Its patrons include: Simon Cowell, Dame Elizabeth Fradd DBE, FRCN, Rosa Monckton, Mason Mount, John Overton and Holly Willoughby.

They were designed to provide insight into the lives of children and their families as well as an opportunity to understand the perspective of a wide range of professionals who support them.

The charity lobbies and raises funds for children's hospice services and voluntary sector organisations through a national fundraising scheme and corporate partnerships.

[5] Together for Short Lives had been one of the ITV Text Santa charities for two years since the show's inception, benefitting in 2012 and 2014, raising money for UK children's hospices.

On 3 June 2015 Patron Simon Cowell hosted the first Together for Short Lives Midsummer Ball at Banqueting House in support of seriously ill children and their families.

[7] Marvin and Rochelle Humes hosted the night's entertainment, introducing performances from Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra, Katie Melua, Stephen Mulhern, Britain's Got Talent 2014 finalists Jack Pack and Britain's Got Talent 2015 finalist Isaac Waddington.

From February 2022, Together for Short Lives is the official charity partner of UK supermarket Morrisons, a partnership which will run for three years.

The Duchess of Cambridge offered a message of support[10] for Children's Hospice Week 2015 and the campaign was backed by a host of celebrities including Louis Walsh, Alex Corbisiero, Ben Haenow, Rebecca Front, Kate Silverton, Dave Berry and Ben Hanlin, as well as patrons Holly Willoughby and Simon Cowell.

In 2011, Together for Short Lives commissioned research on the number of children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in the UK who may require palliative care.