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Fostering children with disabilities
Fostering a child with disabilities can bring you new skills and insights
Eilean Siar Residential Unit
Residential support services for looked after children and young people in Stornoway, Scotland.
Stoke Aiming High
Providing short break services and one-to-one support for young people and children with disabilities in Stoke-on-Trent.
What TV genres are the most representative of disabled people?
Children's TV leads in on-screen representation of of disabled people. But is this enough?
Fostering FAQs
Financial questions? Care related questions? Can I foster? What's it like to foster? Get the answers from Action for Children Fostering.
Our work in Scotland
With more than 85 services across Scotland, we’re at the heart of local communities
Our work in Wales
We have been supporting and campaigning for children, young people and their families in Wales since 1911
Chestnut Lodge
We offer a wonderful short breaks children's home where disabled children a young people aged 8-18 can come and stay and have fun while their families have a break
Young carers urged to capture their lives on camera
Action for Children and the Royal Photographic Society launch photography project challenging young carers to get creative and show what’s important in their lives
Action for Children staff attend the 2024 Royal Garden Party
This year, Raj and Amarjit from Birmingham Children's Community Centre were invited to attend the 2024 Royal Garden Party. Read about their day at Buckingham Palace and the amazing work that led them there.
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Young Carers Aloud choir at Royal Carols: Together at Christmas
Action for Children’s Young Carers Aloud choir delighted guests at Royal Carols: Together at Christmas hosted by the charity’s patron, The Princess of Wales.
Action for Children appoints National Director for Scotland
Action for Children has today announced Fiona Steel as its new National Director for Scotland.
My drive to improve care standards remains the same throughout my career
Kate Isham, our Operational Director within residential care, shares her career journey and the opportunities she's had along the way.
Gratitude Week
Thank you - your support allowed us to help over 671,000 children last year
Action for Children worker speaks out: “Working here, you see how resilient children can be”
Action for Children worker Caryl Dyer takes you behind the scenes of our latest campaign, Star in Every Child. She shares the true stories behind what you see on screen
Five ways friends and family are supporting our foster carers right now
Foster carer support network, how friends and family help foster carers succeed
6 keys to successful corporate partnerships
Find out six key elements that drive a successful corporate partnership
Monksfield
A warm, welcoming environment for disabled children with moderate to severe learning disabilities