Where your money goes
Since 1992 The Who Cares? Trust has been a voice and champion for children in care. We work to improve children in care's everyday lives and their future life outcomes.
There are currently around 74,000 children in the UK living away from their families in foster or residential care. The vast majority are in care because they have been abused or severely neglected. Despite recent advances in policy and legislation too many of these children face a future of extreme underachievement, instability and poverty. Half of children in care leave school with no qualifications and their chances of becoming long-term unemployed, homeless, involved in crime and living on the margins of society are still disproportionately, and unacceptably, high.
At The Who Cares? Trust we help thousands of children in care directly through our magazines, publications and projects. We also help bring about change by guiding and influencing those responsible for children in care. With the right help and people in their lives who believe in them, every child in care can thrive. The Who Cares? Trust is dedicated to making this vision a reality.
Examples of how your money helps children in care:
£5 - could help us provide a young person in care with a booklet to help them understand self esteem and build their confidence.
£10 - could help us provide a school with CD-roms for their teachers to help them better understand the care system and the particular issues children in care face at school.
£65 - could help 50 young people in care receive Who Cares? magazine.
£100 - could help us bring care-experienced youngsters together with MPs to ensure their concerns about the care system are heard.
If you would like more information about our projects, or would like to speak with someone about supporting our work, we would love to hear from you so please contact us.
News
- New publication for young people in care about post-16 opportunities - 27-Jan-2012
- We are recruiting for a Fundraising Manager - 18-Jan-2012
- Children in care want to be consulted and included at Christmas - 23-Dec-2011
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