Swansea garage spreads Christmas joy to Action for Children families
A Swansea garage has delivered some early Christmas joy to families supported by Action for Children in the city. Swansea Young Families and the...
ACTION FOR CHILDREN LAUNCHES BI-LINGUAL PARENT TALK SERVICE FOR WALES
Parent Talk Wales launches with 1:1 support for parents in Welsh
Action for Children has launched its Parent Talk online parenting advice service in...
Covid Christmas stoking family anxiety ahead of festive season
• As Wales heads for a Covid-hit Christmas, new Action for Children research with parents and kids reveals heavy mental health toll on families –...
Bouncing Back with Ospreys in the Community
Ospreys in the Community is teaming up with national children's charity Action for Children to launch a new youth mental health programme in local...
Spooky end to half term for Pembs and Ceredigion young carers
Two weeks of half term activities came to an end with their joint Action for Children Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion young carers services online Halloween...
Fun Palace joy for children with additional needs
• Action for Children join forces with National Trust in Powys to put on activity day
Children from Action for Children’s Powys Community Additional Needs...
Guide Digital: Mental Health Literacy for All training programme launches
Action for Children’s innovative Guide scheme to build mental health literacy and resilience in secondary pupils is now available in digital form for all...
Headlands animals alpaca punch for students’ mental health
Action for Children’s Headlands School in Penarth has introduced four Peruvian alpacas to the school, delighting students and helping improve their mental health.
The famously...
Pioneering project diverting teenagers from serious organised crime is rolled out...
A ground-breaking programme diverting young people away from a life of serious organised crime has been rolled out in Cardiff.
Action for Children’s Serious Organised Crime...
KEY WORKERS WARN FAMILY FINANCES SET TO WORSEN THROUGH WINTER, AS...
As winter, end of furlough and a potential second Covid outbreak all loom, a new Action for Children report warns a worrying wave...
Llangrannog boost for supported families
Children of families supported by Action for Children’s NPT Swansea community short breaks and positive outcome play services (POPS) have enjoyed a well-deserved break...
Swansea sisters scale great heights in one day for Action for...
Cath and Trish climb Welsh Three Peaks for Action for Children in 24 hours
Challenge part of Langland Bay Golf Club Captains’...
Pembs young carers worker takes on virtual Ride London just weeks...
Vikki rides 100 Pembrokeshire miles for Action for Children
Plucky Vikki Phillips has completed an epic 100-mile virtual Prudential Ride London course around...
Royce swaps bed for bath on 80th birthday for vulnerable children
Birthday sacrifice for Boycott your Bed
Royce joins UK-wide challenge for Action for Children
Some people have a party, some people fly off to...
LETTER TO EDITOR – JESS HYNES
Even before coronavirus hit, over four million children were living in poverty in the UK. Now our most vulnerable children and families have reached...
March Madness for Swansea’s Never Mind the Business
Action for Children’s ultimate music quiz returns for fourth year
Tables available to book now for March fundraiser that has raised over...
Ditch the duvet, banish the blanket, pack away the pillow –...
Action for Children is asking families, friends and colleagues in Wales to ‘Boycott your Bed’ on Friday 21 August 2020 along with others up...
OVER A QUARTER OF PARENTS IN WALES ‘OUT OF THEIR DEPTH’...
New Action for Children research shows UK parents are on the edge as pandemic causes mental health issues for them and their children
• Parents...
Charities unite to call for support for children returning to school...
Teachers fear for pupils’ mental health as they return to school next week
A survey carried out by the two largest children’s charities in Wales...
Young carers relish voucher gesture
Action for Children’s Pembrokeshire Young Carers service has been delivering £15 vouchers to all young carers in the county. Pembrokeshire County Council provided the...
LGA RESPONDS TO REPORT ON IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON EARLY YEARS...
Responding to a report by the Early Intervention Foundation and Action for Children which found school closures, social distancing and lockdown measures have seriously...
7-year-old Mattie from Pembrey ‘climbs’ Pen y Fan for Action for...
Mattie smashes £100 target
Money to help families Action for Children supports
Plucky Mattie Denman has climbed the equivalent of Pen y Fan in...
Ceredigion young carers get a free ‘pizza the action’ thanks to...
Award-winning Penbryn wood fired pizza company, Tafell a Tân, have donated a free pizza to every Action for Children young carer and young adult...
Emergency fund helping keep NPT families afloat
Action for Children’s emergency appeal fund is keeping families in the Neath Port Talbot area afloat as lockdown and the coronavirus pandemic continue to...
7-year-old Mattie from Pembrey takes on home Pen y Fan-tastic challenge...
Plucky Mattie Denman will climb the equivalent of Pen y Fan in the drive at her family home in Pembrey on Friday 22nd May...
Wellbeing packs raising spirits for Women & Girls together in Pembrokeshire
Action for Children’s Women & Girls Together project has been busy delivering wellbeing packs to the girls and young women the service supports across...
We’d be lost without Action for Children at this worrying time’
• Vulnerable family highlight support during coronavirus pandemic
• Food, toys and constant contact ensure family isn’t isolated
A Brecon father and full-time carer with his...
SKILLS PLUS LAUNCHES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVING CARE
Building on the success of its Skills for Living programme for Care Experienced Young People (CEYP) in Wales, Action for Children has remodelled the...
FANTASTIC PPE GESTURES AID CRITICAL SWANSEA NPT CHILDREN’S SERVICES
A Llandarcy manufacturer and a Swansea comprehensive school have produced and donated critical personal protection equipment (PPE) to Action for Children’s key children’s services...
MOST UK CHILDREN ‘A PAY CHEQUE AWAY’ FROM GOING WITHOUT ESSENTIALS...
• As UK marks a month of lockdown, new Action for Children analysis shows over 8.5 million children living in families with savings less...
Community spirit and pulling together key to maintaining key NPT Swansea...
NPT Swansea Family Link worker goes extra mile
Staff adapting quickly to ensure vital respite service is maintained
Action for Children’s Neath Port Talbot...
Going the extra mile for Bridgend key workers
Action for Children’s Flying Start nursery services in Bridgend are going the extra mile to deliver emergency childcare for key workers across Bridgend during...
Ensuring West Wales young carers and families are not cut off...
Action for Children’s Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion Young Carers and Hawthorn Project family support services are pulling out all the stops to ensure young carers...
From tots to teens – your survival guide with the kids...
At home with the family? Action for Children’s parenting coach Joanna Miskin can help see you through with 71 things you can do with...
Coronavirus crisis is an unprecented threat which is leaving the most...
Alistair Cameron, Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Candidate for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire has described the Coronavirus crisis as an unprecedented threat which is...
Safe and happy home at Headlands during coronavirus crisis
Staff going the extra mile for residential students at Penarth School
Companion dog Dexter helping to calm students during coronavirus crisis
Staff at Headlands...
Children’s charity Welsh frontline workers warn families fear ‘going under’ during...
Action for Children launches emergency appeal to help vulnerable families stay afloat
Charity service workers on the frontline reveal families fear they won’t...
Inspirational Night for Pembrokeshire Women and Girls
Action for Children’s Women & Girls Together project in Pembrokeshire has celebrated International Women’s Day at the Picton Gallery, Haverfordwest. Inspire, Be Inspired brought...
Headlands Principal celebrated with national charity Stephenson award
Headlands School Principal, Matt Burns has received national recognition for his work at Action for Children’s Penarth School by winning the Outstanding Staff accolade...
UK AWARDS RECOGNITION FOR SWANSEA FUNDRAISER
The chair of Swansea’s Never Mind the Business committee, Paul Thorburn has been highly commended in Action for Children’s UK Stephenson Awards 2020.
The Douglas...
Dexter is a Headlands student’s best friend
Companion dog Dexter delights Headlands’ pupils and staff
Dogs proven to improve mental health and wellbeing
Headlands School has introduced a companion dog to...
Llanishen High bring festive hamper joy to Action for Children
Pupils from Llanishen High have been so successful in collecting hampers for the elderly that they have broadened out the donated hampers to other...
Half of young carers feel responsible for giving their family a...
Survey shows one in five feel stressed or lonely during the holidays, nearly half miss social events
Nearly half (47%) of young carers feel...
Zimmer Biomet Christmas market delight for Action for Children
Staff from Zimmer Biomet have put on a traditional Christmas market in Bridgend helping raise over £300 for its charity partner, Action for Children.
Parents...
Christmas bowling treat for young carers thanks to Milford Haven Rotary...
A group of 30 young carers from Milford Haven supported by Action for Children have enjoyed some festive bowling fun thanks to the Rotary...
Three children in every Welsh primary class face Christmas without warmth...
Charity warns of Christmas childhood crisis as 50,000 under 10s deprived of basics
Leading charity Action for Children today (Friday 6 December) warns some of...
SENEDD PARTY CELEBRATES ACTION FOR CHILDREN’S 150TH BIRTHDAY IN STYLE
Sponsor Vaughan Gething AM addresses celebration
• Headlands School drama group delight audience with performance
Action for Children celebrated its 150th birthday at the Senedd...
SENEDD PARTY TO MARK ACTION FOR CHILDREN’S 150TH BIRTHDAY
Action for Children Senedd event sponsored by AM to mark 150th birthday
• Sponsor Vaughan Gething AM to address celebration
Action for Children is celebrating...
North Wales services lead Offa’s Dyke 150th birthday celebratory walk
Intrepid staff from Action for Children’s North Wales services have taken part in the Wild Wales Challenge, walking in relay from Prestatyn to Chepstow...
Harlech Foodservice chooses Action for Children as their charity of the...
Key North Wales food supplier, Harlech Foodservice has chosen Action for Children as their charity of the year for 2020.
Harlech Foodservice will help Action...
