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Fundraise at your school

Your school’s fundraising could help us make children and young people across the UK feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful.

We’ve got loads of ideas for how you and your pupils can raise money and have fun. Join our school fundraising family and give your pupils the opportunity to help change childhoods and change lives.

Your school can raise vital funds while your pupils develop life skills like teamwork, organisation, communication, and leadership. Fundraising activities are also a powerful way to teach the children at your school responsibility, problem-solving, and financial literacy, while developing a sense of compassion and community.

We'll help your school get the most out of fundraising for us

How your fundraising could make a difference

We make sure children and young people feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful, by running more than 800 specialist services across the UK, and campaigning to change the way the system works for the better.

  • £100 could provide materials for 10 memory boxes, which could help young people coping with bereavement.
  • £180 could help pay for a case worker to give life-changing practical support and safety advice to seven young people affected by sexual exploitation.
  • £500 could pay for frontline staff to deliver 10 hours of face-to-face counselling or online support – giving a safe space for a child to talk through their feelings and find practical ways of coping with challenges.
  • £1000 could pay for a full day of training for a group of up to 25 professionals so they can spot the warning signs of sexual exploitation and help children escape dangerous relationships.

Find out more about how your fundraising could change childhoods and change lives

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How Libby found a place she feels she belongs

12-year-old Libby lives with her parents and older brother in Rochdale. Both Libby and her older brother are autistic, and she has faced some problems with people not understanding her way of thinking. Her mum, Emma, explains how everything changed for Libby once she started going to one of our art clubs. 

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How we supported young carer Laura so she could pursue her dream career

When Laura, 19, started taking on more caring responsibilities for her Gran, she hadn’t realised she had become a young carer. Laura shares how important getting support from Barnardo’s has been to give her the opportunities needed to get into the career she’s always wanted. 

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How to pay in the money you raise

Thank you for fundraising for us. We really appreciate your time and effort. We are so grateful to our amazing fundraisers because the money you raise will help us change childhoods and change lives.

Find out how to pay in the money you raise

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Five tips for coping with exam stress from a mental health expert

Jeannine Townsley is Team Manager at the St Helen’s Resilience Service, and her team of mental health practitioners and qualified therapists work in schools. She has some helpful advice on how to help you cope with exam stress and explains her team’s approach to supporting young people’s mental health.

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How to talk to young people about peer pressure

From skipping school to trying smoking or vaping, peer pressure can take many forms in children's lives. Sharon Young, Senior Practitioner in our Fife Substance Use Education Service, shares some tips on how to speak to young people about it.

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Looking for support with keeping a child or young person safe from harm or abuse?

Are you worried about a child staying safe online, witnessing domestic abuse, being sexually or criminally abused or exploited, experiencing female genital mutilation or being harmed by alcohol and substance abuse? We’re here to help.

Other fundraising events for children and young people

Choirs on stage at the National Choral Competition

National Choral Competition

Take part in the largest schools choir competition in the UK and help raise funds for our vital work with children and young people across the UK.

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Young Supporters Concert at the Royal Albert Hall

Young people from across the UK come together and sing out, to raise money for help change childhoods and change lives.

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The Big Toddle

A sponsored walk for our littlest supporters. Organise a 'Big Toddle' for your nursery or primary school to have fun and raise money for other children across the UK.

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