Kids Company is an impressive organisation founded in 1996 by Camila Batmanghelidjh. The charity provides practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children and young people through a number of channels, but what really impressed us was the high-value added nature of the organisation's work.

Kids Company draws on a skilled staff and a huge volunteering resource to support the young people that it helps and many consider the ‘front line’ nature of its work as high risk. Overall the charity is fantastic at ensuring that the children who need its help most get it and the organisation currently supports thousands of children and young people, many of whom have experienced significant trauma and neglect. Volunteering through Kids Company is attractive because it offers staff the potential to meet and support vulnerable children directly.