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Barnardo's appeals for local support

Barnardo’s is urgently calling for more people to consider becoming foster carers and Home Support Workers for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas.
News 15 November 2022
Vulnerable children to be helped by Bailey the pony

Vulnerable children across the Isle of Wight will be able to access free riding lessons to support with their emotional health and wellbeing.
News 15 November 2022
Barnardo's reacts to the Commission on Young Lives report 'Hidden in Plain Sight'.

Barnardo's welcomes the 'Hidden in Plain Sight' report from the Commission on Young Lives. We're calling on the Government to act to increase investment in vital services to keep children and young people safe from exploitation.
News 4 November 2022
Barnardo's £700k funding for construction jobs

Barnardo’s Scotland has received £700,000 in funding to support hundreds of young people to make the move into construction industry jobs across the country.
News 3 November 2022
Parents planning to spend less on presents as cost-of-living crisis threatens Christmas

Over half (55%) of parents with children aged 18 or under in Great Britain are likely to reduce their spending on food and drink this Christmas, while almost half (47%) are likely to spend less on Christmas presents for their children compared to previous years, according to new research for the UK’s largest children’s charity, Barnardo’s.
News 1 November 2022
Online Safety Bill delayed again - Barnardo's statement

Barnardo's has responded to a further delay to the Online Safety Bill.
News 27 October 2022
Barnardo’s urges Rishi Sunak to urgently put children at the heart of the new Government

Over recent weeks and months, the situations facing vulnerable children, young people and families have grown more precarious. Barnardo's CEO Lynn Perry MBE urges the new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to act.
News 25 October 2022
Shoppers invited to 'walk in the shoes' of care leavers

Plymouth shoppers can gain a unique insight into what life can be like for young care leavers when a special project goes on show at the Drake Circus Shopping Mall next week.
News 20 October 2022
Parents cut back on food spending and sell possessions due to the cost-of-living crisis

More than half (54%) of parents with children aged 18 or under in Great Britain have been forced to cut back on food spending for their family over the past 12 months as a way of helping to save money, according to new research for Barnardo’s.
News 18 October 2022
Young campaigners make call to leaders in Northern Ireland for young people in care

The group has developed a manifesto of asks for Stormont decision makers
News 7 October 2022