Goals: To support children and families who have lost or are about tolose a sibling or parent, and to support teachers and professionalsworking with bereaved children
Funding: 250,000 a year from donations, grants and trusts
Contact: 01865 744 768, www.seesaw.org.uk
Oxfordshire charity SeeSaw is using man's best friend to help childrencope with bereavement. SeeSaw, which has been helping children for fiveyears, uses Do-Good the dog to help children facing the death of aparent or sibling to talk about their feelings. Do-Good, which isthree-quarters golden retriever and a quarter border collie, has beenwith the charity for two years.
Kathy Moore, the charity's Macmillan project worker, takes Do-Good tomeet children who are sometimes more able to talk about their feelingswhen they take him for a walk.
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