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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

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CYP Now has collected the views of children's services experts from a range of backgrounds to hear what they think the key challenges and opportunities will be in 2016 across services for children, young people and families.

The Royal Bank of Scotland - Skills & Opportunities Fund

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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Local authorities prepare for cuts of up to eight per cent next year

Thursday, December 8, 2011

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Councils are to be hit with spending cuts of up to eight per cent next year, under plans set out in the provisional local government finance settlement.

Funding watch: vInspired cashpoint scheme

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

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Bureaucracy scuppers youth employment efforts, claims LGA

Monday, March 19, 2012

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Efforts to get more than one million young people into work are being hampered by bureaucracy, duplication and government control, a report by the Local Government Association has claimed.

Charity raises fears over cuts to early help funding

Monday, November 17, 2014

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Support services for vulnerable children are fast approaching a "tipping point" due to cuts to early intervention spending, Action for Children has warned.

Family Fund Mobility Support

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

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The Family Fund's Mobility Support programme provides car-leasing packages to low-income families raising a young disabled or seriously ill child with significant mobility needs, to help with travelling to appointments and assist with day-to-day activities.

Connected Futures Fund

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

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Independent not-for-profit organisation the Youth Futures Foundation was established two years ago to improve employment outcomes for young people from marginalised backgrounds.

Tesco Community Grant

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

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Beginning as Bags of Help in 2016, the Tesco Community Grants provide much-needed financial support to community projects.

Children's charity closures prompt leaders to call for investigation

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

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The collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering has raised questions over the charities' management. CYP Now assesses the factors behind the closures and what impact they will have.

Child protection 'will struggle to cope' with Spending Review cuts

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

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Work by councils to protect children from abuse and neglect will struggle to continue at its current level if funding for local authorities is cut further in the autumn's Spending Review, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Buttle UK - small grants programme

Monday, September 14, 2015

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Buttle UK has been helping children and young people across the UK since 1953. Its small grants programme funds essential items such as beds, fridges and cookers for individuals and families who are in significant need.

The Turing Scheme

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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The Turing Scheme allows UK organisations from the higher education, further education, vocational education and schools sectors to offer international education and training opportunities to the young people they work with.

Children's services bear the brunt of grant cuts

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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Children and young people are being hit hardest by cuts to local authority grants, research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found.

Challenge Fund 2

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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The Challenge Fund 2, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, is part of the second phase of the government's Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) programme.

DfE innovation fund to aid young people with mental health issues

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

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As the government announces funding for a further four initiatives to tackle social problems affecting children and young people's emotional wellbeing, CYP Now takes a look at how they will run and what they will offer.

Innovation in early help needs cash and leadership

Monday, August 3, 2015

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Ironmongers’ Company

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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The Ironmongers’ Company is one of the 12 great livery companies of the city of London that dates back more than 700 years. It is a not-for-profit company which focuses on education and charitable work, some of which is linked to metal making industries.

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

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Our expert panel offers advice on returning to work after absence, effective nursery websites, personal boundaries and young refugees.

Daily roundup: Early intervention funding, UK Youth Parliament, and the age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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The Local Government Association calls on government to rethink plan to "top-slice" early intervention cash, 250,000 young people vote in a UKYP consultation, and the Northern Irish justice minister advocates increasing the age of criminal responsibility, all in the news today.

Alternatives to government funding sought to fill hole in charity finances

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

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The dual challenges of rising demand for services and reduced state financial support are creating a perfect storm that could sink all but the largest children's charities over the coming year, warn voluntary sector leaders.

Daily roundup: Youth custody, child health, and charity leadership

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

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Campaigners and charities call for review of child deaths in custody; consultation launched on school support for children with medical conditions; and Contact a Family appoints new head, all in the news today.

Two-year-old offer costs nurseries £7,000 a year

Thursday, February 27, 2014

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Early years settings providing free childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds are losing on average nearly £7,000 a year because of underfunding of the scheme, research suggests.

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