Our Grant scheme is dedicated in memory of Lorraine Du Boisson, who sadly passed away in 2023. When Joseph passed away in 2021, Lorraine provided the family with financial support, support that got the family through their darkest hours. It’s because of this support, why the charity was able to grow in the way that it has, as it gave the family the ability to process their grief without the financial worries it beholds. The support enabled Joseph’s mother to volunteer within the charity, giving her time to help the charity flourish. In honour of Lorraine’s beautiful and selfless support, we dedicate our grant scheme to her. Without her kindness, this grant scheme might never have come to fruition, which has already provided vital and life saving support to so many children and their families.
Children on our monthly top-up grant scheme
At the end of every month, Joseph’s Smile works out how much we have raised for our monthly top-up grant scheme. We then divide this total equally between all the children on our current grant scheme. These grants will help fund the child’s lifesaving or lifechanging medical treatment or equipment that’s currently unavailable on the NHS.
Aariah Taylor
£8901
Current total for Grant awarded to Aariah Taylor from Joseph's Smile charity.
Aariah’s fundraising campaign can be found with the registered charity The Bradley Lowery Foundation and Aariah’s 1st grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded in November 2022.
Beautiful Aariah is such a fighter! Born at just 26 weeks she was a teeny tiny 570 grams. As a result of being born so prematurely, Aariah has cerebral palsy as well as a handful of other health conditions.
Aariah’s family have signed up with The Bradley Lowery Foundation to raise £30,000 for stem cell treatment abroad. This treatment is designed to hopefully improve Aariah’s abilities.
Jayden Allareba
£6588
Current total for Grant awarded to Jayden Allareba from Joseph's Smile charity.
Joseph’s Smile will continue to give a monthly grant to Jayden until he has reached his target. Jayden’s fundraising page is with the charity Just 4 Children and Jayden’s 1st grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded in June 2023.
Jayden has overcome so many challenges since his birth in 2021. At 5 days old, Jayden’s MRI scan showed severe brain injury in nearly all structures of the brain. Jayden suffered grade 3 HIE and was redirected to palliative care and his ventilator was removed at only 8 days old. But Jayden had other plans, and he continued to breathe independently. Jayden will face challenges in reaching milestones which is why the family are fundraising for specialist equipment and therapy for him to give him the best start to life. Some of these therapies include hydrotherapy, physio, ABM, conductive education and hopefully stem cell therapy.
Archie Tzeng-Venn
£5901
Current total for Grant awarded to Archie Tzeng-Venn from Joseph's Smile charity.
Joseph’s Smile will continue to give a monthly grant to Archie until he has reached his target. Archie’s fundraising page is with the charity Solving Kids Cancer and Archie’s 1st grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded in July 2023.
Four-year-old Archie loves Hot Wheels and Paw Patrol, and listening to Marvin Gaye and Bobby Hebb songs. He is obsessed with numbers and maths and is a kind and caring little boy.
In July 2022, Archie was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer that has a 40-50% chance of long-term survival at diagnosis.
His parents, are asking for your help to raise £154,000 for Archie to enrol on the DFMO study in Charlotte, North Carolina, which they hope will give him the best shot of keeping his cancer away. Archie needs to access this treatment without delay once he completes his frontline treatment in October 2023.
Quinn Hague
£4761
Current total for Grant awarded to Quinn Hague from Joseph's Smile charity.
Quinn’s fundraising page is with the charity Tree of Hope and Quinn’s 1st grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded in August 2023.
Quinn is 5 Years old from South Wales and has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Quinn’s family are in the process of organising Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) surgery that will help Quinn’s quality of life. The family are raising money for the intense Physiotherapy that is needed before the operation and afterwards. Joseph’s Smile will continue to give a monthly grant to Quinn, until he has reached his target.
Oakley Hayman
£4761
Current total for Grant awarded to Oakley Hayman from Joseph's Smile charity.
Joseph’s Smile will continue to give a monthly grant to Oakley until he has reached his target. Oakley’s fundraising page is with the charity Just 4 Children and Oakley’s 1st grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded at the end of August 2023.
Oakley is 3 years old and has been diagnosed with quadriplegic dystonic cerebral palsy as well as a rare genetic condition PAK 3 mutation. This condition is so rare it has only 13 recorded cases worldwide to date. Oakley cannot walk, talk or eat and currently uses a walking frame to get around. Oakley recently attended his first intensive course abroad, and the progress Oakley made in three days there is more than they have seen in the last 6 months at home. As a result of this, the family would love to be able to take Oakley on more of these courses and fund specialist equipment to aid his treatment. Oakley’s family have a fundraising target of £50,000 to help fund this life changing medical treatment/equipment.
Reeva Churchward
£4050
Current total for Grant awarded to Reeva Churchward from Joseph's Smile charity.
Joseph’s Smile will continue to give a monthly grant to Reeva until she has reached her target. Reeva’s fundraising page is with the charity Just 4 Children and Reeva’s 1st grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded in September 2023.
Reeva is aged 2 from Caerphilly and has been diagnosed with hypomyelination of the brain. Reeva is under the care of Noah’s Ark Hospital, Cardiff where they were told that Reeva is 1 in a million and will need to wait on genetics to find a diagnosis. Although, there is a high chance that Reeva will remain undiagnosed. Reeva has severely low muscle tone which means that she is very delayed in her physical development.
As great as the NHS are, they are unable to provide the amount of physiotherapy that Reeva will need. Private physiotherapy, travel and accommodation to these centres and specialised equipment come at a great cost. The family want to ensure that Reeva is given the chance that she deserves to be as independent as possible and give her the best quality of life.
Children who have completed their grant scheme with Joseph's Smile
Kayla Buttle
£7274
Current total for Grant awarded to Kayla Buttle from Joseph's Smile charity.
Kayla is from Norwich and has been diagnosed with High Risk Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. The family are raising money for Kayla to access the Bivalent Cancer Vaccine in New York that will hopefully keep the cancer cells from returning. Kayla needs to access this treatment in November 2022 and time is running out to reach Kayla’s target goal. Joseph’s Smile will continue to give a monthly grant to Kayla until she has reached her target. Kayla’s fundraising page is with the charity Solving Kids Cancer UK and Kayla’s 1st grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded in August 2022.
Jake Whillock
£1395
Current total for Grant awarded to Jake Whillock from Joseph's Smile charity.
Jake has a brain tumour and there is currently no more options left for him on the NHS.
Jake’s family are unrgently seeking alternative treatment to treat the cancer. The family wish for Jske to access DCT, which uses the body’s own cells to fight the cancer. Treatment is not available on the NHS, however it is available in London on the private sector.
Jake’s fundraising page is with the charity Tree of Hope, and Jake’s first grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded in June 2023.
Jessica Butler
£4923
Current total for Grant awarded to Jessica Butler from Joseph's Smile charity.
Jessica is the sweetest, kindest two-year-old. She loves animals and adores all things Peppa Pig-related. In April 2021, Jessica was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer that has a 40-50% chance of long-term survival at diagnosis. Her parents, Nathan and Anisa are currently fundraising for potentially lifesaving treatment, either to get their daughter into remission or to try and keep the cancer away if her frontline treatment does go to plan. This could cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. Jessica’s fundraising page is with the charity Solving Kids Cancer and Jessica’s 1st grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded in September 2022.
Oliver Maw
£6879
Current total for Grant awarded to Oliver Maw from Joseph's Smile charity.
Oliver is from Sunderland and has been diagnosed with High Risk Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. The family are raising money for Oliver to access the Bivalent Cancer Vaccine in New York that will hopefully keep the cancer cells from returning. Oliver needs to access this treatment in January 2023 and time is running out to reach Oliver’s target goal. Joseph’s Smile will continue to give a monthly grant to Oliver until he has reached his target. Oliver’s fundraising page is with the charity Bradley Lowery Foundation and Oliver’s 1st grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded in August 2022.
Joseph Jenkins (Joey)
£6879
Current total for Grant awarded to Joseph Jenkins from Joseph's Smile charity.
Joey is 9 Years old and is from Bridgend in South Wales. Joey can’t walk, sit unaided or communicate verbally. He is peg fed and has a VNS which is a pacemaker for the brain to manage his seizures. He has a life-threatening condition and has a genetic condition that is called VPS4A .Joey’s family have been fundraising to purchase equipment that will drastically improve Joey’s quality of life. Joey needs this equipment as soon as possible and Joseph’s Smile will continue to give a monthly grant to Joey until he has reached his target. Joey’s fundraising page is with the charity Tree of Hope and Joey’s 1st grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded in August 2022.
Gwilym Kidwell
£5455
Current total for Grant awarded to Gwilym Kidwell from Joseph's Smile charity.
Gwilym is 5 Years old from South Wales and has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Gwilym’s family are in the process of organising Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) surgery that will help Gwilym’s quality of life. The family are raising money for the intense Physiotherapy that is needed before the operation and afterwards. Joseph’s Smile will continue to give a monthly grant to Gwilym, until he has reached his target. Gwilym’s fundraising page is with the charity Tree of Hope and Gwilym’s 1st grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded in August 2022.
Tiago Posseto
£4274
Current total for Grant awarded to Tiago Posseto from Joseph's Smile charity.
Tiago has Cerebral Palsy. For Tiago this means that he can’t seat unsupported, he can’t walk, he is fed by a PEG because he can’t swallow. Tiago is visually impaired, he can see light but at this stage it’s difficult to understand how much he can really see. Tiago’s Famiy are raising money for a Stem Cell treatment abroad. Tiago is having his stem cell treatment in early November 2022. Time is running our to reach this goal and Joseph’s Smile will continue to give a monthly grant to Tiago until he has reached his target. Tiago’s fundraising page is with the charity Bradley Lowery Foundation and Tiago’s first grant from Joseph’s Smile was awarded in August 2022.