Barnardo's Today for supporters Autumn 2015 Autumn 2016 | Page 13

Events Night-time workers urged to help keep young people safe Barnardo’s is urging nighttime workers to keep a look out for vulnerable young people. Perpetrators target young people in bars, clubs and taxi ranks so we want night-time workers to stay vigilant and have the confidence to report signs of sexual exploitation and abuse. We have trained thousands of workers, including Transport for London staff, to play a more active role in protecting young people from exploitation and abuse at night time. Barnardo’s has been tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE) since 1994. In 2015-16 we supported over 5,000 young people and their families through our services working with those who are victims or at risk of CSE. This includes our CSE direct support services, which worked with 2,486 young people. Little Leo takes on the Big Toddle Children are never too young to start helping others and Leo, aged 13 months, showed you can be small but still make a big difference when he raised over £250 for his Big Toddle. Despite only just learning to walk, Leo joined his peers on a half mile sponsored stroll this summer. “It makes me proud that Leo is helping other children,” explains Jo-Anne, Leo’s mother. “I’m so pleased he’s started his fundraising journey with Barnardo’s and I hope he looks back and realises how important it is to think of others and the differences we can all make.” Autumn 2016 The Big Toddle will celebrate its 20th birthday next year and has raised over £14 million so far. Thanks to hundreds of thousands of children like Leo, little steps really do make a big difference. Barnardo’s Today 13