We are a small local registered charity, founded in 1982, offering help and support to families of babies and children diagnosed with heart defects. All these children and their families have spent many weeks/months in hospital undergoing major heart surgery. Some children have had numerous operations throughout their short lives. Sadly, some do not survive and for others their only hope is a heart transplant.

Young at Heart provide a critical support line and network with regular ward visits, telephone support line and parents social forum groups, for parents during their time in hospital with their sick child but also when at home. We work closely with the Heart Unit at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital but receive no funding from them. One of our aims is to bring the families together at social events, where they can meet with other families, share experiences and the children make new friends. The children love these social events, they have been through a lot and enjoy being with other children who also have `special hearts’