Organisations

ChildLine - The Line
Tel: 0800 884444 (Mon-Fri 3.30pm to 9.30pm; Sat and Sun 2pm to 8pm)
A free and confidential helpline run by ChildLine specifically for children and young people living away from home.

A National Voice
Central Hall
Oldham Street
Manchester M1 1JQ
Tel: 0161 237 5577
E-mail: info@anationalvoice.org
Website: www.anationalvoice.org
An organisation run by and for care experienced young people. All staff are care experienced. Their main aim is to create positive changes to the care system in England and provide a national platform to hear the voices of all the children and young people who are looked after.

Voice (formerly Voice for the Child in Care - VCC)
80-82 White Lion Street
London N1 9PF
Tel: 020 7833 5792
Freephone for children and young people: 0808 800 5792
E-mail: info@voiceyp.org
Website: www.voiceyp.org
VCC is committed to achieving change in the care system by empowering children and young people in care to speak out and campaign for improvements to their lives. Provides a network of support and advocacy services for children and young people.

Bryn Melyn Group Foundation
PO Box 202
Bala LL23 7ZB
Tel: 01678 540 598
E-mail: enquiries@brynmelyngroupfoundation.org
Website: www.brynmelyngroupfoundation.org
The charity’s major objectives are advance the opportunities for all those people who are or who have been looked after in the public care system and to contribute to the reduction in the number of young adults who are likely to experience chronic social exclusion as a result of the experience.

Careleavers Association (CLA)
PO Box 179
Shipley BD18 3WX
E-mail: info@careleavers.org
Website: www.careleavers.org
A union of care leavers who advocate radical change within the care system and services for care leavers. The CLA also acts to protect, promote and strengthen rights for care leavers and to empower members through support, education and training.

Children’s Rights Officers and Advocates (CROA)
c/o Save the Children
Cambridge Grove
London W6 0LE
Tel: 020 8748 7413
E-mail: mail@croa1.freeserve.co.uk
Website: www.croa.org.uk
A membership organisation for children's rights officers and advocates, children's participation officers and individuals working to promote children's rights and participation in England and Wales. They provide a range of support services for children and young people including advocacy, support, and information about rights.

Fostering Network
87 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8HA
Information Line: 020 7261 1884 (Wed, Thurs, Fri 12pm-3pm)
Helpline: 020 7620 2100 (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 12.30pm-4pm)
E-mail: info@fostering.net
Website: www.fostering.net
Charity for everyone involved in fostering which aims to ensure that fostered children receive the highest standards of care. For information on fostering and becoming a foster carer contact the Information Line. For specialist help and advice for problems in fostering contact the Helpline.

National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)
99-105 Argyle Street
Birkenhead
Wirral CH41 6AD
Tel: 0151 649 8700 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
Helpline: 0800 61 61 01 (Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm)
E-mail: help@nyas.net
Website: www.nyas.net
Offers advice, information, support and representation to any child or young person who wants to have their wishes and feelings taken into account when decisions are made about them. NYAS is a safety net for children and young people who have nowhere else to turn.

Voices from Care Cymru
25 Windsor Place
Cardiff CF10 3BZ
Tel: 029 2039 8214
E-mail: info@vfcc.org.uk
Website: www.voicesfromcarecymru.org.uk
Aims to create opportunities for all young people who are or have been looked after in Wales, to have an individual and collective voice at local and national levels so that their conditions and outcomes may be improved.

Who Cares? Trust
Kemp House
152-160 City Road
London EC1V 2NP
Tel: 020 7251 3117
E-mail: mailbox@thewhocarestrust.org.uk
Website: www.thewhocarestrust.org.uk
A national charity working to improve public care for children and young people who are separated from their families and living in residential or foster care.

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