CQ Members and groups delivering Bring it on Brum sessions for children during the Easter holidays in Birmingham are welcome to join us for the weekly Zoom update on preparations for delivery. As well as a catch-up, we’ll be looking at signposting families to benefits advice and sharing tips for including nutrition messages in sessions…Read moreRead more
child poverty
Fit for All Update and Benefits & Food Advice
Member Meeting – Here Comes The Summer!
Here come the Summer Holidays – and a chance for CQ Members to share plans and preparations beforehand. More than 20 CQ Members will be working on Fit For All over the holidays – providing a summer of adventure for more than 500 vulnerable children and young people in Birmingham. In Solihull, CQ Members are…Read moreRead more
HAF Fund Members’ Update 2
Thursday 6 May 2021 10-11am online Children’s Quarter has been campaigning to make sure government-funded holiday clubs are inclusive and that groups with commitment and expertise in inclusive services are involved in delivering them. This session is an update for members and supporters on the progress we have made in making sure: there can be…Read moreRead more
HAF Fund Members’ Update
Thursday 1 April 2021 10-11am online Children’s Quarter has been campaigning to make sure government-funded holiday clubs are inclusive and that groups with commitment and expertise in inclusive services are involved in delivering them. Member groups were invited to submit outline expressions of interest to be part of provision of holiday activities and food in…Read moreRead more
Make Holiday Clubs ‘Fit For All’
Children’s Quarter wants SEND children to be able to take part in inclusive holiday clubs funded by government and organised by local councils. These services are being funded for the most vulnerable young people through government’s Holiday Activities and Food Fund. We say they should include disabled children and that groups that are committed to…Read moreRead more
Free Play for Children Facing Social Exclusion
Birmingham Freedom Project and Parks for Play are cooperating to provide free summer play for children who are at risk of being socially excluded at St Bede’s church, Brandwood as part of Birmingham’s Healthy Happy Holidays. program. The sessions run on Tuesdays 6, 13 and 20 August 10.30am – 1pm and offer fabulous free play and…Read moreRead more
More than 1.5m Children in Unsupported Families with Complex Needs
There are an estimated 1.6 million children in families in England with complex needs for which there is no national established, recognised form of support according to the Office of the Children’s Commissioner. That includes, for example, children in families in which parents have mental health issues, or are facing domestic violence, or are living in…Read moreRead more
More than 1 in 4 Children May be Disabled by Poverty…
More than a quarter of children in the UK are affected by family poverty. That means missing out on things other children may take for granted – warm homes, new clothes, school trips, having friends over for tea; and they are more vulnerable to social exclusion. They do less well at school and earn less as adults. …Read moreRead more
Child poverty makes mental illness more likely
11 year olds from the lowest income families are 4.5 times more likely to experience severe mental health problems when compared to those from the highest income families. See the Mental Health Foundation’s Fundamental Facts @mentalhealth (more…)