HOW YOUR PRIMARY SCHOOL IS CHANGING YOUNG PEOPLE'S LIVES ACROSS THE UK

THE DIFFERENCE YOUR SCHOOL’S SUPPORT MAKES

In a time when so many families and young people need support, we are incredibly grateful to primary schools like yours for the efforts you go to in order to raise money for BBC Children in Need.

Thanks to the continued support of all our incredible school supporters, we are currently able to support over 1,400 projects and in the last year we supported 363,000 children and young people.

Right now children across the UK are facing greater challenges than ever, with mental health conditions such as anxiety & depression rising, high levels of poverty leading to inequality & lack of opportunity and many simply carrying a load that’s too heavy to manage alone. Together, we can make a difference when it is needed most.

GRACIE'S STORY

“I go to St Clare’s hospice every two weeks to a group that has other people like me who have lost a loved one. My daddy passed away just over 3 years ago and I didn’t know anyone else before I went to “talky group” who was in the same position as me… I didn’t have anyone to talk to.”

“My mummy and sisters and nanny and granddad were always so sad I felt I needed not to talk about me being sad in front of them.”

Gracie was very close to her dad Simon – the two of them loved watching and playing football together and both were big West Ham fans. When Gracie was four, her dad was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in his thymus gland, and he died when she was seven years old.

St Clare’s Hospice runs a project that BBC Children in Need supports called Echo Connect which offers one to one and group counselling for children who’ve lost someone they love. Gracie has been going to the project for more than three years and has been supported by counsellor Chloe and also made friends who are going through similar experiences to her.

“Echo connects has helped me (and my mummy says it’s helped her too) in this sad time I have had.”

YOUR SUPPORT HAS NEVER BEEN SO VITAL

BBC Children in Need funds amazing people and projects across the UK to help children be the best they can be.

With your help, we can continue to fund the vital projects that are transforming lives for children and young people across the UK.

Your support has never been more important.

START FUNDRAISING NOW

YOUR FUNDRAISING DONATION WILL HELP US OFFER SUPPORT SUCH AS:

£50

pays for a child growing up in poverty to receive a play resource bag to support them to play at home and to support their development.

£100

pays for a child struggling with their mental health to spend a day at a farm to enhance their emotional wellbeing through connecting with nature.

£500

pays for a child with a life limiting illness and their family to attend a weekend residential, offering precious quality time together and the comfort of connecting with families facing similar challenges. 

EMERGENCY ESSENTIALS PROGRAMME

31% of children live in poverty in the UK – with your support we can help provide them with the basics they need for life.

BBC Children in Need’s Emergency Essentials programme provides funding to local charities, so they can purchase essential items for families living in poverty. This includes things like washing machines, cookers, blankets, clothing or beds.

Unfortunately, as the cost of living continues to rise, more families are under extreme pressure. The expense of replacing a broken appliance, or a new piece of furniture, is out of reach for so many.

“We had a black mould problem in our house, and it ate through all of the mattresses and bedding. It was affecting the kids’ health, their performance at school because they weren’t getting enough sleep...everything. The new mattresses have been life-changing for all of us.”

Rachel*, a young mother of four children received Emergency Essentials' support
PRIMARY SCHOOL IMPACT

This year, the Emergency Essentials programme has supported 22,763 children affected by poverty. Your fundraising donation will allow us to be there again this year for the children that need us most.

One of the most requested items from Emergency Essentials is beds. It’s estimated 400,000 children in the UK are going without a bed of their own at the moment – that’s why the funding like this is so vital. Thanks to your help, we can provide beds, mattresses, and blankets for families and children in need.

*Rachel’s quote is real, but her name has been changed to protect her identity.