2024 Winners

Congratulations to the Children & Young People Now Awards Winners 2024!

The Early Years Award


Blue Cabin, This is the Place

• Bolton Deaf Society, Bright Start Play Group

• Lowry, Creative Families

• NSPCC, Together for Childhood Grimsby

The Play Award


• Torfaen Play Service, Community Play Project

• Clowns in the Sky


The Digital Innovation Award


• BFB Labs, Lumi Nova: Tales of Courage

• Tellmi, 'A' by Tellmi: The Tellmi Autism Project

• Virtual Memory Box

• Branch Wirral

• Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Youth Programme


The Safeguarding Award


• LTA - Young Person's Welfare Ambassador Programme

• Pelham House, St Christopher's Fellowship

• Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, The SAFE Team

• NSPCC, Child Sexual Abuse System Wide Safeguarding project


The Learning Award


• Catch22, TikTok Creative Academy

• Delight Charity

• Homerton Healthcare NHS Trust, Verbo Speech and Language Therapy Toolkit

• Together for Children Sunderland, Breathing Space Project

• Libraries Unlimited, Littleham School Project


The Arts and Culture Award


• Comics Youth, Marginal

• Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds City Council), Careers for All

• Care to Dance

• Delight Charity

Oily Cart, When The World Turns

• Rio Ferdinand Foundation, Into the Music Industry


Violence Prevention Award


• Burnley FC in the Community

• South East London (SEL) Integrated Care System - The SEL Vanguard (Community Multi-Systems Violence Reduction Programme)

• The Children’s Society, Steer Clear

• NE Youth

• Oasis Greater Manchester


The Mental Health and Wellbeing Award


• In Your Corner, Connect

• The Children’s Society Halton, Resolve

CNWL NHS Trust with Best For You, ARC Day Programme

• Cherry Tree Cottage

• YMCA St Helens, Early Intervention Youth Hub (The Listening Service)

• Mortal Fools, MELVA - children's wellbeing education through storytelling


The Youth Work Award


• TAG Youth Club for Disabled Young People

• Housing Plus, Against Cultural Poverty

• The Trust for Developing Communities, Connected Youth

• Redcar & Cleveland Council Youth & Community Service, 25K Fund Raising Group


The Early Intervention Award


• Homerton Healthcare NHS Trust, Verbo Speech and Language Therapy Toolkit

• Osmani Trust, Breaking the Cycle of Serious Youth Violence

• Positive Directions, Trauma Informed Project in Coventry and Warwickshire

• Warrington Borough Council, Early Help - Restore Team

• Haringey Council, School Superzones Young People and Vaping Programme


The Youth Volunteering and Social Action Award


• Torfaen Play Service, Youth Volunteering Project

• Comics Youth CIC, Marginal Changemaker

• NSPCC, Child Safety Online, Voice of Online Youth

• Peer Action Collective North East

• Together As One, Slough's Young Beekeepers


The Children in Care Award


• Apex Fostering, Not Just Heard — Empowered

• Cherry Tree Cottage

• Lancashire County Council, Employment Support Team, Virtual School

• Meadows Psychology Service, Our Safe Space – Emotional and Mental Health Service for Children in Care and Care Leavers

• Mosaic Foster Care, SMILE Framework Project


The PSHE Education Award


• Future Living, Young Herts

• Mortal Fools, MELVA - children's wellbeing education through storytelling

• Hillingdon Youth Offer, Sorted Primary School Project

• The HOPE Team, Society Without Abuse


The Family Support Award


• Leeds City Council - Gypsy Roma Traveller Outreach and Inclusion Team

• ECYPS (children and young persons' services), Family First Project

• Family Based Solutions, From Harm to Healing: A Solution-Focused Family Journey

• Islington Council, Parental Support Project


The Leaving Care Award


• Barnsley Care4Us Council, Skills for Life Project

• National Network for the Education of Care Leavers

• The Children’s Society, Staying Close


The Workforce Development Award


• No Limits, Therapeutic Services

• Hertfordshire County Council, The Making SEND Everyone’s Business Programme & Hertfordshire SEND Academy

• National Citizen Service, Strengthening Engagement Together

• Medway Council, Workforce Development Project

• Sandwell Council Youth Service, Grow Our Own - Youth Work Volunteering Programme


The Advice and Guidance Award


• Childline, Behind the Screen

• Lancashire County Council, Employment Support Team, Virtual School

• Fight for Peace, Creating Pathways to Work

• The Young Lives Foundation, Advocacy and Children's Rights


The Youth Justice Award


• Spectra, Pathways from Custody

• Staffordshire Youth Justice, VASP

• Hackney Speech and Language Youth Justice Team

Leeds City Council Youth Justice Service, Turnaround Project 

• Smash Youth Project, Solid Ground Coffee Van


The Supporting Child Refugees Award


• The Children’s Society, Limited HEARTS

• Children and Families Across Borders, Family Reunification Project

• Housing Plus, Against Cultural Poverty


The Partnership Working Award


• No Limits, Youth Worker Service in Hospital Emergency Departments

• Wigan Youth Zone, Pathway to Employment (P2E) partnership

• Hull City Council, Access and Inclusion Service

• Better Start

• Co-op and Barnardo’s Partnership, Supporting Positive Futures for Young People


The Public Sector Children's Team Award


• Essex Youth Service, Young Carers Team

• NHS England East Midlands Health & Justice Team

• Medway Council Children's Commissioning Team

• Lancashire County Council, Employment Support Team, Virtual School


The Children's Achievement Award


• Aurora Thompson (Ferngate) Hexagon Care

• Youth Participation Team, London Borough of Newham Youth Empowerment Service, All Access Team

• Remy Ratcliffe Young Person Advisory Service, Seedlings Project

• With Youth in Mind

• Hephzibah Akinwale, Chronicles of the Time Keepers: Whisked Away


Children and Young People's Champion


• Jahnine Davis, Listen Up

• Aisia Howard, Kids

• Rhiannon Griffiths MBE, Comics Youth CIC

• Emma Ford, North West Improvement Plan and Safeguarding Voice Work


The Children and Young People's Charity Award


• No Limits

• The Mulberry Bush

• Zarach - The Children’s Bed Charity

• Family Volunteering Club

• Auditory Verbal UK


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