Acorns is made up of staff, volunteers, trustees and patrons with a wide variety of skills and experience, all motivated to Make Every Day Count for the babies, children and young people in our care.
Our people
Acorns staff
Acorns employs around 360 people in our three hospices, a network of shops and head office.
Our Care teams include Registered Children’s Nurses and Health Care Assistants on each shift, along with other team members with a range of skills who can ensure that all the needs of the child can be met. These include Physiotherapists and Family Practitioners.
Our Fundraising team connect with all kinds of individuals, groups and businesses, across our seven counties, who have chosen to support Acorns.
Our Retail team is responsible for developing and managing our network of over 40 shops on high streets across the region.
Acorns wider support services teams include a range of different specialisms, each of which contribute towards delivering our vital services. These include marketing and communications, facilities, IT, learning and development, HR and finance.
Acorns volunteers
We simply wouldn’t be able to deliver our care without the help of a fantastic team of around 1,260 active volunteers, supporting all areas of the charity.
- Around 170 volunteers help us with a variety of roles in our hospices, ranging from assisting with therapies and support groups to gardening and housekeeping
- Around 150 volunteers support us with our fundraising and events, generating vital funds to support our care services
- We couldn’t run our network of over 45 shops without help from around 940 retail volunteers
