During lockdown, we saw a 60 per cent increase in contacts from people worried about children experiencing online sexual abuse.
The internet is a great tool for children but it can be full of dangers such as bullying, abuse, sexual exploitation, and grooming. Our work gives children and their parents the confidence to talk about online safety, helps young people remove sexual images from the internet and is putting pressure on tech companies to be held accountable for abuse happening on their platforms.
By making a donation today, you can help make the online world a safer, better place for children and young people.
Everything was going well before Covid. Since then, both my parents lost their jobs and they’ve been getting by on money from the government and food vouchers from my school.
My parents try to act positive, saying everything will be fine – but I overheard them crying last night so I think they might be depressed. I feel so sorry for mum and dad cos I know they work so hard. I just want things to go back to normal.
How your donations make an impact
Around 90% of our funding comes from our supporters, helping us reach children across the UK.
Childline answers a call from a child or young person every 25 seconds.
In the past year, there have been over 200,000 Childline counselling sessions with children and young people.
There are lots of ways you can support our work if you aren't able to donate online.
- Call us
Call our team on 020 7825 2505 to donate. - Send us post
Use our postal form to set up your regular gift.
More ways you can support us
Meeting standards
We've agreed to stick to a strict set of codes and a fundraising promise, which means we treat our supporters and donors with respect, fairness and honesty and we are always clear about how we raise money
How your money is spent
80p in every £1 we spend goes directly to helping children and young people. This includes working with children and families, our helplines, schools service and child protection and awareness campaigns like PANTS. Read our Annual Report (PDF).
Any questions?
If you have a question about donating or if you'd like to set up, amend or cancel a direct debit, our Supporter Care team is on hand to help.
Call us Monday – Friday 9.00am-5.00pm or complete our form below. Calls may be recorded for training purposes.
*DISCLAIMER
This is a true story but names have been changed and photographs have been posed by models.
Your donation could go towards our therapeutic services, or it could help us fund services like our Helpline and Childline. Wherever the need is greatest, that’s where your donation will go.