Caring for children

Barnardo's is the largest child care charity in the UK, providing social welfare services for the benefit of children and young people and seeking to promote widespread good practice and developments in services to children. Barnardo's runs over 170 projects in partnership with parents, local authorities, voluntary agencies and churches. The agency works particularly with disadvantaged communities, facilitating groups to find ways of addressing issues and problems they face through recognizing the community context within which families live and grow, and developing ways of empowering people and communities to the benefit of children and families.