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Community Champions Fund

31 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

What it is: The Community Champions Fund is a Department for Children, Schools and Families initiative that provides support for individuals who want to set up small-scale community projects. The...

Sector hits out at special needs report

31 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

A report by MPs urging the government to separate the assessment and funding of special educational needs has sparked controversy within the sector.

£1m for young to challenge crime

31 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

Young people are being given the chance to get a share £1m to help tackle the dangers of drugs and crime.

Analysis: Child poverty - Critical time for child maintenance

31 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

The latest statistics on the Child Support Agency have confirmed the lack of progress on getting parents the maintenance they and their children are owed. But will the agency's proposed...

Too much process hinders charities

24 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

The way in which government commissions services is one of the biggest threats facing the voluntary sector, according to the head of one of the UK's leading youth charities.

Lottery boost for Eden play project

24 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

The Eden Project is to launch a nature-based play project after landing nearly £250,000 of lottery cash.

Sure Starts slash voluntary contracts

24 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

Sure Start providers in the East of England have reduced the amount of services they commission from voluntary groups by 70 per cent since the introduction of children's centres, a...

Respite services funding must be tracked, urge campaigners

24 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

A tracking system should be introduced to make sure government money for short breaks for disabled children is actually spent on these services.

Cash to prevent adult ward use

24 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

The Department of Health is to announce a £31m funding package to help child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) reduce the number of young people with severe mental health...

YJB criticised for wasting money

24 October 2007, Children & Young People Now

Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh has criticised the youth justice system for squandering money that would be better used in therapeutic care.