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Young carers celebrate £1m lottery grant project launch, smash record

02 July 2012

More than 1000 young carers attempted to smash a world record as they celebrated the launch of the new Young Carers in Focus programme.

'Any Questions?' focuses on young carers, economic issues

30 June 2012

BBC Radio 4's 'Any Questions?' was broadcast live from our Young Carers Festival last night

Parental ill-health tops poll of childhood worries

29 June 2012

Parental ill-health was the top childhood worry of adults across the country, reveals a poll by The Children’s Society.

Our statement on destitution among asylum-seeking, migrant children

28 June 2012

We welcome the Education Select Committee’s decision to examine the issue of destitution among migrant and asylum-seeking children

Tell us about your free school meals

26 June 2012

Join our Fair and Square campaign. Please contact us if you already receive free school meals, or are not entitled to get free school meals.

Bishop of Aston to visit the our pop-up shop in Sutton Coldfield

25 June 2012

The Bishop of Aston The Rt Revd Andrew Watson will be visiting The Children’s Society’s pop-up shop at The Mall Sutton Coldfield on Saturday, 30 June 2012.

Our response to the prime minister's speech on welfare proposals

25 June 2012

'Children are the hidden victims of the government’s massive reductions in benefit support.'

Our Portage and Befriending service in Hove celebrates its 30th anniversary

25 June 2012

This Saturday our programme will mark 30 years working with disabled children and their families in the Brighton area.

Fleeing Eritrea and finding refuge in West Yorkshire

22 June 2012

Hamid, a young person who has worked with our LEAP programme, is the subject of a short film broadcast on BBC2's Seeking Refuge series.

Disability and universal credit survey - we need your help

20 June 2012

We are working with the Citizens Advice and Disability Rights UK to review the impact of the new 'Universal Credit' benefit on disabled children and adults.