Welcome to The Childhood Trust | London's Child Poverty Charity

Champions for Children 2024 breaks records!

700,000 (33%) of children in London live in poverty, and our latest research highlights the devastating impact on their education. Pupil Premium students face exclusion rates three times higher than their peers and report lower mental health scores. By Year 11, their attendance drops to 89%, compared to 94% for non-Pupil Premium students.

These educational barriers, enforce the circle of poverty. But thanks to the generosity of our supporters, and the hard work of our charity partners, together we’ve raised £5,006,400 in this year’s Champions for Children matched-funding campaign - a 40% increase from last year! Over the next 12 months, these funds will support 84 charity partners across all 32 London boroughs, impacting the lives of 185,000 children living in poverty.

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Young filmmakers highlight food poverty and London's housing crisis

As part of our mission to promote the voices of children and young people, we worked in partnership with the Octavia Foundation and a group of young people to produce two films. These films highlight some of the many challenges facing children and young people in London such as inadequate housing and food insecurity. The young people wrote, produced, shot, and edited these films with no prior experience. Both films were premiered at our London Child Poverty Summit.