Emmerdale's Danny Miller co-founded his own charity with a fellow actor that helps children going through bereavements.
The actor, who played Aaron Dingle in Emmerdale, co-founded the Manchester based Once Upon a Smile children's bereavement charity with fellow actor Daniel Jillings.
The charity itself was found back in August 2011 and it provides emotional and practical support to bereaved families. It was set up after it became apparent that there was a lack of support for families after the death of a loved one.
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Specifically a parent or child/sibling. The charity helps to combat the devastating impact it has on family life and children.
Information on the Once Upon A Smile website reads: "We decided that we would support bereaved families at their time of need, now we just needed to determine, how.
"Once we decided how we wanted to support, the name quickly followed, Once Upon a Smile.
"A charity that provides support to bereaved families after the death of a parent or child/sibling by offering financial support and respite breaks.
"We knew new needed to be methodical in how families could access the support we was providing and decided on allowing referrals to be made on behalf of families by hospitals and hospices.
"We understood early on that the most important attribute would be ‘long term support’, and knew the charity would need to be based on a solid financial infrastructure."
If you want to know more about the charity you can visit the Once Upon a Smile website.
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