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We're Barnardo's👋 We're here to help children and young people feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful. When you change a childhood, you change a life.
“It’s simply not right that across the UK, too many children are facing a harsh winter without the basics they need to stay warm, healthy and hopeful,” said Lynn Perry, our CEO. 300,000 children could be without a winter coat this year. Together, we can change this.
👉 Support today: brnw.ch/21wXCVS
👉 Support today: brnw.ch/21wXCVS
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“It’s simply not right that across the UK, too many children are facing a harsh winter without the basics they need to stay warm, healthy and hopeful,” said Lynn Perry, our CEO. 300,000 children could be without a winter coat this year. Together, we can change this.
👉 Support today: brnw.ch/21wXCVS
👉 Support today: brnw.ch/21wXCVS
"I didn’t grow up thinking I was poor,” said Walking Dead star and our ambassador Lennie James. On #BBCSounds, he recalls his mum making Christmas magical despite being unable to work. Help us bring back the magic of Christmas for children. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Desert Island Discs - Lennie James, actor - BBC Sounds
Lennie James, actor and writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
"I didn’t grow up thinking I was poor,” said Walking Dead star and our ambassador Lennie James. On #BBCSounds, he recalls his mum making Christmas magical despite being unable to work. Help us bring back the magic of Christmas for children. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
We’ve joined 100+ organisations urging the government to scrap the two-child limit. It drives child poverty.
“It’s our moral duty to work towards eliminating child poverty in this country," said our CEO, @lynnanneperry.bsky.social
Learn more here: brnw.ch/21wXq4j
“It’s our moral duty to work towards eliminating child poverty in this country," said our CEO, @lynnanneperry.bsky.social
Learn more here: brnw.ch/21wXq4j
Government Urged to Lift Two-Child Benefits Limit
More than 100 organisations - including those representing doctors, teachers, social workers, and anti-poverty charities - have urged the government to scrap the policy in full.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We’ve joined 100+ organisations urging the government to scrap the two-child limit. It drives child poverty.
“It’s our moral duty to work towards eliminating child poverty in this country," said our CEO, @lynnanneperry.bsky.social
Learn more here: brnw.ch/21wXq4j
“It’s our moral duty to work towards eliminating child poverty in this country," said our CEO, @lynnanneperry.bsky.social
Learn more here: brnw.ch/21wXq4j
We’re joining @bigissueuk and 65+ other organisations in an open letter calling on the government to set child poverty targets in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
Right now, 4.5 million children in the UK are growing up in poverty.
Right now, 4.5 million children in the UK are growing up in poverty.
October 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We’re joining @bigissueuk and 65+ other organisations in an open letter calling on the government to set child poverty targets in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
Right now, 4.5 million children in the UK are growing up in poverty.
Right now, 4.5 million children in the UK are growing up in poverty.
Cold homes. Empty cupboards. Rising costs. Impossible choices. Behind the sparkle of the season, too many families are struggling just to get through winter. No child should feel left out at Christmas. 💚 Write to your MP to demand change: brnw.ch/21wWBvq
#ChildPoverty
#ChildPoverty
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Cold homes. Empty cupboards. Rising costs. Impossible choices. Behind the sparkle of the season, too many families are struggling just to get through winter. No child should feel left out at Christmas. 💚 Write to your MP to demand change: brnw.ch/21wWBvq
#ChildPoverty
#ChildPoverty
“Violence against children is unacceptable,” said our CEO Lynn Perry. Over 65 countries have banned physical punishment. England hasn’t.
With @nspcc.bsky.social, @rcpch.bsky.social
and leading voices, we delivered a petition to Downing St urging the PM to act. #EndPhysicalPunishment
With @nspcc.bsky.social, @rcpch.bsky.social
and leading voices, we delivered a petition to Downing St urging the PM to act. #EndPhysicalPunishment
October 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“Violence against children is unacceptable,” said our CEO Lynn Perry. Over 65 countries have banned physical punishment. England hasn’t.
With @nspcc.bsky.social, @rcpch.bsky.social
and leading voices, we delivered a petition to Downing St urging the PM to act. #EndPhysicalPunishment
With @nspcc.bsky.social, @rcpch.bsky.social
and leading voices, we delivered a petition to Downing St urging the PM to act. #EndPhysicalPunishment
We're co-chairing the Pornography Coalition with CEASE to push for stronger regulation of online porn in the Crime & Policing Bill.
Grateful to Baroness Bertin for hosting such a vital House of Lords event and to our expert speakers for highlighting the harms and solutions. #OnlineSafety
Grateful to Baroness Bertin for hosting such a vital House of Lords event and to our expert speakers for highlighting the harms and solutions. #OnlineSafety
October 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We're co-chairing the Pornography Coalition with CEASE to push for stronger regulation of online porn in the Crime & Policing Bill.
Grateful to Baroness Bertin for hosting such a vital House of Lords event and to our expert speakers for highlighting the harms and solutions. #OnlineSafety
Grateful to Baroness Bertin for hosting such a vital House of Lords event and to our expert speakers for highlighting the harms and solutions. #OnlineSafety
Parenting can be tricky, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. 💚 Join our free Virtual Family Space workshops in Croydon, and get practical tips, support, and expert advice from home. Find out more here: barnardos.org.uk/vfsworkshops-croydon
Virtual Family Space Workshops - Croydon
Barnardo's Virtual Family Space is proud to be working in partnership with Croydon Council to offer free, parenting workshops for local families. These short, practical sessions are designed to give p...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Parenting can be tricky, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. 💚 Join our free Virtual Family Space workshops in Croydon, and get practical tips, support, and expert advice from home. Find out more here: barnardos.org.uk/vfsworkshops-croydon
At #ConservativeConference2025, children’s voices were at the heart of the conversation. At our #VoicesForChange event, Phoebe and Helen shared what they and their peers need most from government - sparking powerful discussion on the future we must build together.
October 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
At #ConservativeConference2025, children’s voices were at the heart of the conversation. At our #VoicesForChange event, Phoebe and Helen shared what they and their peers need most from government - sparking powerful discussion on the future we must build together.
Tomorrow at #CPC25! Young people lead the conversation on #SocialMobility at our interactive panel with Mims Davies MP, Baroness Stedman-Scott & Cllr Tony Ball. Come hear their ideas for change ➡️ youth-led, future-focused. Find out more here: brnw.ch/21wWnEf
October 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Tomorrow at #CPC25! Young people lead the conversation on #SocialMobility at our interactive panel with Mims Davies MP, Baroness Stedman-Scott & Cllr Tony Ball. Come hear their ideas for change ➡️ youth-led, future-focused. Find out more here: brnw.ch/21wWnEf
Barnardo’s and Universal Pictures’ Wicked: For Good are joining forces, coming together for good.
Together, we’re here to show them a world full of possibility, where their dreams truly are unlimited.
Wicked: For Good, only in cinemas November 21. 🎬
Together, we’re here to show them a world full of possibility, where their dreams truly are unlimited.
Wicked: For Good, only in cinemas November 21. 🎬
October 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Barnardo’s and Universal Pictures’ Wicked: For Good are joining forces, coming together for good.
Together, we’re here to show them a world full of possibility, where their dreams truly are unlimited.
Wicked: For Good, only in cinemas November 21. 🎬
Together, we’re here to show them a world full of possibility, where their dreams truly are unlimited.
Wicked: For Good, only in cinemas November 21. 🎬
Something very exciting is coming...✨🪄
October 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Something very exciting is coming...✨🪄
Today at #LabourConference2025, we were proud to put children’s voices at the heart of the political conversation.
At our #VoicesForChange event, Ugne and Yifan shared powerful testimonies on what they urgently need from Government — alongside voices from 1,000+ children across the UK.
At our #VoicesForChange event, Ugne and Yifan shared powerful testimonies on what they urgently need from Government — alongside voices from 1,000+ children across the UK.
September 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Today at #LabourConference2025, we were proud to put children’s voices at the heart of the political conversation.
At our #VoicesForChange event, Ugne and Yifan shared powerful testimonies on what they urgently need from Government — alongside voices from 1,000+ children across the UK.
At our #VoicesForChange event, Ugne and Yifan shared powerful testimonies on what they urgently need from Government — alongside voices from 1,000+ children across the UK.
“It’s hard to overstate the impact this will have children and families… Too many children have been going to school hungry,” said our CEO, @lynnanneperry.bsky.social
Cabinet members want to lift the 2-child limit, the biggest driver of #ChildPoverty.
Read more @thetimes.com: brnw.ch/21wW5dd
Cabinet members want to lift the 2-child limit, the biggest driver of #ChildPoverty.
Read more @thetimes.com: brnw.ch/21wW5dd
Cabinet ministers to recommend lifting two-child benefit cap
Starmer to be urged by taskforce before the budget to make the change — but it will cost £3bn a year when Rachel Reeves is trying to plug a spending gap
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September 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“It’s hard to overstate the impact this will have children and families… Too many children have been going to school hungry,” said our CEO, @lynnanneperry.bsky.social
Cabinet members want to lift the 2-child limit, the biggest driver of #ChildPoverty.
Read more @thetimes.com: brnw.ch/21wW5dd
Cabinet members want to lift the 2-child limit, the biggest driver of #ChildPoverty.
Read more @thetimes.com: brnw.ch/21wW5dd
Did you know… nearly 1 in 3 children in the UK live in poverty? The evidence is clear. Smart, cost-effective policies can transform children’s futures. The question is: will the Child Poverty Strategy deliver? To find out more, visit: brnw.ch/21wVEWt
September 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Did you know… nearly 1 in 3 children in the UK live in poverty? The evidence is clear. Smart, cost-effective policies can transform children’s futures. The question is: will the Child Poverty Strategy deliver? To find out more, visit: brnw.ch/21wVEWt
It’s time to back bold action for children, families, and Scotland’s future. Our call to the next Scottish Parliament is clear - real investment, real change. Read our new manifesto and support the call for change: cms.barnardos.org.uk/domain-6/res...
September 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
It’s time to back bold action for children, families, and Scotland’s future. Our call to the next Scottish Parliament is clear - real investment, real change. Read our new manifesto and support the call for change: cms.barnardos.org.uk/domain-6/res...
Every child deserves love, stability and protection, but too often those growing up in care face instability and struggle to access vital support. Yesterday, our CEO, Lynn Perry, urged MPs and Peers to do more to uphold these children’s rights. #chidlrensrights #SocialCareReform.
September 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Every child deserves love, stability and protection, but too often those growing up in care face instability and struggle to access vital support. Yesterday, our CEO, Lynn Perry, urged MPs and Peers to do more to uphold these children’s rights. #chidlrensrights #SocialCareReform.
This party conference season, Barnardo’s is putting young people’s lived experiences at the centre of political debate. At both Labour and Conservative Party Conferences, we’re hosting panels and Q&As to explore how policy can better support the futures of the next generation.
September 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This party conference season, Barnardo’s is putting young people’s lived experiences at the centre of political debate. At both Labour and Conservative Party Conferences, we’re hosting panels and Q&As to explore how policy can better support the futures of the next generation.
Family unity is vital for children’s wellbeing. While we welcome the prioritisation of families in the UK-France agreement, safe and regular routes for unaccompanied children remain urgently needed. Read more: www.barnardos.org.uk/news/respons...
Barnardo's response to the suspension of refugee family reunion applications
We are deeply concerned by this week’s announcement of the suspension of the family reunification route, which will only make it harder for children to reunite with their parents in the UK.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Family unity is vital for children’s wellbeing. While we welcome the prioritisation of families in the UK-France agreement, safe and regular routes for unaccompanied children remain urgently needed. Read more: www.barnardos.org.uk/news/respons...
Over one third of UK children could be in poverty by 2029/30. Ending the two-child limit and benefit cap would lift 500k children out. With the #ChildPovertyStrategy due, the Government must deliver on its ambitious plan and act now. Read more: brnw.ch/21wVmy5
September 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Over one third of UK children could be in poverty by 2029/30. Ending the two-child limit and benefit cap would lift 500k children out. With the #ChildPovertyStrategy due, the Government must deliver on its ambitious plan and act now. Read more: brnw.ch/21wVmy5
Urgent! 8 weeks to take action on the Child Poverty Strategy. Ahead of @houseofcommons.parliament.uk returning next week, we are calling on the Government to deliver an ambitious and effective plan to reduce child poverty within this Parliament.
August 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Urgent! 8 weeks to take action on the Child Poverty Strategy. Ahead of @houseofcommons.parliament.uk returning next week, we are calling on the Government to deliver an ambitious and effective plan to reduce child poverty within this Parliament.
Exciting milestone in Glasgow! 📢
We’ve started building 5 new Gap Homes - designed to support young people leaving care with the stability and support they deserve.
Helping them thrive in the communities they call home. It's more than housing, it’s hope. 💚 #CareLeavers #YouthSupport
We’ve started building 5 new Gap Homes - designed to support young people leaving care with the stability and support they deserve.
Helping them thrive in the communities they call home. It's more than housing, it’s hope. 💚 #CareLeavers #YouthSupport
July 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Exciting milestone in Glasgow! 📢
We’ve started building 5 new Gap Homes - designed to support young people leaving care with the stability and support they deserve.
Helping them thrive in the communities they call home. It's more than housing, it’s hope. 💚 #CareLeavers #YouthSupport
We’ve started building 5 new Gap Homes - designed to support young people leaving care with the stability and support they deserve.
Helping them thrive in the communities they call home. It's more than housing, it’s hope. 💚 #CareLeavers #YouthSupport
“The two-child limit on benefit payments is now affecting nearly 1.7m children – an increase of nearly 40,000.” Lynn Perry, our CEO, has shared her thoughts on government statistics released today that reveal the number of households affected by the two-child limit on benefits. More: brnw.ch/21wU2to
July 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“The two-child limit on benefit payments is now affecting nearly 1.7m children – an increase of nearly 40,000.” Lynn Perry, our CEO, has shared her thoughts on government statistics released today that reveal the number of households affected by the two-child limit on benefits. More: brnw.ch/21wU2to
Child malnutrition admissions rose 76% (2007-2022), and type 2 diabetes in children is up 50% since 2017. Tonight, @simonforstroud.bsky.social will lead a critical debate on improving children’s health. Read our briefing - barnardos.org.uk/research/backbench-business-debate-childrens-health
Backbench Business Debate: Children’s Health
The continued impact of the pandemic followed by the cost-of-living crisis and growing levels of child poverty has impacted children’s health outcomes.
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July 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Child malnutrition admissions rose 76% (2007-2022), and type 2 diabetes in children is up 50% since 2017. Tonight, @simonforstroud.bsky.social will lead a critical debate on improving children’s health. Read our briefing - barnardos.org.uk/research/backbench-business-debate-childrens-health
We welcome the government's decision to expand family hubs, ensuring more children and families receive vital support before crisis strikes. Our history of providing these essential services is a lifeline for many: brnw.ch/21wTVKf
#AmbitiousForChildren #FamilyHubs
#AmbitiousForChildren #FamilyHubs
July 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
We welcome the government's decision to expand family hubs, ensuring more children and families receive vital support before crisis strikes. Our history of providing these essential services is a lifeline for many: brnw.ch/21wTVKf
#AmbitiousForChildren #FamilyHubs
#AmbitiousForChildren #FamilyHubs