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young man, Aaron Thomas Rowles, looking at the camera
Choosing the Chief Executive
A team of five young people on our Board of Trustees, including Aaron Thomas Rowles, helped select our new leader
14 February 2012, 4 comments
Aaron Thomas Rowles, Young Person
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Abby Irwin
Singing at the Young Carers Festival was one of the most amazing experiences of my life
'I wrote Shy to Be Human about a part of my life that I have both struggled with and have been blessed by'
27 February 2013, 2 comments
Abby Irwin
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several young people with certificates from Takeover Day
Young people 'take over' The Children's Society
Young people from our projects in London saw how our organisation works and 'took over' our policy team last Friday.
16 November 2011, 1 comment
Jordeen Buckley, Young Person
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Henry Katende standing beside the Archbishop of York
I met the Archbishop
At this year's Edward Rudolf Lecture, Henry Katende listened to and met a man he had admired for years.
02 February 2012, 1 comment
Henry Katende, Young Person
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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
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On your own: Young people’s experiences of leaving care
For children who grew up in the care of their local authority, leaving can be a scary, explains Laura Rodrigues, who met several over the past few days.
22 May 2012
Laura Rodrigues, Policy Officer - Poverty and Early Years
Policy team
Young people meet minister in support of International Missing Children’s Day
Grace and Amy tell stories of their visit to London to meet the minister.
25 May 2012
Ellen Broome, Acting Policy Director
Policy 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
Joe and Lauren standing with Olympic torch
Young people in Kent share their Olympic and Paralympic experiences
Two young people from our intergenerational project in Birchington talk about their experience carrying the Olympic and Paralympic torch
10 September 2012
Ann Rayment, Programme Manager
Programme staff
Alan Milburn with seven young people and programme workers
Students speak to Alan Milburn about ending child poverty
Young people from our Genesis project in Greenwich write about meeting and interviewing independent reviewer Alan Milburn.
15 December 2011
Jordeen Buckley, Young Person
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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