We are a national charity working to transform the hopes and happiness of young people facing abuse, exploitation and neglect. We support them through their most serious life challenges and we campaign tirelessly for the big social changes that will improve the lives of those who need hope most. We've been doing this for 140 years and we won't stop until we've built a society where hope is alive in every child.
We walk towards the young people that society crosses the road to avoid. We see something in these children, that something is:
Hope
Hope for a happier home life, hope of getting a job, of getting away from the people who exploit and hurt them.
Hope of overcoming the obstacles modern life puts in front of them and hope that tomorrow can be better than today.
It's right there in the centre of every young person in Britain. Even those who have it toughest of all, those who are exploited, neglected, unsafe.
We see it.
And we fight for it.
Sometimes hope takes a battering. Sometimes it's hidden by doubt, aggression or mistrust. Sometimes it's hanging by a thread. But we know it's there.
And that’s why we do everything in our power to restore it, protect it and strengthen it.
We're building hope in the young people who need it most, through campaigning and support.
And we won’t rest until we’ve created a society built for all children.
Where hope is alive in every child.
Because no young person should be left without it.
Good Childhood Report 2024 (4.56 MiB)
The Good Childhood Report 2024 is The Children’s Society’s 13th annual report on the wellbeing of children and young people in the UK. It explores what children and young people are telling us about how their lives are going.
On 24 January, we launched our #ChildrenAtTheTable campaign in parliament and young people spoke boldly to MPs who listened attentively to the challenges young people are facing today. Children deserve champions!
Add your voice today. Take action: https://childrenatthetable.org.uk