Who we are
Our Values​​​
At Kentown Support, our core values are more than principles — they’re the foundation of our culture. They guide how we work, how we support one another, and how we collaborate with others.
We are committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for the children and families we support.
We are ambitious and strive for maximum impact.
We are passionate and will listen to the voices of children and families and our stakeholders.
We collaborate and bring people together who share our passion and persistence to get the best outcomes for children.
We value integrity and will focus on being open and inclusive in everything we do.
We focus on three key elements: nursing care, family support and service coordination. This wrap-around support helps families easily access all the help and assistance they need in their local communities.
We will work to support a roll out of the following services in an equitable way across the UK.
Our Journey
​The Kentown Wizard Foundation has supported children’s palliative care since 2015. In 2022, the Foundation joined forces with Together for Short Lives and Rainbow Trust Children's Charity to launch the Kentown programme. Initially, our focus was to help transform children’s community palliative care provision in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
More than 200 families were referred onto the programme for active palliative care support with a number of children supported through end of life.
To continue this vital work, and extend it across the UK, in 2025 the Foundation set up and funded Kentown Support as an independent not-for-profit organisation.
Dr Helena Dunbar, who was Programme Director for the pilot, accepted the opportunity to lead the development of this new organisation. As Chief Executive of Kentown Support, she is shaping the charity’s ambitious plans.
As well as rolling out the Kentown model across the UK, Kentown Support will continue to invest in education and research throughout 2025.
We are funding the first Centre of Excellence for paediatric care at King’s College London, which will lead research, education and training both nationally and internationally.
We have also announced two bursaries to fund PhD research into paediatric palliative care.
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