Contact a Family

Contact a Family

Contact a Family is the only UK-wide charity that supports families with disabled children, regardless of the disability of the child, and offers specialism in rare disorders.

We currently reach over 340,000 families with disabled children by providing a range of practical and emotional information, support and advice services. This includes helping them to access the resources and benefits available to them, a free helpline, access to respite and family outings, and offering peer support as well as workshops to develop vital skills for the whole family.

Registered Charity No. 284912. Scotland No. SC039169

Our Vision

A world of protection and opportunity for children living alone and at risk on the streets.

Railway Children is an international children's charity. We fight for vulnerable children who live alone at risk on the streets, where they suffer abuse and exploitation.

In the UK, society often denies their existence, and in other countries the problem is so prevalent that it has become 'normal'.

They run away or are forced to leave homes where they suffer poverty, violence, abuse and neglect. They find themselves living on the streets because there is nowhere else to go and no one left to turn to. The problems they face on the streets are often even worse than those they endured at home. Every day we fight to change their story.

Railway Children race to reach children as soon as they arrive on the streets and intervene before an abuser can. Our pioneering work enables us to get to street children before the streets get to them.

What if I change my mind?

Simply by completing a donation form, you can choose to support Railway Children, directly from your pay.

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