Children and Young People Now Awards 2025

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*NEW CATEGORY: The Violence Prevention Award

Burnley FC in the Community

NE Youth, Odysseus Mentoring Project (OMP)

Oasis Greater Manchester Navigators

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

The Children’s Society (Services) Limited Steer Clear

4

Children and Young People's Champion

Aisia Howard, Kids

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

Jahnine Davis, Listen Up

Rhiannon Griffiths MBE, Comics Youth CIC

4

The Advice and Guidance Award

Childline, Behind The Screen

Fight for Peace, Creating Pathways to Work

Lancashire County Council, Employment Support Team, Virtual School

The Young Lives Foundation, Advocacy and Children's Rights

6

The Arts and Culture Award

Care to Dance, Care to Dance

Comics Youth, Marginal

Delight Charity

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

Oily Cart, When The World Turns

Rio Ferdinand Foundation, Into the Music Industry

5

The Children and Young People's Charity Award

Auditory Verbal UK

Family Volunteering Club

No Limits

The Mulberry Bush

Zarach - The Children’s Bed Charity

5

The Children in Care Award

Apex Fostering, Not Just Heard — Empowered: How We Center Children as Co-Creators, Not Cases

Cherry Tree Cottage

Lancashire County Council, Employment Support Team, Virtual School

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

Mosaic Foster Care, SMILE Framework Project

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The Children's Achievement Award

Aurora Thompson (Ferngate) Hexagoncare

Hephzibah Akinwale, Chronicles of the Time Keepers: Whisked Away, The Children's Achievement Award

Remy Ratcliffe Young Person Advisory Service , Seedlings Project

With Youth in Mind

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

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The Digital Innovation Award

BFB Labs, Lumi Nova: Tales of Courage

Branch Wirral

Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Youth Programme

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

Virtual Memory Box Ltd, Virtual Memory Box

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The Early Intervention Award

Haringey Council, School Superzones Young People and Vaping Programme

Homerton Healthcare NHS FT, Verbo Speech and Language Therapy Toolkit

Osmani Trust, Breaking the Cycle of Serious Youth Violence (BTC)

Positive Directions Trauma Informed Project in Coventry and Warwickshire

Warrington Borough Council, Early Help - Restore Team

4

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

4

The Family Support Award

Children and Families, Leeds City Council - Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT) 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

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The Learning Award

Catch22, TikTok Creative Academy

Delight Charity

Homerton Healthcare NHS FT, Verbo Speech and Language Therapy Toolkit

Libraries Unlimited, Littleham School Project

Together for Children Sunderland, Breathing Space Project

3

The Leaving Care Award

Barnsley Care4Us Council, Skills for Life Project

National Network for the Education of Care Leavers

The Children’s Society (Services) Limited Staying Close

6

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Award

ARC Day Programme, CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, working in partnership with Best For You (CNWL, West London Trust, CW+ Charity, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust) and North West London CAMHS Provider Collaborative

Cherry Tree Cottage

In Your Corner, Connect

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

The Children’s Society Halton Resolve

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

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The Partnership Working Award

Better Start

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

Hull City Council Access and Inclusion Service, incorporating Education Welfare Service, School Admissions, Education Safeguarding and Governors Service

No Limits, Youth Worker Service in Hospital Emergency Departments

Wigan Youth Zone, Pathway to Employment (P2E) partnership

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The Play Award

Clowns in the Sky

Torfaen Play Service, Community Play Project

4

The PSHE Education Award

Future Living, Young Herts

Hillingdon Youth Offer, Sorted Primary School Project

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

The HOPE Team, Society Without Abuse

4

The Public Sector Children’s Team Award

Essex Youth Serivce, Young Carers Team

Lancashire County Council, Employment Support Team, Virtual School

Medway Council Children's Commissioning Team

NHS England East Midlands Health & Justice Team

4

The Safeguarding Award

LTA - Young Person's Welfare Ambassador Programme

NSPCC, Child Sexual Abuse System Wide Safeguarding project

Pelham House, St Christopher's Fellowship

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, The SAFE Team

3

The Supporting Child Refugees Award

Children and Families Across Borders, Family Reunification Project.

Housing Plus, Against Cultural Poverty

The Children’s Society (Services) Limited HEARTS

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The Workforce Development Award

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

Medway Council Workforce Development Project

National Citizen Service, Strengthening Engagement Together

No Limits, Therapeutic Services

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

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The Youth Justice Award