The Childhood Trust

The Childhood Trust, founded in 2013, is a charity dedicated to alleviating the impact of poverty for children and young people in London. Our work aims to improve children’s physical health, mental resilience, safety at home and in the community, and confidence, to prepare them for life and ensure a better future; our focus is on creating measurable impact and improving outcomes for disadvantaged children in each of these four pillars. We do this through our London Partner Network, providing much-needed investment for local, voluntary organisations in London that deliver practical interventions proven to improve children’s lives; our Transforming Spaces: Community Outreach Programme, improving safety and wellbeing at home and in the community for children from the most deprived London boroughs; and our Research and Advocacy, amplifying children’s voices, facilitating collaboration and networking, publishing and hosting the annual London Child Poverty Summit, raising awareness of child poverty to drive change.