Tag: Barnardo’s

Banking on Barnardo’s raises over £400,000 to support vulnerable children.

Stuart Mitchell

Leaders in the financial sector came together this week to raise £411,000 for the UK’s largest children’s charity Barnardo’s to support their work to help vulnerable children and young people in the UK today. The third Banking on Barnardo’s fundraising event brought together influential leaders from throughout the financial sector including Lloyds Banking Group, Virgin Money, NatWest and Santander and to help generate funds for some of the charity’s over 800 vital frontline services. The occasion, held at London’s Guildhall on 18 October, followed the successes of previous events and…

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Barnardo’s Scotland appeals for more foster carers as its services see 50% increase in children referred

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s largest children’s charity has launched its annual Fostering Focus campaign, which runs throughout the whole of September, and warns of a growing shortage of foster carers, leaving vulnerable children without safe, stable and loving families.  With latest statistics showing the number of children in care in Scotland now standing at over 14,000, figures released by Barnardo’s show that between August 2021 and July 2022, the number of children referred to its Scotland fostering services was 691. This is a rise of 50 per cent, compared with the previous…

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Barnardo’s and FCB Inferno launch new ‘Believe In Me’ awareness-raising film

Stuart Mitchell

The second of Barnardo’s ‘Believe In Me’ awareness-raising adverts launches today, highlighting the issue of child sexual abuse. The advert is designed to shine a spotlight on Barnardo’s tireless work; every year they support thousands of children and young people who have been sexually abused and exploited. This crucial work wouldn’t be possible without the support of the public. The advert, which focuses on Barnardo’s specialist support for young people affected by sexual abuse or exploitation, will air for the first time tonight. It shows a young girl looking nervous…

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Barnardo’s combats child sexual exploitation with help from People’s Postcode Lottery

Stuart Mitchell

Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised more than half a billion pounds for good causes helping charities like Barnardo’s provide vital services. The children’s charity has received over £3million in funding thanks to players of the lottery since 2018. This has allowed them to support thousands of children and young people throughout England, Wales and Scotland transition out of care, increase their mental health resilience and recover from child sexual abuse. One of the projects People’s Postcode Lottery has helped fund is RISE (Reducing the Impact of Sexual Exploitation)…

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Take on a January challenge in support of Barnardo’s

Stuart Mitchell

TV Personality and entrepreneur Calum Best is encouraging people to kick start the New Year with a new challenge as he trains to climb to the top of London’s iconic ‘Cheesegrater’ in support of Barnardo’s. Calum, who is about to star in “Celebrity Ex on the Beach”, will leap into action alongside other brave participants on Saturday 29 February to climb all 1,250 steps of the building as part of the charity’s Urban Summit challenge. Participants will push themselves to the limit  by pledging to climb the skyscraper, known officially…

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