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More regions announced to run Youth4U – Young Inspectors

Youth4U – Young Inspectors is a programme run by the Look Listen Change consortium. Hosted by NCB, the Look Listen Change consortium includes the British Youth Council (BYC), KIDS, the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC) and the Council for Disabled Children (CDC). Read More...

Free Caring with Confidence courses in England

Caring with Confidence is a free knowledge and skills based programme on offer from the National Extension College. The course aims to help carers make a positive difference to their lives and the lives of the people they care for. Read More...

Don’t miss out on the Family Fund

If you are living on a low income, the Family Fund can help you and your family with grants relating to the additional needs of severely disabled children and young people up to the age of eighteen. Read More...

Make every disabled child matter in the coming election

Talk to, write to and phone your local parliamentary candidates and ask them to sign up to prioritise disabled children and their families if they're elected. Read More...

New projects for young people

Is your child thinking of moving away from home, applying for a place at college and wondering what skills they might need for a job? Read More...

Make your voice heard on charges for NHS Car Parking

A consultation on Improving Access for Patients launched by the Department of health is seeking views on the implementation of free NHS hospital car parking for inpatients and their visitors in England. Read More...

Draft regulations for short breaks for carers of disabled children and young people - Tell us what you think!

The government is consulting on draft regulations and guidance to require local authorities in England to provide services to help parents of disabled children take short breaks. Read More...

Are you and your family missing out on benefits?

In a campaign launched last week, twenty-seven leading charities led by Citizens Advice wrote to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Yvette Cooper, saying more needed to be done to ensure that money earmarked for children, families and pensioners in greatest need reaches those for whom it is intended. Read More...

Government grants for low-income families in England to buy laptops and internet connections

The Home Access scheme will allow 270,000 low-income families with children in the age-band three to nine to apply for grants to buy laptops and broadband internet connections from approved suppliers. Read More...

Parent Participation Works! Find out How

Parent Participation Works! Find out How Read More...

 

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