Action for Children is a large national charity in the United Kingdom. It provides services for children, young people and their families, from before birth, until the age of 18 (and older for young people leaving care, or young people with disabilities). Its major areas of work are services for children with disabilities, family and community services, work with young people leaving care and rural children's services.

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  • Action for Children is a large national charity in the United Kingdom. It provides services for children, young people and their families, from before birth, until the age of 18 (and older for young people leaving care, or young people with disabilities). Its major areas of work are services for children with disabilities, family and community services, work with young people leaving care and rural children's services. Action for Children runs more than 500 projects, reaching over 178,000 vulnerable children, young people and their families. It is a registered charity under English and Scottish law, and in 2007–8 it had a gross income of £209 million, making it one of the 20 largest charities in the UK. Originally supported entirely by voluntary contributions and mainly providing residential homes for children who had been orphaned or taken into care, Action for Children now acts mainly as a provider of statutory services purchased by local authorities and other government bodies, including many Children's Centres, Children's Funds, disability and residential services, and projects working with families. Action for Children also runs several special schools, and provides adoption and fostering services. Action for Children has its main offices on Highbury Park in the London Borough of Islington. Previously know as NCH, The Children's Charity, National Children's Home and at one time National Children's Home and Orphanage, the name Action for Children was adopted in 2008.
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  • Action for Children is a large national charity in the United Kingdom. It provides services for children, young people and their families, from before birth, until the age of 18 (and older for young people leaving care, or young people with disabilities). Its major areas of work are services for children with disabilities, family and community services, work with young people leaving care and rural children's services.
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  • Action for Children
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