BBC Children in Need

Pudsey Rocks! 🧸🤘 The Asda x BBC Children in Need collab is BACK! And we are so excited that Tom Fletcher & Giovanna Fletcher have designed this year's official t-shirt. We LOVE this design inspired by their shared love of music as well as their sons who are each represented by a colourful spot on Pudsey’s bandana. 100% of the profits of this t-shirt will be donated to BBC Children in Need and Asda's Fuelling Potential campaign tackling food insecurity, making a difference to young lives for many children and young people all across the UK. The 2024 T-shirt is available to purchase online at George at Asda and will land instores soon. 

What advice would you give your younger self? 💛 This year, BBC Children in Need is asking you to Challenge Yourself to Make Life Lighter for children. So we've asked some of our celebrity supporters to share one piece of advice that would have helped to make their lives lighter as children. The need has never been greater as right now, BBC Children in Need is only able to fund 1 in 8 of the organisations who ask us for help. Only with the support of the UK public can we continue to lighten the load for hundreds of thousands of children when they need us most 💛 Find out how you can Make Life Lighter for children at bbc.co.uk/cin #ChildreninNeed

We are lucky enough to have been in partnership with DFS for an amazing 11 years!   In the last year, DFS customers and colleagues have raised a staggering £709,000 for BBC Children in Need, through ‘Give Me Five’ and colleague fundraising throughout the year.   The money raised will continue to support children and young people affected by mental health challenges, helping to keep them safe and improve their emotional wellbeing.   Huge thanks to DFS for their continued support. We are looking forward to seeing what we can achieve together over the next year 💛

Unilever is teaming up with Asda to support BBC Children in Need’s fight against food insecurity. The ‘You buy, we donate’ campaign will feature iconic Unilever brands such as Pot Noodle, Hellmann’s, and Radox in ASDA stores up and down the country. Every purchase of one of these promotional products adds a donation to BBC Children in Need’s Fuelling Potential, a campaign with ASDA to ensure no child is held back by food insecurity. Over the course of three years, the programme seeks to transform the lives of 100,000 children and young people by boosting overall wellbeing and providing access to nutritious meals. To date, the campaign has raised over £3.1 million and has supported 34,000 children and young people all around the UK. In the next year, this impact will be bolstered further by Unilever’s support. Make sure you head to ASDA this Summer to support this brilliant campaign!

At BBC Children in Need, we are committed to ensuring every child and young person should have the opportunity to thrive and be the best they can be. As many children experience challenges that affect their quality of life and wellbeing, at BBC Children in Need we act where the need is the greatest. Restating that commitment to children and young people and to our grantee feels never more needed than in recent weeks. We recognise that the recent riots have left many children, young people and families in communities across the UK feeling fearful and anxious. At BBC Children in Need, we are united in our view that all forms of racism and discrimination are completely unacceptable.    As a result, we have taken the following immediate steps: - Emailed all our grantees offering solidarity and support and signposting to key resources - Offered flexibility with existing grants - Convened all major funders to discuss continued support for charities and collaboration We are continuing to listen to our grantees and will be carefully considering what else we can do to support children and young people at this difficult time. We know these issues are systemic, complex and deeply troubling and we will always be committed to learning, listening and taking action to ensure we are there for children, when they need us the most.

We’re so proud to have won the Broadcast Digital Awards 2024 for Best Digital Children’s Content last night. The award was for the BBC3 & BBC iPlayer programme Game On! which brought content creators and celebrities together in a brand new live gaming extravaganza to raise money for Children in Need last November. There’s still time to watch it here - https://lnkd.in/eTe3-PBN

“Above all, we must ensure we centre the voices of those we wish to impact.”   This week, @Fozia Irfan OBE, Director of Impact and Influence at BBC Children in Need penned a piece of thought leadership for @Alliance magazine outlining the effectiveness of early intervention in tackling mental health for children and young people across the UK.    In the piece, Fozia explores the intersection between poverty and mental health as well as how a sustainable model of care relies on a child-specific approach.    Read more in the below: https://lnkd.in/e6Wz_wfw

We are pleased to announce three new brilliant additions to our board of Trustees: Patricia Hidalgo, Helen Thomas and Jo Wallace.   ✨Patricia is Director of Children’s & Education at the BBC and is responsible for developing and implementing creative and editorial strategies for BBC Children’s and BBC Education services.   ✨Helen is Head of BBC Radio 2,working across a range of the BBC’s programming and is also responsible for launching the Chris Evans Drivetime Show and Breakfast Show.   ✨Jo is Senior Commissioning Editor at BBC Entertainment, overseeing a diverse range of content and is also our commissioning lead on the BBC Children in Need Appeal Night of TV. Commenting on the additions, Rosie Millard, Chair of BBC Children in Need, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Patricia, Helen and Jo to our Board of Trustees. They will bring a wealth of experience to the Board which will greatly benefit the charity in the coming years, as we continue to transform the lives of disadvantaged children and young people all across the UK.” https://lnkd.in/eEF-fRBN

"Today is the first #InternationalDayOfPlay to champion and protect the rights of children to play. Supporting children to play is very important to me: both in my role at BBC Children in Need and as Chair of Play Scotland, Scotland’s National Play Agency." Read the full blog from our Programmes and Funding Partnerships Manager, Paul Liddell 👇 https://lnkd.in/exsu656N

💛 £3,150,000 to provide safe spaces for young people 💛 Incredible news! 🎉 We're so pleased to reveal that the Omaze UK Million Pound House Draw, Dorset, has raised £3,150,000 for BBC Children in Need 🙌 The money raised will provide young people with safe spaces and someone to turn to when things are hard or in times of crisis and will fund over 150 youth work projects across the UK, supporting over 25,000 young people. 💛 From Pudsey and all of us at BBC Children in Need and Omaze, THANK YOU 🙏 Your support really has made a difference to the lives of thousands of young people across the UK. 🥰 #OmazeHouseDraw #Dorset #CharityReveal #ChildrenInNeed