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Bad traffic: Please support Anti-Slavery Day
Children are trafficked into and around the UK daily. Anti-Slavery Day draws awareness to these young people's plight, explains policy officer Natalie Williams.
18 October 2011
Natalie Williams, Policy Officer
Policy team
Boy looking out of window
Why are so many children being detained at our ports?
We must ensure that the vulnerable children travelling to the UK who are detained at ports are provided safety and brief detensions.
17 October 2011
Ilona Pinter, Policy Adviser
Policy team
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320,000: The true number of disabled children in poverty
Our new report shows that 320,000 disabled children in the UK live in poverty – a staggering number that is around 30,000 more than official statistics suggest
07 October 2011
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
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Why advocates matter
Research shows the important role advocates play in disabled children and young people's lives, says our policy adviser Elizabeth Lovell.
30 September 2011
Liz Lovell, Policy Adviser
Policy team
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Unicef report on UK children's well-being doesn't go far enough
Unicef's new report on children's well-being in the UK does not go far enough, explains Policy Director Enver Solomon.
14 September 2011
Enver Solomon, Policy Director
Policy team
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Why it's important to leave a gift in your will
Anna Wall, Legacy Development Officer, explains why leaving a charitable gift in your will is so important and the difference it can make to our work.
12 September 2011
Anna Wall, Legacy Development Officer
Fundraising and events team
Jim at Greenbelt
Supporting Make Runaways Safe at this year's Greenbelt Festival
Find out how we got on at our very first Greenbelt festival, by Amy Doyle, our wellie-wearing festival-goer
06 September 2011
Amy Doyle, Digital Marketing Coordinator
Fundraising and events team
Rhyannon Burman-Day
Raising money, supporting Make Runaways Safe during RAG Week
RAG Week is a fantastic time when students at universities and colleges across the UK raise money for charities.
02 September 2011
Rhyannon Burman-Day, Regional Fundraising Manager
Fundraising and events team
How can we prevent a repeat of the recent rioting in England?
We must strengthen communities by involving children and young people, listening to their opinions and protecting intergenerational projects from budget cuts.
16 August 2011, 2 comments
Enver Solomon, Policy Director
Policy team
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Don't let disabled children pay the price of welfare reform: Sign petition
Will budget cuts be fair or will they disproportionately fall upon children and families most in need, pushing more families into poverty?
08 August 2011, 3 comments
Enver Solomon, Policy Director
Policy team

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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