Guest bloggers

Volunteers, young people we work with, people who support our campaigns and policy write about a wide range of subjects related to young people.

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two young women looking at camera
Ten young people organise Bake and Brew event, raise money for our work
Ten young people hosted a Bake and Brew event, raising funds to support our work with vulnerable children across the country.
01 October 2012
Amira Dahir, Young Person
Matthew Reed
Meeting Matthew Reed, Chief Executive on the mount
'What three things does a young person need to get by?' I asked. Matthew said: 'Love, self-confidence and others to believe in them.'
26 September 2012
Aaron Thomas Rowles, Young Person
Help from our founder - The ongoing effects of helping children
Our founder helped the mother of our supporter Anne - today, Anne writes about the difference it made, and why she is remembering us in her will.
05 September 2012
Anne Bachelor, Supporter
five teenagers speaking to one another
The many values of befriending
Being a befriender can make a huge difference in a young person's life, writes a volunteer at our LEAP programme in Leeds.
14 August 2012
Sara Hills*, Volunteer befriending
Befriending is 'an amazingly empowering experience'
Liam Mackin, recently named Worcester Young Citizen of the Year, writes of the influence befriending has had in his life
19 July 2012, 1 comment
Liam Mackin, Young Person
A group of 30 young people
Sleeping rough to support Make Runaways Safe and Ghanaian children
Scouts leader Camilla Legate describes her and 30 young people’s experience sleeping rough and raising funds for young people.
14 March 2012
Camilla Legate, Supporter
young man, Aaron Thomas Rowles, looking at the camera
Choosing the Chief Executive
A team of five young people on our Board of Trustees, including Aaron Thomas Rowles, helped select our new leader
14 February 2012, 4 comments
Aaron Thomas Rowles, Young Person
Bringing generations together for Safer Internet Day
Fifteen-year-old Hazal Kirci writes about taking part in the Safer Internet Day event in Greenwich on 6 February.
08 February 2012
Hazal Kirci, Young Person
Louise Straw and four friends standing before running the 2011 London marathon
You can support young people, one run at a time
Louise Straw shares her experiences of running marathons to raise funds for The Children's Society.
06 February 2012
Louise Straw, Supporter
Henry Katende standing beside the Archbishop of York
I met the Archbishop
At this year's Edward Rudolf Lecture, Henry Katende listened to and met a man he had admired for years.
02 February 2012, 1 comment
Henry Katende, Young Person

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