Social care Charities That specialise in Children in care

Barnardo?s helped improve the lives of more than 240,000 vulnerable children, young people and their families. We help children including those who have been sexually exploited, young people leaving care, children with a parent in prison and provide early intervention for families struggling to cope. We find adoptive homes and foster placements for children in care and campaign to change policy.

TACT IS A DIVERSIFIED CHILDREN'S CHARITY PREDOMINANTLY PROVIDING FOSTERING, ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PUBLIC CARE OR ON THE CUSP OF CARE. THE CHARITY ALSO CAMPAIGNS AND ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN.

ST CHRISTOPHER'S PROVIDES SAFE, CARING AND INNOVATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE INCLUDING YOUNG RUNAWAYS, CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND FOSTER CARE, CARE LEAVERS AND YOUNG HOMELESS PEOPLE. THROUGH OUR WORK WE AIM TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THEIR DISADVANTAGES AND ACHIEVE BRIGHTER FUTURES.

Break supports children, young people and families in four key areas - young people in care and moving on, children and young people with disabilities, families in need of support and children at risk.

NYAS is a socio-legal charity providing advice, advocacy, information and legal advice to children, young people and vulnerable adults. NYAS also provides Independent Visitors who befriend children in care, and we undertake Regulation 44 visits of children homes. Under Rule 16.4 of the Family Proceedings Act we represent children and young people in private law family proceedings.

These are membership services, policy and practice, publishing and training, advice & mediation work, information services and consultancy and projects.

Services for children: adoption, foster care, day care, and volunteer support work. Services for adults with learning disabilities: day projects, supported living and residential care, training and advocacy, and employment opportunities. Community projects for young people, elderly people and homeless people in various projects throughout the North West.

The provision of foster care for children in the United Kingdom

TSJRT wants to enable looked after children to be happy and to transition into a fulfilling adulthood. To this end, it aims to support charities working with children in care (foster, kin and state) and care leavers (up to the age of 30). TSJRT will prioritise work which helps de-institutionalise the experience of being in care or in receipt of post care services.

to further such charitable purposes and to make donations to such charitable institution or institutions to advance education of students of Richmond, The American International University in London; and charities for intercultural activities, education and international education and children in care.

Voice enables and equips children and young people to hold to account the services that are responsible for their care or wellbeing and to uphold their right to actively participate in shaping their own lives. We provide advocacy and independent services for children in care, in need and in secure settings, and we campaign for policy and practice changes to improve their lives.

Providing foster care for children who cannot live with their birth families. This entails supporting, supervising, managing and training foster carers to care for children effectively and providing a strong support team who can ensure that children's life chances and choices are enhanced.

The relief of those in need, hardship or distress in particular those who are vulnerable, young people, asylum seekers and refugees by the provision of supporting housing for their benefit. To operate a foster care agency and provide care and support for their benefit. To also deliver education. To help relieve poverty in Sri Lanka, Romania and Kenya.

We work to improve the lives and life chances of young people in care & care leavers. We inform and support them via our publications and learning & skills workshops; we influence policy & practice by ensuring their views and experiences are heard; we provide support materials for foster carers and others responsible for their welfare & education and we develop innovative projects & best practice.

THE CHARITY HAS PURSUED ITS OBJECTIVES OF RELIEVING HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS IN ORPHANED AND ABANDONED CHILDREN IN ASIA. CARE FOR CHILDREN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE TRAINING MATERIALS AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES TO PROFESSIONALLY TRAIN FOSTER CARE STAFF ACROSS ASIA.CARE FOR CHILDREN WORKS IN A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES.

We work with care experienced young people aged 11-25. Our aim is to give young people in care the chance to have a good life through positive relationships, support at times of transition and influencing the services they receive. We deliver relationship based positive activities and support young people through adolescence and into adulthood through a Leaving Care service.

NHP takes a ground-breaking approach through its commitment to young people's ownership, enabling young people leaving care to achieve connected and fulfilling lives. Codesigned with young people, the groupwork approach is psychologically informed and relational and young people gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to make a house their home and live interdependently in their community.

Pure Insight supports young care leavers aged 16-28. It's range of outreach projects (which tackle complex social issues for those making the transition to independence) include Mentoring, Psychological Wellbeing Service/Counselling, intense support for care experienced young parents, peer support, drop in cafes and an Experts by Experience group influencing local and national service provision

Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB - formerly International Social Service UK) is the UK arm of the international ISS network. CFAB works to ensure the identification, care and protection of all children separated across borders - including children in care, unaccompanied children and the victims of trafficking - where possible reuniting them with their families in the UK and overseas.

TBH was established to provide a creative, supportive space to help care leavers overcome traumas experienced in childhood and to enable them to integrate successfully into society. TBH has 4 main activities: Drop-in workshopsOpen House Projects (12 weeks of drama workshops, theatre participation, life skills and employability)MentoringFull-scale theatre productions

For the public benefit, to relieve by such means as are charitable, children and adults who have had foster care or residential care experience by the provision of support, advice, resources, assistance (financial or otherwise), grants, programmes and other activities.

Off the Record exists to improve the emotional health and wellbeing of young people by providing them with a safe space to be themselves. We provide a range of free services including counselling, listening support/coaching, youth participation, advocacy and specialist groups, such as a young parents group, support for care leavers and a LGBT focused youth group.

Mayday Trust provides The PTS Response, person-led, transitional and strengths-based coaching. Returning control to people to shape their own futures. We developed strengths-based, person-led coaching to people experiencing tough times like homelessness or leaving care. We use the learning and values of this approach to help organisations and local area implement practical strengths-based working

Working with disadvantaged and vulnerable women, girls and families including those: experiencing domestic violence & abuse; with children in care; seeking asylum or refugees; with learning disabilities; with complex needs or mental health and wellbeing needs; who are pregnant or parents. We specialise in group work, peer support, and providing one-to-one support taking a trauma-informed approach.

The Share Foundation aims to reduce the generational cycle of deprivation by building resources and life skills for looked after children and young people. We operate the UK-wide Junior ISA and Child Trust Fund schemes on behalf of the Department for Education, opening and administering accounts, raising additional voluntary contributions to build account values and providing financial education.