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We're Barnardo's👋 We're here to help children and young people feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful. When you change a childhood, you change a life.
Joined November 2008
Nearly 1 in 3 UK children in the UK live in poverty. The govt could lift 500,000 children out of poverty by scrapping: The two-child limit. ❌ The benefit cap. ❌ 📢 Email your MP today: https://t.co/7cFX2WqaS8
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We’re proud to be involved in the first #NationalCareLeaversMonth. In 2024 we supported over 8,000 children leaving care & continue to push for policy change so every care leaver gets the support they deserve. #NCLM
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Right now, 4.5 million children in the UK are growing up in poverty. The Child Poverty Strategy is a key chance for the government to make a difference – and setting clear, legally-binding and independently evaluated targets is an essential part of this.
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We’re joining @BigIssue and 65+ other organisations in an open letter calling on the government to set child poverty targets in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy. Read more:
theguardian.com
Signatories of open letter include National Children’s Bureau, Barnardo’s and celebrities such as Emilia Clarke
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Cold homes. Empty cupboards. Rising costs. Impossible choices. Behind the sparkle of the season, too many families are struggling just to get through winter. No child should feel left out at Christmas. 💚 Write to your MP to demand change: https://t.co/dQDikQChCH
#ChildPoverty
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The #GoodChildhoodReport 2025 reveals that young people across the UK are feeling the strain from every angle - schoolwork, beauty standards, and worries about the future. The constant pressure to do well and fit in is taking a toll. Read more: https://t.co/sPWbxMTaAd
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Young people grow up surrounded by screens, but are digital health tools designed with them in mind? Ahead of our Nov conference with @Barnardos, two young people share how digital care could better meet their needs. https://t.co/fMXb4lBwV0
#DigitalHealth #KFChildrensHealth
kingsfund.org.uk
Ahead of our conference with Barnardo’s in November, two young people tell us how they use technology to engage with health care.
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A child too hungry to learn. Too cold to sleep. Nearly 1 in 3 UK children face this daily. Let’s end the two-child limit now. Every child deserves hope. Help us lift half a million children in the UK out of poverty by writing to your MP today here: https://t.co/aKNzNRXGrv
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“Violence against children is unacceptable,” said our CEO Lynn Perry. Over 65 countries have banned physical punishment. England hasn’t. With @NSPCC, @RCPCHtweets and leading voices, we delivered a petition to Downing St urging the PM to act. #EndPhysicalPunishment
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We're proud to co-chair the Pornography Coalition with @CEASEorgUK working to advance amendments to the Crime & Policing Bill. Huge thanks to Baroness Bertin for such an important discussion in the House of Lords, and to our brilliant speakers for sharing insights. #OnlineSafety
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Parenting can be tricky, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. 💚 Join our free Virtual Family Space workshops in Croydon, and get practical tips, support, and expert advice from home. Find out more here:
barnardos.org.uk
Barnardo's Virtual Family Space is proud to be working in partnership with Croydon Council to offer free, parenting workshops for local families. These short, practical sessions are designed to give...
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Huge thanks to our speakers Catherine Foulkes MP, Ryan Shorthouse, Baroness Stedman-Scott, Mims Davies MP & Councillor Tony Ball. And to our coalition partners: @actnforchildren , @NSPCC , @ncbtweets , and @childrensociety #ChildrensCharitiesCoalition
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At #ConservativeConference2025, children’s voices were at the heart of the conversation. At our #VoicesForChange event, Phoebe & Helen shared what they and their peers need most from government - sparking powerful discussion on the future we must build together.
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Tomorrow at #CPC25! Young people lead the conversation on #SocialMobility at our interactive panel with Mims Davies MP, Baroness Stedman-Scott & Cllr Tony Ball. Come hear their ideas for change ➡️ youth-led, future-focused. Find out more here: https://t.co/QlToBlSGpQ
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Barnardo’s and Universal Pictures’ Wicked: For Good are joining forces, coming together for good. Together, we’re here to show them a world full of possibility, where their dreams truly are unlimited. Wicked: For Good, only in cinemas November 21. 🎬
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We also joined forces with @actnforchildren , @NSPCC , @ncbtweets & @childrensociety to mark one year since our joint manifesto launch. Thank you to MPs @Jess4Lowestoft , @helenhayes_ , @leicesterliz & @bphillipsonMP for joining us. Let’s keep children at the centre.
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Today at #LabourPartyConference, we're proud to put children’s voices at the heart of the political conversation. At our #VoicesForChange event, Ugne and Yifan shared testimonies on what they urgently need from Government — alongside voices from 1,000+ children across the UK.
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“With one in three children growing up in poverty, scrapping the two-child limit sends a message that every child matters equally,” said our CEO @lynnanneperry. More via @thetimes
thetimes.com
Keir Starmer will be told by a taskforce before the budget to make the change — but it will cost £3bn a year when Rachel Reeves is trying to plug a spending gap
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Did you know… nearly 1 in 3 children in the UK live in poverty? The evidence is clear. Smart, cost-effective policies can transform children’s futures. The question is: will the Child Poverty Strategy deliver? To find out more, visit: https://t.co/y5Ic7MQeam
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