Charities - children and youth

Barnardo’s transforms the lives of the most vulnerable children through the work of our projects, campaigning and research expertise. As one of the UK’s leading children’s charities we work directly with over 200,000 children, young people and their families each year, running over 800 projects across the UK.

Chailey Heritage Foundation encompasses Chailey Heritage School, the Children’s Home and Futures@Chailey Heritage. The School provides education and care for 3-19 year olds, The Children’s Home provides residential accommodation for up to 365 days per year and Futures@Chailey Heritage is a transition service for young adults aged 19-25. All our children and young people have complex physical disabilities, communication, sensory and learning difficulties and health needs.

CHILDREN with CANCER UK is the leading national children’s charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer. Our aims are to determine the causes, find cures and provide care for children with cancer.

LEAVING A SMILE FOR THE FUTURE

There are more than 1,000 children in the South West who suffer from conditions
that mean they will die before they reach adulthood. Conditions such as heart
disease and organ failure, muscular dystrophy, cancer and cystic fibrosis. Children
who suffer in this way need very specialised care during their short and precious
lives, care which our dedicated children’s hospices lovingly provide.

Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease, are chronic debilitating illnesses involving severe inflammation of the digestive tract. The incidence of Crohn’s Disease in children has increased dramatically over the past few years but to date there is no known cause or cure.

Dyslexia is a hidden disability that affects as many as 2 – 3 children in every classroom to varying degrees. It predominately causes difficulties with reading, writing and spelling. However, dyslexia doesn’t affect intelligence and is much more than just a difficulty with reading. The social impact of dyslexia can be extensive and life-long.

Great Ormond Street Hospital is the country's leading centre for treating sick children. It has the widest range of specialists under one roof and, along with the UCL Institute of Child Health, we are the largest centre for paediatric research outside North America and play a key role in training children's health specialists for the future.

Helen & Douglas House has the time and expertise to care for children and young adults with life-shortening conditions. The two hospice houses offer specialist symptom and pain management, medically supported short breaks and end-of-life care, as well as counselling and practical support for the whole family. Our aim is to help every young person to live life to the full, even when that life is short.

Hope and Homes for Children is an international charity working to ensure that all children grow up in the love of a family. We are leading experts in closing orphanages and ensuring families are at the centre of children’s welfare.

Supporting children and young people for over 50 years

What better way to be remembered than by helping other families create precious memories of their own? You can ensure your good work lives on by leaving a gift to Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK in your Will.

Martin House opened in 1987 to provide family-led care for children and young people with life limiting conditions. We share with families the care of their child and offer respite care, symptom control, emergency and terminal care at Martin House or in the family home. Care is offered to any family with a child or children with a life threatening illness. We welcome all the family, giving them a break together or time to themselves in a comfortable home from home atmosphere. It is a place of love and understanding, of fun, laughter and friendship – where parents can have a full night’s sleep and recharge their batteries.

Help make short lives special by leaving a gift to Naomi House in your Will.

Naomi House operates two purpose built hospices, Naomi House for children and jacksplace for young people. We support life-limited children and young people and their families from across Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, the Isle of Wight and parts of Surrey and West Sussex.

The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) provides support and services that transform the lives of deaf children and their families. More than 90% of deaf children are from families with no first-hand experience of deafness and many have not even met a deaf person. NDCS helps deaf children engage fully with the world around them and to reach their full potential.

Help Make Little Lives Better.

At Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Charity we are proud to raise money knowing that we are making a real difference to the 100,000 vulnerable babies and children in Wales each year that need specialist and often life-saving treatment at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales.

Norwood is a leading UK Jewish charity supporting children, families and people with learning disabilities.

We achieve this by providing professional help in a warm and caring Jewish environment, supporting people to be as independent as possible.

We provide a wide range of Family Services and Learning Disability Services which help people to live the life they choose and reach their potential

Family Services
• Children and family support • Social work • Inclusive nursery • Adoption
• Special Educational Needs

Learning Disability Services

There are more than 1 million young people not in education, training or education in the UK. The Prince’s Trust works to help change young lives through practical support and innovative programmes.

Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity exists to improve the lives of seriously ill children, specifically those with severe brain and blood conditions. Many of these conditions are rare, which is no consolation to the child and parent affected. In fact, it often means they’re more isolated and scared. They can find themselves amongst nurses and doctors who are struggling to diagnose, to care, and to treat. The whole experience can be terrifying.

Every 15 minutes somebody dies from lung cancer in the UK. We want to ensure that today’s children and young people do not become tomorrow’s lung cancer statistics.

We are the UK’s only lung cancer charity.

As children, most of us take for granted the chance to get out and about, exploring, climbing trees, visiting the park and hanging out with friends. For our children, and grandchildren, we expect nothing less, but for many with a special need, it just isn’t possible. If you have a physical disability, the difficulties are obvious, but, if you have a learning disability or autism, it can be hard to relate to other people and join their games.

Make a promise to the Worlds Children

Leave a gift in your Will to UNICEF and help us build a world fit for children.

Wherever and whenever there is war, famine, an outbreak of disease or a natural disaster, it leaves a terrible legacy for children.

Legacy gifts help us respond rapidly for children caught in an emergency and then to build back better afterwards. A gift in your Will enables us to ensure that children survive and thrive. So that every child can look forward to a better life with enough food and water, decent shelter and a good education.