We fight for a better future for all children. We're working to end child poverty, halt the grooming and exploitation of children, and stop crisis in its tracks. Learn more: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk
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TONIGHT BBC Two's Gardener’s World spotlights the exceptional Ann Lush 📺
Ann has supported us for almost 60 years, running committees, volunteering her time and raising around £300,000.
Thank you Ann for helping make sure children don’t have to face life alone 🙏
Photo: Nikita Singh
Children’s services are stuck in a crisis loop.
Spending hit a record £14.7bn despite little evidence outcomes for children are improving. The reason? 80% of budgets are spent on late intervention.
A new report by @pbe.co.uk, commissioned by us at the Children's Services Funding Alliance 👇
Young Carers in Space, read by Natalie Cassidy on CBeebies, is a bedtime story that helps children feel seen and understood.
It can open the door to conversations about caring responsibilities that many young carers recognise this #CarersWeek.
Are you watching this storyline on Eastenders?
Thousands of children care for someone at home, often without recognition or support.
Image: BBC
Caring doesn’t end when the episode does. Did you know young carers existed before this storyline?
Thousands of young people carry these responsibilities every day.
Read about what that looks like in real life: https://ow.ly/EiEc50Z5aUl
At the #ChelseaFlowerShow, our garden showed what’s possible when young people get the support they need. 🌸 If it moved you, don’t let it end there.
Hold an open day or picnic and be part of change. Sign up to Hope blooms here and get a free pack of seeds today: https://ow.ly/criX50Z5ewU💚
The work we do is only made possible by our generous volunteers.
To celebrate #VolunteersWeek, our CEO, Mark Russell OBE, and senior leaders, have written to 150 of our volunteer teams to say thank you.
Every generation is supposed to have a better chance in life than the one before it.
But right now, too many young people feel the opposite is true.
You can’t educate or scare young people out of exploitation. Young people want information that shows them that there is always support available.
We've used insights from young people to produce a report and best practise guide on talking about these topics: https://ow.ly/VRnO50Z3e3b
No child should be exposed to sexually explicit images.
The Government has taken an important step towards making the digital world safer for children.
Tech firms have a clear responsibility to act. But the Government must go further to implement the full IICSA recommendations.
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Our latest report on Children's Services uncovers a system out of balance: annual costs in England reached a record £14.7 billion in 2024/25, but 82% of spending between 2011 and 2025 went to late intervention.
