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Action For Children

- Members of the church raise funds for the charity by contributing on Action For Children Sunday, helping in street collections or taking a collection box home. If you wish to take a collection box home contact Ann Barker. Thank you all for your donations.

The aim of Action For Children is to help the most vulnerable children, young people and their families so that they can reach their full potential.

Action For Children undertakes  projects which make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families by working in partnership. It develops its services in response to local needs and works with some of the most vulnerable and excluded children and young people in the United Kingdom.

The charity was formerly called National Childrens Homes but changed its name to reflect the changing emphasis of its work. For more information go to www.actionforchildren.org.uk.

Volunteers are always needed. If you want to volunteer or wish to find out what is happening locally you can contact Action For Children at the following address:- 71 Palgrave Rd, S5 Phone: 2503060 or 2316211.
 

The services run by Action For Children are:-

For Children At Risk
> Family centres that specialise in helping families where there is a child protection concern.
> Sexual abuse treatment centres.
> Residential, foster care and adoption services for children in care.
> Schools for children with special educational needs.
 
For Families In Need Of Support
> Neighbourhood family and community centres.
> Short break projects that support disabled children and their families.
> Young carers' projects.
> Child-ficused mediation for divorcing and separating parents.
> Early Years services including Sure Start.
 
For Vulnerable Young People
> Leaving care services.
> Youth justice projects.
> Youth homelessness projects.
> Projects that prevent school exclusions and truancy.


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