Update
Urgent appeal to help victims
of child sexual exploitation
raises £247,000
The sexual exploitation of children is an increasingly high
profile issue that affects children of all backgrounds and from
all communities across the UK. Barnardo’s is doing all we can
to tackle the problem and support those who are affected.
In recent years we have expanded
our network of child sexual
exploitation services to over 40
locations, and we offer more help
for victims than anyone else.
But with more and more children
being identified as victims of abuse,
we’ve found our services pushed to
the limit.
Earlier this year, we launched
an urgent appeal to make sure
more children receive the specialist
support they need to help them
to recover and escape from the
vile cruelty they are suffering.
Our supporters have been
characteristically generous and have
so far given £247,000 to help support
our over-stretched services – but
with an estimated 16,500 children at
risk, we are still struggling to reach
all those who need us.
Our donation line for this
appeal is still open. Please
go to www.barnardos.org.
uk/urgent or call us free of
charge on 0800 008 7005 to
donate. Thank you
All donations made to our urgent appeal up until 31 March 2017 will be restricted to our child sexual
exploitation services. Any regular gifts, or one-off donations sent in after this date, will be allocated to
where the need is greatest.
12 Barnardo’s Today
Autumn 2016