Help Change a Child's Life.

I will be running the Cardiff Half Marathon on 1st October 2023 to raise money for Barnardo's, who believe that the potential of every child matters.

Barnardo's exists to create a world in which no child is turned away from the help they need. They help hundreds of thousands of children, young people, parents and carers across the UK.

Their ethos is simply that they do not abandon children because of who they are or what they’ve done. They listen to them, fight for their rights and do whatever it takes to protect and support them – because they believe that all children have the right to a happy and healthy life.

At a time when more young people need specialist help with complex issues like sexual abuse, mental health problems and serious violence, their work is more vital than ever.

Between 2021-22, as children and families continued to struggle disproportionately with the effects of the pandemic on their learning, wellbeing and mental health, Barnardo’s worked with partners to provide essential support, reaching over 357,000 children, young people, parents and carers.

They reached:

- 6,333 through their child abuse and exploitation services

- 1,112 children in care

- 2,788 care leavers

- 89,647 through early support

- 168,342 through family support

- 50,081 with mental health support

- They also found new homes for 124 children through their adoption services and supported 976 young people to live with foster carers.

Barnardo’s will do everything they can to help children and young people to hold on to hope, and to work towards the positive future we all know they deserve. So with that being said, if you can please kindly make a donation (every little helps) and I will do my best on the day to cross the finish line of the Half Marathon in sub 2hours!

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page - I am truly grateful for all the support. <3