Two charities are asking for your votes to help them bag a grant and continue their life changing work.

One of them is Making Miracles, which helps parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death.

It was set up by Kelly and her daughter Summer was born with a rare heart condition but pulled through against the odds.

She is hoping to win the £10,000 grant from the Aviva Community Fund to help them complete a project to turn a patch of overgrown and neglected land into a peaceful haven for parents who have lost children.

It has been all hands on deck since January clearing out trees, weeds and shrubs to create an open area.

They are fundraising and Kelly said she has been overwhelmed by the support of the community. But the Aviva money would mean the garden would be finished this year.

Volunteers and companies have stepped up to help.

Construction company Wates donated £2,500 for equipment, and McDonald’s employees are also giving up their time. The community payback team – formerly community service – have also been going above and beyond in their help.

Mrs Wells said: “Our community has really come together, with support from parents who will benefit from the garden, residents nearby and the allotment owners next door.

“Local councillors and new MP Kelly Tolhurst have also been a great help. The Community Payback team have been fantastic, too.

“I think it’s easy to give people who have made mistakes a hard time, but they have worked so hard for us and many are coming back in their own time to help.”

The garden, in St Margaret’s Street, Rochester, is the first of its kind in Kent and will feature a book of remembrance, areas for personalised pebbles and tiles to be placed, a water feature, statues and a play area for siblings.

Roughly one in every 15 pregnancies ends in miscarriage and around 1,300 women in Medway go through a high-risk pregnancy every year.

Also asking for your free-to-cast votes is Holding On Letting Go which supports bereaved children.

They are aiming for the £25,000 prize pot to run therapeutic weekends and help children and their families as they try to come to terms with the loss of a loved one.

It would also give it the funds to set up a project to provide training and support to teachers and staff in schools across Kent.

During the bereavement support weekends, staff often find children are being bullied at school as a result of their bereavement.

A spokeswoman said: “We believe if all children have a better understanding of the issues and empathy with their bereaved peers, we will see a reduction in bullying.”

Evidence shows unsupported and bullied bereaved childred are more likely to engage in risky behaviour such as under-aged sex and alcohol and taking drugs.

They are more vulnerable to exploitation and more likely to drop out of school.

Voting closes on May 31.

There are more then 3,000 entries for the award and the one with the most votes wins.

Visit community-fund.aviva.co.uk to sign up and cast your vote.