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Ray of Light Family Support - Family support services

Last updated: 18/09/2025
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What we do

At Ray of Light Cancer Support, we understand that a cancer diagnosis affects the whole family. That’s why our Family Support Project is designed to offer gentle, meaningful support to families navigating life alongside cancer — with a focus on connection, creativity, and time in nature.

What We Offer:
💬 One-to-One Support
Tailored emotional and practical support for you and your loved ones.
Help connect you with the right services at the right time.

🌳 Family & Group Sessions
A relaxed, fun and creative space for families to come together, with crafts, games, and time to chat and connect. Runs monthly on Tuesday afternoons at Velindre Cancer Centre. Contact us for dates.

👪 Parent & Carer Support Group
The aim of this group is to equip parents with some therapeutic skills to further support their children emotionally at home and strengthen family relationships. Contact us for more details.

Who do we support

Anyone who has been affected by cancer, and the support is for the whole family.

Is there a charge to use this service?

No

Can anyone use this service?

Anyone can contact us or refer.

Service details for this family support services

Language: English medium setting with some bilingual elements

  • Can provide specialist support for families of children with disabilities / additional needs Yes
    Please contact to discuss your child(s) needs further.   We are here to support the whole family, we can signpost to futher support or adapt to ensure our activities and groups are accessible to all.
  • Relevant staff have a valid current DBS? Yes

 Opening times

We work flexibly, so you are welcome to contact anytime, but please be aware you might not get an immediate response.

Where do we provide our service?

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

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For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.

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We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.