Get Moving in May with #TeamNYAS

Make a difference this May, by joining us in this exciting challenge of movement to raise funds to support our ongoing work to ensure that no child or young person is ever alone or voiceless in the care system.

Get Moving in May with #TeamNYAS

Step 1: Select your challenge

This could be movement target for every day in May, or a target to reach across the whole month.

You could:

- Hop, skip or jump 100 times a day in May

- Walk 5k a day in May

- Dance 1 hour a day in May

Or take on something over the month, such as:

- Climbing a mountain for every weekend in May

- Swimming 31km across May, 1km for each day

- Trying 10 new forms of exercise across May

There's so many ways you can Get Moving in May with #TeamNYAS, be it walking, swimming, running, dancing, jumping, climbing, kayaking, yoga or anything in between.

Select your challenge and target that suits your lifestyle best.

If you want some extra encouragement why not take on a challenge with friends!

Step 2: Set up your fundraising page

Once you've chosen your challenge and set a target, start fundraising!

Use the orange 'start fundraising' button on this page to set up your own JustGiving fundraising page. Personalise your page to tell your friends and family about the challenge you have taken on and why.

When you set up your JustGiving page and consent to contact from NYAS, you will receive ongoing support from our fundraising team, including:

- JustGiving Tips (virtual) Resource

- Get Moving in May Virtual Calendar - Tick off your challenge days across the month.

- A free NYAS fundraising T-shirt

Step 3: Get Moving!

Once May arrives, get moving! Together, we can change the lives of care experienced children and young people.

Your Support Makes a Difference

There are over 88,000 children in the care system across England & Wales. This system intended to provide stability, is fast becoming a system in crisis, struggling to provide children with the support, care and tools they need to thrive. 

Time spent in care can be isolating, uninspiring and turbulent for children and young people. Every 20 minutes a child in care moves home.

Within the month of May, that’s over 2,200 moves for care experienced children and young people whose lives will be uprooted, often with less than 24 hours notice, making it difficult to say goodbye to their friends, teachers and classmates.

Young people in care tell us,

At NYAS, we are committed to being there for care-experienced children, young people and vulnerable adults. We ensure that no child or young person is ever alone or voiceless in the care system, in the family court or where others are making decisions about their future that profoundly affect their lives. 

We also stand at the forefront of championing for children’s rights, leading on preventing and ending social injustice faced by care experienced children and young people, tirelessly campaigning to secure a world where children’s rights aren’t just recognised, but are celebrated!  

We rely on the incredible support of individuals like you to continue this vital work.

Make a difference this May, by joining us in this exciting challenge of movement. Every pound you raise, will change the lives of care experienced children, young people and vulnerable adults.