Friday, April 3, 2009

Children In Distress UK Charity

Children In Distress UK Charity

My name is Jane Russell, I am based in North Yorkshire in the UK and I am Fundraising Manager for Children In Distress Charity in the North and Midlands

I intend to share fundraising ideas for charity with this blog and invite everyone from all charity backgrounds to participate and build a community.

Here's some information about what we do

Children in Distress, is a small charity registered in the UK with both the Charity Commission for England & Wales and the Office of the Scottish charity Registrar.

The Mission of Children In Distress

To offer love and care to children living with HIV AIDS or incurable and terminal illness.
Simply stated
To cure sometimes;to help often; to comfort ,always
Caring for Europes Forgotten Children
Since 1990 the volunteers and staff of Children in Distress have been bringing love and care to the suffering, abandoned and forgotten children of Eastern Europe.

Our Role

To cure sometimes; to help often; to comfort, always
Advocacy, Care, Education and Training
Today CID UK and its partner programmes care directly for over 2600 terminally and incurably ill infants, children and young people. Through, education, training, social care and outreach we we change the lives of a further 8000 children and their families and through advocacy, particualry for those with living with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, speak out and demonstrate support for a further 25.000 children and young adults offering them the chance of a better tomorrow, today.