Your Support Changes Lives
Thank you for considering donating to NYAS. Your kindness is invaluable and will support us in our mission to make sure every care-experienced child, young person and adult in vulnerable situations feels safe, heard and involved in all decisions being made about their lives.
Learn more about the impact your donation will make.
Make a lifelong difference
Across England and Wales, there are over 88,000 children in care. Every child needs the same things to thrive: a stable home, strong support network and steady, loving relationships. However, many care experienced children and young people don’t get the right support.
- 25% of the UK’s homeless population have spent time in care.
- 1 in 4 young people face a mental health crisis after leaving care.
- 33% of children in care will move home at least once this year.
- Children in care are 4 times more likely to suffer with their mental health than their peers.
- 30% of 18-year-old care leavers in England are not in education, employment, or training.
Every service that NYAS offers aims to tackle one of these issues. When you make a donation to our charity, you’re helping children to access positive relationships with adults. You’re allowing young care leavers to access the mentors and guidance they need to live independently.
Donating to our charity helps us to continue in our mission of supporting, safeguarding and empowering care experienced children and young people, and vulnerable adults.
Make a Donation
Your donation could:
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Help us answer an urgent call through our Helpline, a nationally available signposting and advice service which supports children and young people in making sure their rights and entitlements are upheld.
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Support more young people to engage in our Youth Participation and Campaigning work, ensuring the voices of children in care and care leavers are heard by those in power.
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Provide magical memories for children in care, supporting NYAS’ volunteers in providing exciting trips and life-changing experiences that they would otherwise not have access to. Learn more about NYAS’ Independent Visitor services.
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Deliver a bursary for care leavers through NYAS’ Knapman Fund, a dedicated fund to support care leavers aged 16-25 into education and employment.
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Aid care-experienced young mums and dads through Project Unity, our flagship programme in Wales that offers intensive support, opportunities, education and training to keep families together wherever possible.
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Secure more Side by Side mentors for young care leavers to help them navigate the challenging journey into adulthood.