Celebrating 120 years of St Joseph’s Hospice
2025 marks 120 years since St Joseph’s Hospice first opened its doors to the people of East London.
In that time, we have cared for thousands of local people and families across Hackney and beyond, providing our compassionate care completely free of charge to people facing a life-limiting diagnosis. 120 years is a huge milestone, but everything we have achieved in that time has only been possible thanks to the incredible generosity of our community: people like you, who have volunteered their time, or made donations to help us keep our doors open to everyone who needs us. We’re so grateful for your support and we’d like to come together this year to celebrate 120 years of outstanding care.
Donate to our Birthday Appeal
We’ve launched a special Birthday Appeal in honour of the day we first opened our doors to the people of East London. Whilst we receive around half of our funding from the NHS, we need to raise £7m a year to meet our running costs. That’s why we’re asking for your help to raise £15,000 to fund a day of care on our wards and in the community.
Click the button to read our appeal and hear from Hospice supporter Lauren about her family’s experience when her Dad was cared for at St Joseph’s in 2016. You’ll be able to make a donation using our secure partner platform EMA.
Get involved
Share your memories
To commemorate this milestone, we’re asking everyone to join us to celebrate any special memories they have of St Joseph’s Hospice over the years. Click the button to view our special online memory wall and leave your message today.
Sign up to the 120 Challenge
Help us mark 120 years at the heart of the community by taking on your own 120 themed challenge and raising money for the Hospice. We’ve got lots of ideas to get you started, whether that’s on your own, with friends or with colleagues?
Keep in touch
We’ll be recognising and celebrating 120 years of care throughout the year, so to be the first to know about ways you can get involved, why not sign up to our email newsletter?
Read the latest issue of Life Magazine
The Winter 2025 edition of our Hospice magazine is now available to read online, filled with stories from the people who make St Joseph’s so special.