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.

Showing 31 to 40 of 45 articles for Guest bloggers team
two young women looking at camera
Ten young people hosted a Bake and Brew event, raising funds to support our work with vulnerable children across the country.
01 October 2012
Matthew Reed
'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
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
five teenagers speaking to one another
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
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
A group of 30 young people
Scouts leader Camilla Legate describes her and 30 young people’s experience sleeping rough and raising funds for young people.
14 March 2012
young man, Aaron Thomas Rowles, looking at the camera
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
Fifteen-year-old Hazal Kirci writes about taking part in the Safer Internet Day event in Greenwich on 6 February.
08 February 2012
Louise Straw and four friends standing before running the 2011 London marathon
Louise Straw shares her experiences of running marathons to raise funds for The Children's Society.
06 February 2012
Henry Katende standing beside the Archbishop of York
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