Child Poverty - definitely not a thing of the past!

We promote the rights of children and young people in North East England and counter the effects of inequality on them, their families and communities.

Why the community needs this charity

Our services affirm family relationships; give children and young people opportunities that raise aspirations and encourage community engagement.

Results and outcomes

Every child that Children North East keeps safely with their parents rather than in care saves local authorities on average £36,600 a year. Every child that we help to attend and do well in school can save society up to £44,500 during the lifetime of that child. Each young person having problems that we support could save the Mental Health Services £2,7002.

Latest activities and projects

Reading Buddies

We will build on the experience of our frienship groups in primary schools and modify our existing accredited 'Youth Link' projects that recruit, train and support young people as volunteers to mentor other young people in need. read more

New Dads

Put our existing 'Dads to be' training programme online so that it is accessible to more Dads at greatly reduced cost. read more