Support for children with HIV/AIDS

Information for children who may be HIV positive, or have parents who are.

There are a number of voluntary organisations, to support families, where a member is HIV positive, with any immediate problems, and to help the family plan for the long term care of children.

Voluntary Groups

Barnardo's Positive Options

Barnardo's Planning Scheme offers parents who are HIV positive or living with other life threatening illnesses the opportunity to plan for their children's future care, exploring options such as fostering, care by friends and relatives or adoption and giving high priority to the wishes of the child.

Children with AIDS

Children with AIDS Charity assists children and their families to lead as near normal a life as possible.

Grandma's

Grandma's is a church based organisation which provides practical help to children and families affected by HIV/AIDS, email: headoffice@grandmas.org.uk