grants can be used to support vital running costs to sustain services during funding shortages or for the development and testing of new ideas or initiatives. MuchLoved grants are normally between £500 and £2,000, although we will consider other amounts.
To arrange an informal discussion about your project, please contact Catherine Betley, Head of Charity, on catherine.betley[at]muchloved[dot]com or for an application form, email support@muchloved.com
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