Julia's House Explained

Julia's House
Type:Registered charity
Founded Date:2003
Founder:Michael Wise
Location:Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England
Area Served:Dorset, England
Origins:Named after Julia Perks
Leader Title:Chief Executive
Leader Name:Martin Edwards
Leader Title2:Chair of the Board of Trustees
Leader Name2:Brian Parker
Website:www.juliashouse.org
Num Employees:65 (2008) [1]

Julia's House is a children's hospice located in Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England and Devizes, Wiltshire. It is a hospice for children with life-limiting, life-threatening or terminal conditions.[2] [3] The majority of the children who are cared for by Julia's House are unlikely to live beyond the age of 18.[1] The hospice costs £1.9 million to be maintained. Only 3% of this cost is provided by the government.[4]

History

Julia's House is named after Julia Perks, a paediatric nurse who died from cancer in 1997.[5] Julia highlighted the need for facilities and services for children with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses in the Dorset area. She particularly wanted to raise awareness of the need for more respite for the families of these children.[6] Julia's House was founded by Michael Wise, who was the local councillor of Julia Perks.[7] Wise helped the hospice to raise £15,000 in 2008.[7]

The charity began in 2003, when Julia's House appointed two children's community nurses, who started working in home care for terminally ill children. Julia's House began with its main effort on providing care in the families' own homes.[8]

Before being converted into a hospice, Julia's House was once a family home.[9] In March 2006, it became a hospice that is an area for children to play and relax during the day. It also provides an occasional overnight service for 3 children and home care for 50 children.[6] [10] The chief executive of the hospice is Martin Edwards.[9]

In 2023, James McVey from The Vamps joined local musicians in recording a new version of Silent Night recorded in aid of the Julia's House Christmas Appeal.[11]

Shirt controversy

In July 2008, Julia's House replaced Park Engineering as the logo on Weymouth F.C.'s shirts. This deal was made to raise the profile of both the charity and the football club. It was a free sponsorship deal. However, a number of people became concerned that Julia's House was paying Weymouth F.C. for the shirt deal so that the charity could have more publicity. When the charity began losing fundraising money due to this controversy, it denied these beliefs, and Mike Bartlett, the development director at Julia's House, issued the following statement:[12]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Qualcomm Donates £30,000 to Julia's House Hospice . . Press Release Point . 2008-12-09 . 19 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715124131/http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/qualcomm-donates-%C2%A330000-julia%E2%80%99s-house-hospice . 15 July 2011 . dead .
  2. News: House party as new kids' hospice opens . . . 2006-04-06 . 13 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216002017/http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=WSTR000020060407e24600037 . 16 February 2012 . dead .
  3. News: 2009 - a celebration for Dorset Lettings will benefit Julia's House . Blackmore Vale Magazine . 2008-11-21 . 13 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724172848/http://www.thisisdorset.co.uk/blackmorevale/news/2009-celebration-Dorset-Lettings-benefit-Julia-s-House/article-490598-detail/article.html . 24 July 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: About Julia's House . . 13 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219234913/http://www.theterras.co.uk/website/julias%20house/about%20julias%20house.htm . 19 December 2008 . dead .
  5. News: A Dorset hospice for children with life-limiting illnesses has been left reeling after being burgled. . . 2008-07-06 . 13 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140415211738/http://news.bbc.co.uk/mobile/bbc_news/england/nwyl/londonsouth/dorset/749/74920/story7492034.shtml . 15 April 2014 . dead .
  6. News: 'Dream' hospice opens its doors . . 2006-03-30 . 13 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416040707/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/england/dorset/4859712.stm . 16 April 2014 . dead .
  7. News: Man tells Queen of Royal stumble . . 2008-02-13 . 13 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140415210755/http://news.bbc.co.uk/mobile/bbc_news/england/nwyl/londonsouth/dorset/724/72440/story7244015.shtml?tday . 15 April 2014 . dead .
  8. Web site: Julia's House . 13 December 2008 . Somerfield-Smith . https://web.archive.org/web/20090430131424/http://www.dorsetproduce.co.uk/organic%2Dand%2Dlocal%2Dproduce/charity/ . 30 April 2009 . dead .
  9. News: Hospice 'dream' set to be reality . . 2006-01-31 . 13 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060218091815/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/4665318.stm . 18 February 2006 . dead .
  10. News: Sensory garden for sick children . . 2007-04-07 . 13 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150213010234/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/england/dorset/6525129.stm . 13 February 2015 . dead .
  11. News: 2023-12-02 . James Brittain-McVey joins Julia's House hospice Christmas song . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-12-03.
  12. News: Arron . Hendy . Charity voices fears at Terras cash deal 'myth' . . 2008-10-03 . 13 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001145201/http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2456529.charity_voices_fears_at_terras_cash_deal_myth/ . 1 October 2011 . dead .

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