A charity CEO has warned that the rebranding of the Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) to the Department for Education (DFE) may not provide the services needed to help abused children.
Terina Keene, chief executive for UK charity Railway Children, has claimed the coalition government's intention to replace the DCSF with the DFE marks a move away from prevention and early intervention for children caught in homelessness or abusive home lives.
She said: "Th...
Opportunities for charity careers could be increased after this year's Make a Will Fortnight campaign.
The Duchess of Kent House Charity (DoKHC) has arranged for local solicitors to write the documents in return for a cash donation to the organisation.
A discounted fee of £100-£150 is suggested for standard wills but the professionals can advise on how much would be appropriate if circumstances are more com...
A majority of UK-based charities have been affected by the economic downturn, with one in four wary that public sector cutbacks could impact upon their operations and even charity recruitment plans.
That is according to new research carried out by the Charity Commission, which found that 62 per cent of those organisations questioned have experienced a drop in income since the onset of the downturn.
Notably, with 24 ...
Debt charity recruitment of staff and volunteers may increase if unemployment continues to rise as more and more people who cannot pay back their borrowings seek free advice.
Self-funded Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) provides free, impartial debt advice to those in financial difficulty and its yearly statistics, released today (March 15th), show a new type of consumer coming to the organisation for help throughout...
Charity recruitment could be the biggest driver behind helping to ensure that child poverty becomes a thing of the past.
Joshua Fenton-Glynn, a spokesperson for the Child Poverty Action Group, suggested that it is more important than ever for parents to receive adequate support in the task of raising a family.
Following the government's decision to slowly withdraw tax relief on childcare vouchers, he said policymakers should "be careful with key public services for people ...