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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
While all eyes are on the Olympics
The influx of visitors related to the Olympics highlights the issue of whether large-scale sporting events encourage human trafficking
31 July 2012
Natalie Williams, Policy Officer
Policy team
Rosie Rutherford
Relay, relay good: The Olympic flame runs on!
Seeing the Olympic torch is good but when a friend is carrying it, it's even more special, writes Rosie, our media intern.
24 July 2012
Rosie Rutherford, Media Assistant
Media team
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
Guest bloggers
Rosie sitting at a table with several boxes of papers and photographs
Time travelling in south London: A trip through our archives
Our archives are a sort of Narnia, tucked away in an unassuming office building, housing a rich collection of stories.
17 July 2012
Rosie Rutherford, Media Assistant
Media team
Meeting the needs of all children and families with disabilities
Our new report with Citizens Advice Bureau and Disability Rights UK is a key first step in ensuring the value of universal credit
12 July 2012
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
Sensational smoothies, rapid rock-climbing, and lots and lots of rain
Our Media Intern Rosie reports on the fun at this year's record-breaking, smoothie-making, karaoke-singing Young Carers Festival.
04 July 2012, 1 comment
Rosie Rutherford, Media Assistant
Media team
Action to help children missing from care
We are pleased to see that the government has announced urgent action today to tackle children missing from care.
03 July 2012
Natalie Williams, Policy Officer
Policy team
Net result: The importance of a safety net for disadvantaged young people
If the government intends to take the welfare system through another fundamental overhaul, we must ensure that young people do not slip through the net.
29 June 2012
Laura Rodrigues, Policy Officer - Poverty and Early Years
Policy team
Zeina looking at camera
Seven months with MPs, practitioners and an amazing range of children
Our policy team volunteer Zeina writes about her experiences working across issues such as poverty, disability and asylum-seekers
27 June 2012
Zeina Whalley, Policy and Public Affairs Volunteer
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