How Action for Children works: from before they are born until they are into their twenties, we help disadvantaged children across the UK.
We do it through practical services and programmes that are proven to work. We help children through fostering or adoption. We intervene early to stop neglect and abuse. We make life better for disabled children. We influence policy and advocate for change.
Our 7,000 staff and volunteers run over 600 services, from family centres to intensive support services, youth work to residential care homes. Together, we make a difference to the lives of 390,000, children, young people, and families
every year.
From our origins running
children’s homes, we have spent over a century working on the front line, developing services that set a lead for others to follow. We work in
partnership with other charities, local authorities and health services, and are supported by a broad range of donors, campaigners, experts and specialists.
Our work depends on public
support. We earn it by showing how every single thing we do makes a difference. We will succeed by doing what’s right, doing what’s needed, and doing what works for children.
