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Young boy who is the lead character in Refugee Boy
Young refugees share their stories
In support of West Yorkshire Playhouse's new production of Refugee Boy, young people in Leeds share their stories
06 February 2013
Nola Pugh, Project Worker at HEARTS, part of our LEAP programme
Programme staff
young boy sitting against a wall
Working with vulnerable and often forgotten families in the asylum system
Our programme worker shares his experiences working with families in Leeds in the asylum system.
30 January 2013
Abdou Sidibe, Senior Practitioner, LEAP programme
Programme staff
A young person and adult smiling
Bringing together different generations makes a difference
Bringing together older and younger generations can mean more positive relationships for people across a community
10 December 2012
Lorna Jacques, Senior Project Worker at Greenwich Intergenerational Community Cohesion Project and Young Voices
Programme staff
A group of fifteen people sitting at a table
Understanding the nature and scale of child poverty
The government launched its consultation on measuring child poverty in Lewisham last week - what do local residents think?
19 November 2012
Lynne Wooley, Policy and Public Affairs Volunteer
Policy team
young man writing on a piece of paper
'The best day ever - I really hope we can do something like this again!'
Liam, who works with our programme in Leeds, writes about helping four fellow young people with disabilities
29 October 2012
Liam Mackin, Young Person
Guest bloggers
Supporting Roma families through multi-agency mediation
After a TV programme raised Roma residents' fears, our SMART programme worked with local agencies to allay the community's fears
10 October 2012, 2 comments
Rosie Tapsfield, Senior Practitioner
Programme staff
Rosie sitting at a table with several boxes of papers and photographs
Visiting our archives, 'a sort of Narnia'
Our archives are tucked away in an unassuming office building, housing a rich collection of stories.
05 October 2012
Rosie Rutherford, Media Assistant
Media team
Young carers affected by HIV share stories, help launch resource
Young carers joined us at parliament and helped launch an online resource hub to support other young people in families affected by HIV
03 October 2012
Chantelle Lindo, Development Worker
Programme staff
'Advocacy can be life-changing': An advocate shares her story
From our programme in Lancashire, Nafeesa shares what it is like to be an advocate, and explains the benefits of young people's voices being heard.
13 September 2012
Nafeesa Kovariwala, Children's Rights Worker
Programme staff
adult and young man speaking
The great value of advocacy for children in care
Many children in the care system tell us of experiences of powerlessness when decisions are made about their future - but advocates help change that
13 September 2012
Iryna Pona, Policy Adviser
Policy team

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What issues affect children and young people today? On our blog, our volunteers, staff, leaders and the young people we work with share their experiences and tackle the issues. Let us know what you think – leave a comment or send us a message about what you find on our blog.

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Informative. I clicked for the pun in the title and stayed for the graphs.

The kids are all Wight: Gauging children’s well-being on the Isle of Wight

Great idea to map your run with the icons of London. Well done for finding the mental strength to run the VLM AGAIN, especially now you are an old man!

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon

Well done Joe, all in a good cause and will be thinking about you on the day.

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon