WAY is the only national charity in the UK for people aged 50 or under when their partner died.
How You Can Help
- Simply book your next holiday with Charitable Travel and tell us you want to support Widowed and Young. The charity will then benefit from the free donation you can make as part of the booking process. To read more about how this works, head to our ‘About Us‘ page.
- If you want to make a donation to Widowed and Young and you are not booking a holiday, click here to visit their website.
- Visit widowedandyoung.org.uk to sign up to newsletters, and follow the Widowed and Young social media pages and help spread the word.
How You Can Help
- Simply book your next holiday with Charitable Travel and tell us you want to support Widowed and Young. The charity will then benefit from the free donation you can make as part of the booking process. To read more about how this works, head to our ‘About Us‘ page.
- If you want to make a donation to Widowed and Young and you are not booking a holiday, click here to visit their website.
- Visit widowedandyoung.org.uk to sign up to newsletters, and follow the Widowed and Young social media pages and help spread the word.
It’s a peer-to-peer support group operating with a network of volunteers who have been bereaved at a young age themselves, so they understand exactly what other members are going through.
WAY was founded in 1997 and now has over 4,500 members across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
WAY aims to provide peer-to-peer emotional and practical support to ALL young widowed people – married or not, with or without children, inclusive of sexual orientation, gender, race and religion.
From picnics to meals out, our members are able to attend lively social groups that meet up throughout the year.
We also organise weekends away for adults and families, go camping, have parties and offer an alternative social life that doesn’t revolve around couples. Our website members area is secure and offers a safe place for members to meet and chat online.
Despite our grief, WAY members do know how to laugh and have fun. Supporting each other is a great way to learn to live again after the trauma of experiencing a loved one die. And many people have made life-long friendships through WAY.
Quotes from members:
“With WAY, there is always someone there for you – no question or statement is too weird.” Jo
Get in touch
Widowed and Young, Stowe Court, Advantage House, Stowe St, Lichfield WS13 6AQ
Registered charity number 1164988.
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