Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children (NICFC)

Range of conditions served

All cancers

Services available at the organisation

Art therapy
Befriending services (1-1 support)
Benefits and financial advice
Bereavement support
Care in your home
Complementary therapies
Courses
Help for carers and family members
Help for children and young people
Help for ethnic minority communities
Holidays and respite
Information
Listening Ear service
Music therapy
Support groups
Transport

The NICFC provides support services for children, tenagers and young adults up to the age of 24 years who have been diagnosed with cancer. The NICFC also provides support services for children and young people whose parent has a cancer diagnosis.

NICFC provides family support services and youth programmes, all of which include one-to-one support and residential weekends.  NICFC also provides financial assistance towards travel and home heating costs as well as holiday and respite breaks for families.

NICFC operates a road miles scheme, home heating scheme, extensive youth programme, family support programme.  Shimna Valley holiday home.  Pine cottage and a second base in with north west.

Website address: 
http://www.nicfc.com

Contact name: 
Liz Osborne

Email address: 
info@nicfc.com

Address: 

Curlew Pavilion
Portside Business Park
Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED

Directions: 

Nicfc_map

 

Telephone number: 
02890 805599

Fax number: 
02890 738747

Area covered by this organisation: 
All of Northern Ireland

Type of organisation: 
This is a Voluntary organisation. Charity number - XR29768

Disability Access: 

Full access

Opening hours: 

9am - 5pm office hours

General Referal Statement: 

This referral form is relevant to families with a child who has cancer or who has formerly had cancer. The referral also covers families who have recently been bereaved, require sibling support or experiences other family difficulties

Mode of Referral : for Service User 

NICFC referral form

Mode of Referral : for Healthcare Professional 

NICFC referral form