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You can find stories from across our organisation on this page, or access some of our more specific blogs, such as our data blog, our young people's blog, our policy team's blog and our volunteers' blog.

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Christmas Wish
For many of us this time of year is full of anticipation. But for many children and families we work with, the holiday season is a time of worry.
20 December 2012
Policy team
young girl who has run away stands as people rush by her
A troubling new Ofsted report echoes our findings about low levels of support for young runaways
15 February 2013
Policy team
Matthew Reed of The Children's Society and Peter Davies of CEOP
Our agreement with the UK policing agency CEOP is an example of working together to protect young people.
11 March 2013
Policy team
Young girl who has run away
While there is evidence that new policing terminology can save money, the evidence that they help young people is lacking
21 March 2013
Policy team
young girl sitting against a wall
If the principles in a new standard released today were upheld, young people would not experience the care system as ‘an isolated place’
03 April 2013
Policy team
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
Guest bloggers
a dozen children holding Christingles
A supporter writes of young people in Bolivia supporting a Christingle service, raising funds for vulnerable young people.
18 December 2012
Guest bloggers
Romany and Ciara holding microphones and speaking
Ciara and Romany helped create an incredibly catchy song about young runaways' problems and the support they need
24 October 2012
Guest bloggers
three girls playing in a yard, in a colour-drenched photograph
After years of working with Roma and migrant children, artist Marta Kotlarska explains the importance of a new exhibition of young people's photos
19 October 2012
Guest bloggers
A lit candle against a black background
Candles symbolise the struggle between light and darkness, reminding us that as followers of Jesus we are called to be lights, shining in the darkness
04 December 2012
Guest bloggers