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map of England with differently shaded regions
Map and calculate childcare support reductions under Universal Credit
The new Universal Credit system is intended to help low-income working families, but our policy adviser finds it having the opposite effect for the most poor.
10 September 2012
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
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
Guest bloggers
Humane levels of support for asylum-seeking families
In a recent case the German Constitutional Court ruled that the current benefits level paid to asylum seekers in Germany was insufficient.
04 September 2012
Ilona Pinter, Policy Adviser
Policy team
Bake and Brew week - cakes and treats table
Join us for Bake and Brew
Today we kick off Bake and Brew Week
03 September 2012
Kate Birtwistle, Regional Fundraising Development Manager
Fundraising and events team
Caring for Roma children
Our policy adviser writes about the response to a televeision programme featuring Roma families living in the UK, and what we can do to support them
31 August 2012
Ilona Pinter, Policy Adviser
Policy team
Sophie Brightwell smiles at the camera
Mud, hail and flooding . . . a great weekend at the Greenbelt festival!
Following this year's Greenbelt, Sophie Brightwell writes about abundant mud, a home away from home and young people's illustrations of paradise.
31 August 2012
Sophie Brightwell, Church Partnerships Coordinator
Church team
colour-coded map of England, indicating projected childhood vulnerability rates
Mapping the projected rise in vulnerable families and children
We break down the data contained in our recent joint report with NSPCC and Action for Children, identifying where vulnerability is projected to rise by 2015.
28 August 2012
David Hounsell, Economic Adviser
Policy team
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
Guest bloggers
Photograph of Rosie Rutherford
Signing off after two quick months
Our media intern Rosie recaps her two good but fast months with us, and her plans to head abroad.
10 August 2012
Rosie Rutherford, Media Assistant
Media team
Katie in dressing room with other placard bearers
My Olympic moment
Katie Evans from our DAP programme writes about what it was like to be in the opening ceremony of the Olympics.
03 August 2012, 1 comment
Katie Evans, Senior Project Worker
Programme staff

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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