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Our response to the Missing Persons Bureau's latest report
17 April 2012
'More must be done to capture the true scale of the problem', says Lily Carter, Director of Campaigns
several boxes of Easter chocolates
Recruitment agency donates Easter eggs to disadvantaged children
10 April 2012
The Huntress Group recruitment agency donated a small mountain of more than 200 chocolate Easter eggs to young people.
UK asylum system forces thousands of children to live in severe poverty
09 April 2012
Low levels of support leave around 10,000 children in severe poverty for long periods, our analysis shows.
staff and Brendan Ainscough stand with a van in front of our shop in Chorley
Local business donates new van to our shop in Chorley
29 March 2012
Wigan-based industrial services company Ainscough Vanguard donated over £16,000 for the purchase of a new van to our charity shops in the northwest.
Auction winners Danielle and Anthony with Legally Blonde star Carley Stenson
Auction winners get 'star treatment' on London's West End
28 March 2012
Winners of one of our Christmas auctions watched the musical Legally Blonde then met the show's star for drinks and conversation.
Our response to the Riots Communities and Victims Panel report
28 March 2012
'It is of little surprise that this independent report has pointed to factors like lack of opportunities for young people as causes behind last summer’s riots.'
Our statement regarding today's Legal Aid vote
27 March 2012
'Members of the House of Lords have shown their commitment to protecting the rights of up to 6,000 children.'
Fields and hills in Hertfordshire
Picturesque Berkhamsted walk raises funds for at-risk children
26 March 2012
Over 43 years, more than £275,000 has been collected by walkers through Hertfordshire.
Budget response by The Children's Society
21 March 2012
This budget has fallen a long way short of putting vital pounds into the pockets of low-income families
Parliamentary group launches inquiry into children who go missing from care
16 March 2012
We've launched an inquiry into support provided for children who go missing from care.
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