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We must pull together for deprived children

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 22, 2011
  • | CYP Now
This week is the first week of the school break. It's a time for a holiday, time to play sport, time to take part in new challenges. But research has shown that disadvantaged children are more likely to fall behind their peers during this long summer holiday.

Families need urgent action on cost of living

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, August 30, 2022
  • | CYP Now
The UK will enter what is tipped to be, in economic terms, the toughest winter in the post-war era amid warnings from organisations like Barnardo’s and Action for Children that vulnerable families will be hit hardest.

We need a joined-up strategy for children

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, January 3, 2024
  • | CYP Now
The situation facing many children in this country is at crisis point. More families are finding themselves in desperate circumstances, whether that’s due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis or because early intervention support has been starved of resources due to cuts to children’s social care budgets and funds being diverted towards late interventions.

Integrated working makes a comeback

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 31, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Good ideas never completely disappear. After early prophecies of doom, the idea of integrated working in the children and youth workforce seems to be enjoying something of a renaissance at present.

We must fight for young people's future

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 24, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The political debate is dominated by the economy. But while the battle rages in Westminster about whether the financial cuts are necessary or proportionate, there is general agreement that they have had a severe impact on young people, women and children.

Charities must evolve to stay relevant

    Opinion
  • Monday, June 24, 2019
  • | CYP Now
In June 1844, a young man met with his colleagues in an upstairs room of a drapery store just a few yards from St Paul's Cathedral in London. That young man was Sir George Williams and the meeting resulted in the formation of the YMCA.

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