Shooting Star Children's Hospices
Lucy Hooper has worked for Shooting Star Children's Hospices as a Social Media and Web Content Officer since November 2022. Prior to that, Lucy was a Social Media & Digital Content Officer at National Garden Scheme from June 2021 to November 2022. Before that, Lucy was an Editorial Assistant at Kane FM Ltd from February 2021 to June 2021. Lucy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Photography from the University for the Creative Arts, where Lucy completed their studies from 2017 to 2020. Additionally, Lucy completed their A-Levels in Media Studies, Photography, Communication and Culture & BTEC Business Studies at COLLINGWOOD COLLEGE from September 2015 to June 2017.
Shooting Star Children's Hospices
Shooting Star Children's Hospices cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families, in Surrey and London. Whether lives are measured in days, weeks, months or years, we are here to make every moment count. We support families from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care. Our bespoke support is free of charge to families and is available 365 days a year. Our care service includes short breaks at our two hospices (Shooting Star House in Hampton and Christopher’s in Guildford), support at home, day care, symptom management, end-of-life care, bereavement care and a comprehensive range of therapies and support groups for the whole family. It costs £8 million a year just to maintain our current level of care. Very little of that income comes from central government funding, so we rely on our supporters’ generosity to keep the service running. What’s more, we know there are many more families desperate for our vital support, so it’s crucial we raise more funds to provide more care.