United Kingdom
Our programme
Each year, one in nine young people in the UK will run away from home. There are an estimated 100,000 young runaways on Britain's streets. Far from being an exclusively 'teenage' issue, an estimated 30% of these young people are under the age of 12. To help these young people, Aviva has chosen Railway Children as their charity partner. Research from Railway Children called "Off the Radar" has explored the experiences and realities for children and young people who are spending the majority of their time on the streets.
In response to this research Aviva is supporting Railway Children's ambition to make a long-term sustainable difference to children alone and at risk on UK streets. This will be achieved through supporting best practice projects which not only meet the immediate needs of children already living on the streets, but will also focus on the benefits of early intervention and prevention programmes in schools.
