Action for Children services
Action for Children helps disadvantaged children and families who are suffering in a range of different ways.
Action for Children services
Action for Children helps disadvantaged children and families who are suffering in a range of different ways.
The charity’s support services include:
• Disadvantaged young people: Action for Children provides practical support and counselling for children and young people who experience severe difficulties in their lives, such as homelessness, sexual abuse, domestic violence and anti-social behaviour. The charity teaches them the life skills they need to live independently and support their education, employment and training, so they can reach their full potential.
• Families in crisis: The charity’s children and family centres provide parenting skills and safe places for families to come and rebuild their lives and their relationships.
• Disabled children and their families: Action for Children’s disability services provide respite and specialist care to families struggling to cope with the additional challenges disability can bring.
• Young carers: Action for Children works with children who are caring for a sick family member; providing them with essential emotional help, support for their education and giving them with the opportunity to befriend other young people who are suffering in similar ways.
• Children who can no longer live with their birth families: Action for Children provides safe and loving homes through our fostering and adoption services.
Action for Children’s vision is a world where every child who needs help gets help.
Alex says:
“A few months before I was due to sit my GCSEs I took an overdose. I came out as gay and I lost my best friend to suicide – it was just all building up. I felt like I didn’t have any friends and I just wanted to end the pain. I was taken to hospital and they referred me to the Gateway team – and then on to Action for Children. I didn’t think it was going to help, but I was very wrong.
“I’ve come on so far and I’m so much happier. Having someone who I could talk honestly with was the best thing ever.”
Alex is now a Young Ambassador for Action for Children, speaking out about how the charity helped him to inspire others. He is happy and excited about his future.