121 have successfully supported vulnerable and disadvantaged young people and their families for 22 years across West Kent. 121 is the lifeline of support that has reduced the likelihood of self harm, suicide, ASBO, lack of achievement and engagement in education. 121 enables young people to participate and enjoy life.

The Africa Social Action Project (ASAP!), raises funds for impoverished orphans living in Hazyview South Africa, who have lost both parents to the AIDS epidemic. With your help we can provide these vulnerable children not only with clothes, food and medicine but hope for a better future. Please give generously.

Aberlour works in Scotland with and for children, young people and families who need additional support, to promote their development and wellbeing.

Action for Children meets the needs of the children and young people who most need support to achieve their full potential. Through our work and through speaking out, we seek to break the cycle of deprivation. We challenge injustice and empower children to overcome the obstacles in their lives that hold them back. We tailor our work to local circumstances, in partnership with children and young people, families, communities and local organisations.Charity Registration No. 1097940

Adoption Matters Northwest is a specialist voluntary adoption agency providing a comprehensive range of services to all those whose lives have been touched by adoption. That includes adoptive parents, people who have been adopted and birth parents and thier families.

Adoption Matters Northwest is a specialist voluntary adoption agency providing a comprehensive range of services to all those whose lives have been touched by adoption. That includes adoptive parents, people who have been adopted and birth parents and thier families.

It works with HIV/AIDS orphans in Africa and helps with scholl fees, school uniforms and all school requirements. It also helps orphans with training so they can set up income generating projects and equips them with skills needed by employers. It also provides ARVs to infected children.

Arch is a local charity based in Stoke-on-Trent which helps homeless people in North Staffordshire. It also helps people who are at risk of homelessness. Services include housing, support in the community, two women's refuges and domestic violence services. The charity works with around 2,000 people each year.

ACF was founded to help support children in Srilanka. ACF provides the fundamental rights of any child which include food, shelter, healthcare and education.

asphaleia action is part of the asphaleia group – an organisation dedicated to impacting the lives of vulnerable children and young people, and the organisations that work with them. Our charity seeks to contribute to the care, upbringing & advancement of life for vulnerable children & young people in the UK and internationally.

A baby's nine month journey in to the world is hazardous and the last few hours and minutes crucial to life. It could be the life of your unborn child or grandchild. The NHS Capital Budget provides basic essentials only. Donating to The Baby Beat Appeal allows us to provide the very best in fetal monitoring equipment.

The Bala Orphanage and Children's Centre in south west Kenya exists to care for orphans and other needy children by providing food, clothing, education and medical treatment. The Orphanage is run along Christian lines and cares for around 350 children who come from the surrounding area. The Centre is a source of real, practical help and provides pastoral care as well.

As one of the UK's leading children's charities, Barnardo’s believes in children regardless of their circumstances, gender, race, disability or behaviour. We believe in the abused, the vulnerable, the forgotten and the neglected. We will support them, stand up for them and bring out the best in each and every child. We do this because we believe in children.

BBC Children in Need help to positively change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.

We work to relieve poverty and to advance education and the provision of healthcare in Tamil Nadu, south India. We want to help as many poor children as possible to give them a good chance in life, saving them from the streets and from a life of struggle.

BREADLINE facilitates churches in Moldova and Siberia to develop ministries, which bring glory to God and have a lasting impact on their communities; including; evangelical missions, agricultural projects to help poor farmers attain sustainable livelihoods, advocacy for the disabled, and centres which protect young people at risk from trafficking.

The school provides a nurturing education for vulnerable children in need of a boarding school place.

BAAF is a UK-wide charity that helps find secure, loving families for children who can no longer live at home. BAAF's work begins while children are waiting to be fostered or adopted and influences every aspect of childcare in the UK.

We provide a practical, long term solution to the plight of destitute, abandoned, orphaned children of Nepal by giving them a loving home and good all round education. Well over 1200 have passed through our care.

Bullying UK which was formerly known as Bullying Online helps parents and pupils deal with school bullying by giving practical advice and support to families who are often in despair. There are 30 sections on the website and personal advice is given by email. The website is also used in schools as a teaching resource.

The CAIRN Trust aims to develop sustainable rural village communities in Nepal through child education. We develop a communities educational infrastructure by building village schools and libraries and providing children with essential education supplies.

Calvary Zion Children's Home is home to 31 orphaned or abandoned children in Mombasa, Kenya. Funds raised by the Trust assists with the everyday needs of the children such as food. The Trust recognises that a quality education is vital for the children's future so directly contributes towards these costs.

All money donated to the Cambodia Fund is sent directly to CCPCR in Cambodia (The Cambodian Centre for the Protection of Children's Rights - www.ccpcr.org). This money will be used for the rescue and rehabilitation of young sex workers all over Cambodia.

Cambridge Family Mediation Service supports couples who are separating or divorcing to make arrangements for their children and separate their finances with the least possible conflict. It also provides counselling and group work for children and adults and parenting workshops to help people deal with issues arising from family change.

Casa Alianza provides care, rehabilitation and legal aid services for over 10,000 street children each year in Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico. <p> Services include, outreach, crisis centres that are open 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year, full time residential <p> Programmes and community support and family reintegration.

Casa do Caminho is a Brazilian NGO that operates three shelters for vulnerable and underprivileged children near Rio de Janeiro. Its mission is to ensure the childrens' health and security while supporting their educational needs enabling them to leave the institution with the opportunity of a better life.

CLC intends to raise awareness and educate young people about domestic abuse in young adult relationships. Domestic abuse can be physical, emotional, sexual and financial. It can also be harassment and stalking. It happens between adults and young people who are partners, ex-partners or family members regardless of their gender.

The Catholic Children's Rescue Society provides social care and support services to vulnerable children, young people and families, regardless of race or religion, and including those with disability. CCRS provide support to those in need in Manchester and Greater Manchester in accordance with its Catholic ethos and values.

CCS(P) is a child welfare agency covering the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth (Cornwall, Devon and most of Dorset). It provides: - Parenting courses through diocesan schools which aim to help parents enjoy parenthood. - Basic awareness training on safeguarding children in the parishes. - Individual grants for families and children in need.

CCS Adoption is a Bristol-based adoption agency specialising in finding families for children with a variety of different needs. It is a small, friendly agency offering comprehensive support to families throughout the adoption process and beyond. It welcomes and offers services to adults and children of any cultural, religious or ethnic background. You can find out more about CCS at www.ccsadoption.org

CoS provides respite for abused and disadvantaged children in a homely, natural environment, where they... &#8220;care and are cared for... are valued and know self worth...learn without being taught...replace negativity with positivity... gain strength through nature...have fun and are carefree...create a happy memory that can ever be taken away&#8221;.

Charity Bolivia is a small charity set up to help children out of poverty in Bolivia. It supports Colonia Ecologica, a warm and friendly family-run children's home in Cochabamba Bolivia, which houses, supports and helps to educate orphans, former street children and children from very impoverished families.

To provide safe water in Malawi particularly at Chembe Village at Cape Maclear to help eradicate sickness and death especially amongst children.

Young Carers Project promotes and safeguards the rights of young carers in Blackburn with Darwen to minimise the caring responsibilities of the Young Carers, enabling them to enjoy normal childhood experiences. We will be cycling 135 miles from Lytham St Anne’s to Scarborough on 17th and 18th Sept.

Child Concern Consortium is a group of five charities supporting children who need help throughout the UK. So, your gift works five times harder, helping children with disabilities; those waiting for hospital treatment; children needing new permanent or temporary families, and those who need safe places to go after school.

CPAG is the leading charity campaigning for the abolition of poverty among children and young people in the UK and for the improvement of the lives of low-income families.

Provides material support for any child up to the age of 16 who has been a victim or traumatised by any crime committed in the UK. Provides funding for counselling and also publishes child safety literature.

Childcare - The Brentwood Catholic Children's Society, is a registered charity which provides counselling for children and young adults, up to the age of eighteen years regardless of their beliefs, together with their families, who could be experiencing emotional difficulties. The charity was established in 1984 with the aim to provide support and care for disadvantaged children throughout Essex and East London. There is no payment or donation required for our service and the funding is through voluntary donations. The charity receives no national or local government grants or provision. The prime focus of our work is to provide an early intervention service with families, children and young people and to enable them to address difficulties that may be impeding their educational, social and emotional development. RCN: 1000661 For more information about the work of the charity or if you can support us in anyway please contact: jabbott@childccareujk.org www.childcareuk.org

ChildLine is the UK's free and confidential, 24-hour helpline for children in distress or danger. Trained volunteer counsellors comfort, advise, support and protect children and young people who may feel they have nowhere else to turn. Children call ChildLine about a wide range of problems, but the most common problems are abuse (both sexual and physical), bullying, serious family tensions, worries about friends' welfare and teenage pregnancy. Children and young people can call ChildLine about anything – no problem is too big or too small. ChildLine is a service provided by the NSPCC

Childnet works to make the Internet a great and safe place for children. It helps children acquire new net literacy skills and gives practical advice to children, parents, teachers and carers about Internet safety. Childnet runs several education and child protection projects, including resources such as www.chatdanger.com and www.kidsmart.org.uk.

CHILDREN 1ST - the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children - supports families under stress, protects children from harm and neglect, helps them recover from abuse and promotes their rights and interests.

To promote the care of vulnerable children without families worldwide, especially those at high risk such as AIDS orphans or street children

Children First Derby is a local charity working with children and families to make a posotive impact in their lives.

It helps under-privileged children in Africa by providing financial and other forms of help to enable children and those caring for them to house, educate and sustain children; it forms networks between schools in the UK &amp; Africa to enable children to learn about each other's cultures

Children North East is the oldest children's charity in the North East of England - founded in 1891. Through its range of community-based projects, CNE aims to help the children and young people of the region reach their full potential and enables them and their families to overcome some of life's inequalities.

Children on the Edge exists to help the most marginalised and vulnerable children worldwide with particular focus on those without parental care. We strive to bring life, hope, colour and fun into children’s lives, empowering them and giving them a voice. We are committed to ensuring their fundamental needs are met and rights protected. <p> Where possible we partner with grassroots organisations. Where civil society is not strong we implement programmes through indigenous staff teams. We constantly monitor global situations where children’s rights are being denied and will respond if our expertise and resource allow.

The Children's Society is a leading children's charity committed to making childhood better for all children in the UK. We intervene, prevent, rescue and provide ongoing support for children trapped in a vicious circle of fear and harm; a vicious circle driven by violence, neglect, poverty or discrimination, which destroys lives and wrecks community living. We never turn away.

Child-Safe provides practical advice, and promotes the safety, welfare and pastoral care of children and young people, involved in sport, community groups and travel. It is committed to improving care, reducing opportunities of abuse and helping parents, volunteers and schools to provide an environment, which is safe and fun.

Working to transform lives in India through Compassion in Action

The Consortium for Street Children (CSC) is the leading international member-based network dedicated to advocating, promoting and campaigning for the rights of street-involved children. We are committed to creating a better and sustainable future for some of the most disadvantaged and stigmatised children by working together to inform and inspire research and action that influences policy and best practice worldwide.

The Consortium for Street Children (CSC) is the leading international member-based network dedicated to advocating, promoting and campaigning for the rights of street-involved children. We are committed to creating a better and sustainable future for some of the most disadvantaged and stigmatised children by working together to inform and inspire research and action that influences policy and best practice worldwide.

The Cooper Kenya Educational Trust is a charitable trust established to entirely support and educate orphans and very poor children to give them the best possible chance in life. It was set up in 1999 by Michele Cooper.

The Croydon Playcare Company (Gingerbread Corner) provides quality childcare for children 3 months to 16 years. Our main aim is to alleviate poverty and distress in one-parent families or other disadvantaged groups. Their main activities include childcare, access to parenting information, family support and outreach health services.

CRY works towards restoring basic rights to under-privileged children &#8211; rights to survival, participation, development and protection. It works towards eradicating the root causes of injustice towards children and makes sure that they have access to schools, good health and experience a childhood; seeking permanent solutions that bring about lasting change.

Welsh Women's Aid is campaigning to end domestic abuse. Groups provide services for women and children experiencing domestic abuse. WWA runs the Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline, a free 24 hour, bilingual and confidential service with support and information for those experiencing domestic abuse.

&#8220;Having someone believe in me has stopped me thinking I can&#8217;t do things and started believing and seeing that I can&#8221; &#8211; Mary 21 Drive Ahead participant&#8221; Depaul Trust Ireland provides accommodation, outreach and training services to homeless and disadvantaged people, with 4 projects in Belfast and 8 in Dublin.

It helps South African children abandoned, abused, neglected and orphaned affected and infected by HIV and AIDS in the Eastern Cape

The Dnipro Appeal Charity was set up by football supporters on the back of a trip to the city of Dnipropetrovsk in Ukraine. The charity continues to grow and now provides help for numerous orphanges within the city as well as funding the Dnipro Kids Baby Centre. Thanks to the many donations it is able to continue to assist the orphaned children of Dnipropetrovsk and ensure that they are provided for and, more importantly, have lasting memories they can carry into their adult lives. Please visit our website for more information. www.dniprokids.com

Our mission is to raise money for the thousands of disadvantaged children in Northern Ireland who are counting on our support. Funds raised will directly benefit children and young people aged 0-17 with a focus on alleviating disability, combating illness, improving quality of life, encouraging personal development and aspirational...

DrugFAM was established by Elizabeth Burton-Phillips who lost one of her twin sons, Nick, to Heroin. We are open to anyone who is affected by someone else's use or misuse of drugs or and alcohol. We run a telephone helpline, a weekly support group, one to one counselling, advice and information. Please call 0845 8838 53

DVIP support women and children who have experienced domestic violence and work to end domestic abuse. We provide services for people who use violence and their victims to help break the cycle of abuse.

East Lancashire Women's Refuge Association has saved over 5,000 women and children since its refuge provision was established in 1976. It runs the largest refuge in Lancashire; delivers excellent community based services; supports telephone helpline; enabling women to make informed choices and empowering them to live free from Domestic Violence.

ECPAT UK campaigns against the commercial sexual exploitation of children, including child trafficking and child sex tourism. It is part of the international ECPAT movement and works to raise public awareness about the abuse and exploitation of children in the UK and across the world. ECPAT UK takes a leading role in lobbying the British government for new laws and policy to protect children.

Eighteen And Under provides support and information for young people who have been abused in any way. We also have comprehensive abuse prevention and personal safety programmes for all ages using our award winning Violence Is Preventable resources.

The Trust makes grants to fund the work of El Shaddai Street Child Rescue in Goa, India. The Goan Charity provides Homes, Day Care/Night Shelters, Education, Feeding Programmes and Medical Care to children working and living on the streets or slums in India.

Emunah cares for those children in Israel whose lives are in danger, and whom noone else wants. Through its network of children's homes, therapy centres, day care and community centres, Emunah is recognised as one of Israel's leading providers of family welfare services

Families-are-best is the adoption service of the Catholic Children’s Society, Nottingham and its objectives are to promote the care, welfare and well being of children and families through its Adoption Services. Founded in 1947 was registered as an Adoption Agency in 1948 and has continued to operate since that date working with children and families of any or no faith.

Family Care offers a full range of services in adoption, including the recruitment and preparation of potential adopters, family finding and adoption support. It provides emotional and practical support to children experiencing bereavement, domestic violence, parental divorce and separation. Family Care works in the City of Nottingham, the County of Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas.

FCL helps anyone under stress by means of a telephone helpline staffed by trained volunteers, face to face counselling, and a Family Centre offering support to local parents and pre school children.

Family Focus is a unique support group which has provided practical help over the past 12 years to over 600 families facing serious difficulties. We rely solely on donations and face closure at the end of the year - this would leave at least 20 families without support. Please help us. For more information please visit www.familyfocusonline.org.uk

Family Rights Group advises and campaigns for families in England and Wales whose children are involved with or require social care services. It promotes policies and practices that assist families including grandparents who are raising children who cannot live at home. It works to increase the voice and influence children and their families have over the services they use.

From small beginnings in the year 2000 FOMO now looks after over 5000 children through a network of 13 centres covering over 85 villages in Mulanje district of Malawi. FOMO Provides Health Care, Formal and Informal Education, Food Security and Daily Activities. Everything raised will go to Malawi to Help the children.

The Footprints Mission To create a home that can give parental care, love, understanding,security and happiness but above all the sense of belonging to family life that every child deserves.

Forever Searching is a global group whose whole purpose for existing is to raise awareness to individual child abductions throughout the world. Thanks to the sheer determination and passion of the group members - Forever Searching are able to target several countries simultaneously with their ongoing awareness campaign.

The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading charity for everyone involved in fostering. We work to improve life for the 50,000 children and young people living with foster families. We provide training, advice, information and support, and make sure the views of children and young people are heard and respected throughout the care system. Our campaigns raise public awareness and ensure action at the highest levels.

The Friends of Baale Mane (Baale Mane means &quot;Girls&#8217; home&quot;) at Gopalapura is a home for around 50 girls between the ages of 6 and 16 situated on the outskirts of the city of Bangalore, India. The baale provides shelter and a loving home for girl children. The girls are either orphans, have a single parent who is unable to care for them or have lost contact with their parents.

It supports orphaned and abandoned children many suffering from HIV/AIDS in South Africa. It builds houses in the Townships employing local labour and local women as house mothers to care for six children to each house . A Creche for 60 children. It provides the children with a home medical care and education

Mkombozi Centre for Street Children is a Tanzanian Trust established in 1997 to protect street and at risk children and young people by providing, supporting, strengthening and advocating for community services in Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions, Tanzania. Mkombozi has assisted over 1,000 street based youth through housing, education, protection, outreach, mental and physical health provision.

We are based in Karen, Nairobi and sponsor destitute, bright and eager kids through secondary schooling in Kenya. Most are in boarding schools which means they have a bed, food and security as well as a chance to learn and succeed in the face of otherwise extreme deprivation. Where funds allow they go on to further education to gain skills and professional qualifications.

We support a home for destitute Tibetan children in northern India which was set up in 1979 by Mrs Pema Mega, a Tibetan refugee. There are around 30 children at any one time who live in a positive family atmosphere with Pema and her husband. The children generally stay until they get a job or go to college. There are no UK admin costs except bank and mscellaneous charges.

Friends United Network (FUN) supports vulnerable children from underprivileged lone-parent families. FUN recruits, screens and trains, long-term adult volunteers who take a child out for 3-4 hours every week. FUN volunteers are a bit like honorary uncles or aunties - providing stability and emotional support to children that desperately need it.

Founded in 2006 the Global Children's Foundation has already received tremendous support from many people who give their time and skills voluntarily. The Foundation has already helped raise funds for orphanages and youth projects in Poland, Bosnia, Romania and Sierra Leone and we are establishing networks with other organisations to reach out and help children in South America, Africa and Asia.

God's Golden Acre UK provides orphaned African children with food, medicine and a sound education in community cluster foster homes. All over the valleys young children are caring for their dying AIDS-infected parents and siblings. By rehousing them at God's Golden Acre they are allowed to develop their natural talents.

Grief Encounter's aims are to relieve the emotional distress of bereaved children, young people and their families We help by developing and promoting resources available to bereaved families and by raising public awareness of bereavement issues for children. No-one can wave a magic wand but Grief Encounter can help the journey.Following a Bereavement Grief Encounter are there to offer the best advice and support.

The objective of the charity is the 'relief of poverty and advancement of the Christian religion through providing for the material, mental and spiritual needs of needy children and young people in the developing world' The charity looks to assist the plight of children in specific areas of the world, with current focus being on Brazil

Have a Heart part of Global Charities, registered charity number 1091657 Have a Heart is the new name for Help an Oxfordshire Child. Our appeal is based within 'Heart Oxfordshire' the new name for the local radio station within Oxfordshire. Our aim is to raise money locally. With the help of our listeners, local companies and staff from the radio station, we organise fundraising events. Some of the events we like to run are treks, challenges, santas on the run, quiz nights, collections and much much more. The money we raise within Oxfordshire will stay within the County and support local people. Each year we will invite community and charity groups to apply for a share of the money we raise and then donate to our local community. So thank you for your support. You will be helping someone locally. Someone who really needs our support, someone who will be dealing with a problem, illness, abuse, disability or are someone with a disadvantage. You will make a difference, so thank you for helping to raise funds for your local community.

Help A Local Child, the very own charity of Southern FM awards grants to groups working with children in the local area. HALC raises money by holding events throughout the year in association with the radio station, including Film Premiere's, Fundraising Dinners, sponsored abseils, and sponsored running events.

Help a London Child was founded in 1975 by Lord Attenborough CBE, as 95.8 Capital FM's charity to assist and give opportunities to thousands of London’s children and young people experiencing abuse, homelessness, disability, poverty and illness. Over the last 34 years the charity has raised in excess of £20 million and awarded that amount to over 10,000 small groups across the Capital, directly helping over 1 million children.

Help A South Wales Child, the very own charity of Red Dragon FM awards grants to groups working with children in the local area. HASWC raises money by holding events throughout the year in association with the radio station, including Film Premiere's, Fundraising Dinners, sponsored abseils, and sponsored running events.

Home-Start Colchester is a charity committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under 5, offering informal support, friendship and practical help. Home-Start know how hard being a parent can be and that sometimes it can be overwhelming. The families we help come from a variety of backgrounds and are supported for many different reasons.

Provide support services to families with at least one child under the age of five.

'Home-Start North Down reaches out to over 100 local families every year - recruiting and training volunteers to support parents with young children at home. We support families who are struggling to cope because of illness, isolation, mental health, lone parenting, bereavement, domestic violence, disability, multiple birth or multiple children under school age. <p> Home-Start North Down’s work is simple, cost effective and it works. As one of our parents put it, ‘...you have given me friendship, help, advice and the support I really needed. Before Home-Start my life was in turmoil. I suffered from depression, low self-esteem, no confidence and I felt isolated ….. I had hit rock bottom. Home-Start helped kick-start the beginnings of a new chapter in my life’

Home-Start Wandsworth is a charity providing support to families with at least one child under five by volunteers whom we also recruit and train. Through weekly home visits they are able to respond to the problems of struggling families with both practical and emotional help.

Home-Start Watford &amp; Three Rivers is a charity offering families with at least one child under five, informal, friendly and confidential support in their own homes. Support is provided through a team of carefully selected volunteers who visit families once a week for two to three hours for as long as needed.

Iain Goodwill trust is working hard to highlight the dangers of young children around motor vehicles - particularly at home. In addition it is trying to make cars impossible for children to start.

JCD, formerly known as Jewish Child’s Day, has been providing support for disabled, neglected, abused and underprivileged Jewish children in the UK, Israel and Eastern Europe for more than 60 years. JCD helps pay for life-saving medical equipment and special educational materials for children with psychological problems and learning difficulties. Braille equipment for the blind, hearing stimulus equipment for the deaf, walking aids for the multi-disabled as well as clothing, toys and games, books, playground equipment and holidays are all paid for with the help of JCD allocations. Relying entirely on the generosity of the community and receiving no government or statutory funding, JCD grants give Jewish children throughout the world the chance to make a better life for themselves.

JET places children who have suffered trauma or are at risk in boarding, specialist or independent day schools as necessary, where they can recover, grow and be educated in a secure, stable and caring environment.

Kenya Children Centres provides refuge, health care, food, clothing, counselling and education to meet physical, emotional and psychological needs of orphan girls in Kenya. Many of who are abandoned, abused, sick and malnourished. We are building a second Centre for 100 girls and a Medical Centre for the local community.

Kids Alive rescues children who are orphaned, abandoned and at risk. We restore their dignity and give them hope for the future. We work in seventeen countries world wide, creating safe family-style homes and schools where abandoned and neglected children can thrive in an atmosphere of acceptance and love.

Kidscape is committed to keeping children safe from abuse. It is the only national charity dedicated to preventing bullying and child sexual abuse. Kidscape believes that protecting children from harm is key.

Leicestershire and Rutland Crimebeat developed and runs the Warning Zone, an interactive safety education centre. Warning Zone is made available to all 12,000 Year 6 pupils (10-11 year olds) from Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland. The consequences of crime and anti-social behaviour are key priorites.

The Living Room treats those with addictions to drugs, alcohol or behaviours such as; eating disorders, love/sex, gambling. We also support the family through weekly support groups. Those with young children can attend our services as we have a free on-site creche.

MADaboutART provides arts-based education and narrative therapy to support South Africa's orphans and vulnerable children to protect themselves from HIV infection. Through art, it creates greater openness of communication around HIV & AIDS and encourages learning and self-advocacy. Ultimately its aim is to dispel stigma and discrimination and reduce HIV transmissions in young people.

Cash for Kids aims to support local children under the age of 18, who are financially, socially, emotionally or physically disadvantaged. Also to encourage healthy lifestyle options by promoting physical, mental and general wellbeing of children and adolescents within the Magic 105.4 region.

Manchester Adoption Society is an innovative and child-centred organisation committed to continuous improvements in meeting the lifelong needs of children and families involved in adoption and concurrent planning.

Simple acts of kindness: we help local people throughout the world , people who take care of children at risk because of war, famine, violence or disease.

At Maranatha Care Children our belief is that South African orphans, street children and other children and young people at risk, should not be denied the opportunities that every child deserves. <p> We aim to help South African children by offering development in education and life skills, providing a suitable home environment and safeguarding the future of those children and young people in residential care. All children are entitled to grow up in a safe, healthy and nurturing environment. But at Maranatha Care Children we also want to empower children and young people to fulfill their full potential.

The Medical Foundation is the only human rights charity in the UK which works exclusively with adult and child survivors of torture and organised violence. Using a holistic approach it provides psychological and physical therapy, counselling and medical treatment to engage torture survivors in a process to assert their human dignity

Megans World helps provide financial assistance for the burial plots and headstones for stillborn babies. It helps parents of stillborn babies and their family's to discuss and overcome their tragic loss

We work with local people in the Philippines and Myanmar to alleviate poverty and care for abandoned children. We sponsor over 300 kids through school and have facilities for 100 kids in our purpose built home, feeding programs for hundreds of kids living on a rubbish dump. Regular team challenges enable volunteers to take part in our work overseas.

Metro Radio and Magic 1152's Cash for Kids (formerly Just for Kids) supports the thousands of children across the North East of England who suffer abuse or neglect, are disabled and have special needs or who simply need extra care or guidance.We are tuned into the region and provide a helping hand when and where it is needed most.

The charity objectives are to assist children and young people in the alleviation of poverty and the relief of sickness. Since it was established in 1994, it has helped a number of individuals with the provision of medical equipment and funded medical treatment. It has also made grants to other children's charities.

We help youngsters who suffer from sickness or disability by providing care equipment; terminally ill youngsters to acheive ambitions; children who have suffered from abuse and / or domestic violence. If we can improve the quality of a youngster's life or put a smile back ona face, then The Moore Foundation is succeeding.

It provides wells and pumps for villages in Kenya, thus supplying water in the village. It also runs a scholarship which enables the top 3 scholars of the primary school every year to go to high school for 4 years. Lastly it supports orphans in the village through generous sponsorship.

The Nasio Trust supports the HIV Orphans of Kenya. It helps them by providing day care support including, education, food, medical treatment and clothing. These children have dreams just like children in the UK. The Nasio Trust aims to help these children achieve their dreams.

NACOA's latest research indicates that there are at least 920,000 children and young people, under the age of 18, in the UK today living in a home where one or both parents have a problem with alcohol. Seventy percent of these children will try to hide the problem from the outside world. They are often frightened and isolated, with no one to turn to for help. NACOA responds by providing information, advice and support through its free, confidential telephone helpline (0800 358 3456).

NCDV is a charity which provides fast and free legal advice and support to victims of domestic violence. The service is available to anybody regardless of age, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation.

The NSPCC's purpose is to end cruelty to children and our vision is of a Society where all children are loved, valued and able to fulfil their potential. In September 2008, the NSPCC launched its Child’s Voice Appeal to answer more children’s cries for help. Every day, thousands of children and young people need to talk to ChildLine about a problem they face, while hundreds of caring adults call the NSPCC Helpline, worried about a child’s safety.

Established in 1992, the National Victims' Association (NVA) provides a comprehensive advocacy, advice, counselling and support service to families bereaved through murder or manslaughter, and is the UK's largest and longest established Charity specialising in this field of work. NVA has developed a range of unique respite and support projects and has provided its expertise to the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Metropolitan Police and many other statutory agencies. In its 17 year history, it has received no core funding from any Government and would not exist without the extraordinary unpaid work of its volunteers and voluntary contributions. Please visit www.victimsfirst.co.uk to read more. NVA is a Registered Charity Reg. No 1040883.

KCC rescues, houses and takes care of orphaned and vulnerable children from all over Uganda. Our vision is to give a safe and loving environment to children from war torn areas, slums and AIDS affected families. They are loved, cared for, educated and equipped in the hope that they grow up to become agents of transformation within their own communities.

New Life Mexico is a charity that supports children and young people in Mexico who have been physically, sexually or emotionally abused.

We work with victims of domestic violence and abuse throughout North Devon and Torridge. We provide a Refuge for women fleeing from domestic violence . Our Outreach support team works with women to make safety plans, provides practical support and advice and delivers &quot;pattern changing&quot; courses. We also work with children and young people who have experienced domestic violence.

Norwood is one of the UK's major children and family services organisations, supporting children, families and adults coping with learning disabilities and social disadvantage. Every year Norwood helps thousands of people by providing vital, specialised care to the most vulnerable members of the community.

OASIS SUPPORTS VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

It helps provide a loving family for children who do not have one. It works with Christian families abroad who welcome children made homeless by alcoholism or drug abuse. It has purchased a house in Poland where loving parents have created a secure and happy home for children from state orphanages.

Oxfordshire Playbus is a big blue double decker providing a mobile service to children and families in rural Oxfordshire where there are few parks and playgrounds and limited public transport. Everyone can come and have fun on the Playbus!

PKAVS is a diverse charity supporting the community of Perth &amp; Kinross. It supports over 5,000 people every year, including children and adults who are carers, adults recovering from mental ill health, people with disabilities and the elderly. It also helps other local charities to find funding and recruit volunteers.

The Post-Adoption Centre provides advice, support and information to all parties to adoption. PAC operates an advice line where anyone with problems arising from adoption can speak to qualified and experienced counsellors. Also provided is face to face counselling, therapeutic work with children and families and contact and mediation service.

The aim of the Radio city's cash for kids appeal is to raise money for the relief of poverty, sickness or disability amongst children and young people, under 18 years of age, living in the Radio City 96.7 broadcasting area, awarding grants to charities working with local children. Radio city's cash for kids is the registered charity of Radio City 96.7

The RCCF is a foundation that helps promote education, relieve poverty and protect good health amongst children under 18 years of age. We aim to help kids who would otherwise suffer from or be at risk from ignorance and/or exploitation. Financial support will be obtained through The Rainbow Collections (a series of CDs for children) and our unique fundraising events.

Rainbow Farm is a project in Brazil that provides care for abandoned and abused children. Firstly, by providing them with a permanent home. Secondly, by encouraging adoption of children into loving homes. Thirdly, to provide a place for children to come at weekends to play on the farm.

The aim of Red Balloon Learner Centres is the recovery of bullied children. In each Centre we provide an 'intensive care' full-time education for up to 15 children aged between 10 and 17 who are unable to go to school because they have been severely bullied. At least half of the students we take have attempted or seriously considered suicide. We promise the students whom we accept a safe environment with clear boundaries for behaviour, and an individual full-time academic, pastoral and therapeutic programme. Once the students have regained their confidence and are able to cope academically and socially, we support them in their return to mainstream school, their entry to further education or to employment. There are currently three Centres, in Cambridge, Norwich and North West London. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Liverpool will be housed in James Bulger House, and is expected to open in 2009.

reunite is the leading charity specialising in international parental child abduction. It operates an advice line offering practical, impartial advice and information to parents whose child has been abducted, or those parents who fear abduction. It also offers advice and information to parents who may have abducted their child.

Rise supports women, children and young people living with the effects of domestic abuse in Brighton, Hove and West Sussex. Being in an abusive relationship has damaging effects on a woman’s life. 1 in 4 women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime and 2 women a week are killed by their partner or former partner. Rise is here to help. If you or someone you know is affected by an abusive relationship Call Rise on 01273 622 822. Visit http://www.riseuk.org.uk

Romanian Relief have been actively working in Romania since January 2001, we work towards the prevention of children being abandoned, and also caring and homing underprivileged children in Romania.

The charity was set up to fund projects in memory of Rosie May Storrie, age 10, who was murdered at a Christmas party in 2003. It is currently building two ‘Rosie May Homes’ for Tsunami Orphans in Sri Lanka in addition to the centre it already supports feeding 86 Children.

ROUNDABOUT has been working with young homeless people in Sheffield since 1977. Roundabout has an emergency Direct Access hostel, a Dispersed Housing Scheme and is also the lead agency for a city-wide tenancy support scheme (Stencil) . Roundabout puts the needs of young people first.

SAFE@LAST is a children's charity that works in South Yorkshire providing services for young people, 16 and under, who are at risk through running away.

We're the world's independent children's charity. We're outraged that millions of children are still denied proper healthcare, food, education and protection. We're working flat out to get every child their rights and we're determined to make further, faster changes. How many? How fast? It's up to you.

Serenity Foundation is a non religious charity based in England created to relieve the needs of children in Kayamandi township in South Africa. Specifically by the construction and operation of an orphanage which will operate in full cooperation with the local community and the provision of education and training to help them dream about a real and positive future.

Shakti Women&#8217;s aid is a voluntary organisation which offers support and information to all black minority ethnic women and their children experiencing and or fleeing from domestic abuse from their partners/husbands, ex-partners and other family members

Signpost is an independent voluntary organisation, registered with the Charity Commission, which offers free and confidential counselling, information and support to young people aged 11 - 25 years.

SKCV rescues street kids in India from a life of disease and exploitation, providing accommodation, medical care and education in residential centres for boys and girls as young as 6. It is run by a senior team who were once street kids themselved before being rescued and educated by the charity.

The SMASH Youth Project is an independent charitable organisation, which supports vulnerable young people, aged 13-18 in the Swindon Area. By training and supporting volunteers SMASH provides a high quality intensive long-term mentoring programme that aims to increase young people's potential for achievement in the future. <p> For information about how to volunteer or anything else go to: <p> www.smash-youth-project.co.uk

The Sparkes Home Sri Lanka houses 40 girls and is situated on the east coast of Sri Lanka. The girls are either victims of the 2004 tsunami, victims of the recent civil war or from families who are so poor they cannot afford to keep their children.

Spurgeons journeys with vulnerable children and young people to create a lasting impact, spurring them on within their families and communities, by building self esteem, resilience and hope.

It works with vulnerable families in residential centres enabling children to stay with their parents whenever possible and supports teenage mothers and fathers through home visiting and support groups to give them and their children the best start.

St Paul’s is a flourishing Anglican church in the heart of Chichester, a worshipping family comprised of all ages, committed to the daily rhythm of prayer and praise through word and sacrament.

Stand Up For Africa (SUFA) is an African-led organization which focuses its support on community led projects in Africa working to improve access to education, health and wellbeing, promote and protect the rights of young people and women and provide opportunities for income generation. We complement this practical support by engaging with Africans, especially young Africans in the Diaspora and friends of Africa, to build awareness of development issues, to raise funds to support our projects, and to provide opportunities to get involved and Stand Up!

It improves the quality of lives of children and young people affected by poverty and disadvantage by providing an innovative range of services including free, independent and confidential information, advice, counselling and personal development activities. Encouraging them to raise their expectations, develop independent living skills and reach their full potential.

Stepping Stones Nigeria is a grassroots charity dedicated to supporting the rights of vulnerable and exploited children such as the so-called child 'witches' and 'wizards' if the Niger Delta. Working with local partner organisations we deliver education, refuge, healthcare and hope for a brighter future. Through advocacy and research we campaign at a local, national and international level to put a stop to the abuse of innocent children. By focusing our efforts in the Niger Delta we hope to establish an effective model to eradicate the stigmatisation of children as 'witches' and 'wizards', inspiring and supporting others elsewhere in similar circumstances.

Stonham provides housing, care and practical support for vulnerable people. Stoneham's work is about ensuring that disadvantaged people can live securely and independently. It works with single homeless people, people with mental health problems, young people leaving care, women and children escaping domestic violence, ex-offenders, refugees, vulnerable mothers and people with substance misuse problems.

It is a women's organisation that provides support, accommodation, information and education to women and children, who are or have experienced domestic violence. It also provides support and information for other professionals working with domestic violence.

Sutton Carers Centre (SCC) supports people who care for family members or friends unpaid. This could mean supporting a disabled child, a husband with dementia, or a sister with mental health problems; a young carer could be looking after a parent with MS or a sibling with autism. SCC provides advice, information, support, therapies and breaks, so that carers can stay well and supported too.

Suzy Lamplugh Trust is the national personal safety charity and aims to help everyone in society to lead safer, more confident lives. Through advice, information, resources, training, community talks and projects, it deals with issues from walking alone at night to staying safe whilst keeping fit, from people working in vulnerable situations to children using the internet and from reducing elderly people's fear of crime to raising awareness of the dangers faced by boys and young men. It works throughout the UK to give people the information and skills they need to live their lives to the full, confidently and safely.

Todos Juntos (All Together) was created in the UK to help children in the slums of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The charitiy's aim is to improve the daily living conditions of these underprivileged children by supplying free dental care and hygiene, school supplies, food, clothing and shoes. The trust also supports a network of state-run soup kitchens with materials and equipment.

Tros Gynnal is the leading children's rights and advocacy charity in Wales. It was set up to take over the work of The Children's Society when it withdrew in 2002. Money raised will allow us to help to protect and support some of Wales' most vulnerable children and young people.

Vale of Glamorgan Women's Aid provide information, support and temporary emergency accommodation to women and their children who have experienced Domestic Violence. The aim is to work towards the elimination of Domestic Violence through an education prevention programme.

Cash for Kids (formally known as For the Kids) raises money to enhance the quality of life of local children in crisis in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. It helps children who are suffering from abuse, neglect, who are sick or disabled, or have special needs via a grant application process. Not only can a parent or guardian apply directly for a grant for their child but so can groups like children's hospices.

Voice is committed to getting a better deal for children in care. We are the only national charity specialising in providing advocacy to children and young people in public care and those in need while campaigning for lasting improvements to their lives. The 61,000 children ‘in care’ are among some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children in the UK today. Many of them are failed by the system that has been set up to care and protect them. They often suffer from insensitive and bureaucratic decisions, some become further abused and we know that most leave care without the life skills to live successfully independently. Voice aims to empower vulnerable children and young people to speak out for improvements to the quality of their lives by providing advice and support face to face and via our freephone helpline. Voice is the working name of Voice for the Child in Care

We are the only local organisation that works throughout the City of Westminster supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged children aged 0-14 and their families. As well as our core Family Support Service we provide a range of complemetary activities for families. We help to bring about positive changes for disadvantaged families.

Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland's leading national independent advocacy organisation working with children and young people (up to age 25) in care in Scotland. We provide a wide range of services to young people including advocacy, advice, information and support. We also consult and listen to young people, campaign for positive change, help policy makers hear the views of young people, bring young people together and include them in the governance of the organisation. By selecting Who Cares? Scotland you are helping us to continue to make a positive change to the lives of Scotland's young people who are or have been looked after and accommodated away from home. 'It's hard to speak out on your own but by working together we will have a stronger voice'.

It has built 3 schools that now educate 700 children It has provided a library with 15,000 books and computer room with 25 machines as school and community projects. It is now building a Happy House for around 100 orphans

The Wycombe Centre provides a neutral, safe and friendly environment in which children can meet with parents from whom they are separated after family breakdown.

With its roots in saving Jewish children in Nazi Germany, today Youth Aliyah Child Rescue cares for abandoned and underprivileged children from around the world in five Youth Villages in Israel. Most of our young children are immigrants whose families are desperate to remove their children from war, trauma, persecution and discrimination.

Youthline provides free and confidential one-to-one counselling to young people, aged between 8 and 25 years old, in the Bracknell Forest area at the Lodge and through outreach programmes in local schools. Issues concerning youn people include bullying, depression, low self esteem and family relationships.

YWCA is the leading charity working with the most disadvantaged young women in England and Wales. Young women face unique problems in todays society. They are largely unheard and lack influence. YWCA wants a future where they can overcome prejudice and take charge of their own lives. YWCA run services to support them and campaign with them to combat the discrimination they face.

Zimbabwe Orphan care has been providing feeding, clothing and housing programs in Harare, Zimbabwe since 2000. It is currently establishing a new oprhans home called 'Jabulani' for rejected and abaondoned babies, many of them from AIDS or other diseases which have killed their mums.

ZOV UK is a small children's charity that works with children living in institutions in Bulgaria. ZOV means 'appeal' in Bulgarian, and we fund projects that help the children to lead happy, stable lives and to fulfil their potential.