Children’s Charity and Child Support

Free school meals

1.2m young people in poverty miss out on free school meals - help make a difference

Kym Lomas supports Fair and Square

'Making sure every child in poverty gets a free school meal is the right thing to do'

100,000 children run away each year

On the streets, these children often have no one to turn to

Volunteer

There are many ways you can help tackle the problems that affect young people's lives

Young carers in England

Our interactive guide combines young carers' stories and data

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Young girl enjoying the sun

Summer raffle 2013

Every ticket sold helps us to reach more of the country’s most disadvantaged children

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Young Carers in Focus

We're leading on a national campaign to support young carers and their families

13 June 2013
'An unacceptable truth': 2.4m children in working households are in poverty
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Young people's voices

Across our organisation, young people share stories of helping others, singing about young runaways, and more

12 June 2013
Minister's pledge to young carers welcomed by national coalition
12 June 2013
Unaccompanied migrant children and young people need better support

Fundraise this Father's Day

Our monthly fundraising ideas for June are all focused on Father's Day

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What's happening near you?

Events, programmes, children's centres and charity shops across the country

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Donate today

Make a regular monthly donation and make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children.

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Where your money goes

See how your donations transform children's lives across the country

Runaways

A child runs away from home or care every five minutes. That’s 275 children a day, 2000 a week and 100,000 each year

Fair and Square

More than half of school-age children living in poverty aren't getting free school meals - that's 1.2m children

Make Runaways Safe

Two-thirds of children who run away are not reported to the police; 3/4 don’t know where to turn or who to trust so they don't seek help

Fair and Square

98% of teachers support our campaign call for all children in poverty to receive a free school meal.

Our Food for Thought report reveals teachers’ views on school meals, such as: 72% of teachers see pupils come to school with no lunch or means to pay for one, and 44% see children who are hungry during the school day.

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Universal Credit

The new welfare system helps many but some of the most disadvantaged children and families face problems

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New standard established for children in care

If this document’s principles are upheld, children would have a much better experience in the care system