Child Action Northwest has been in existence for over 130 years, founded as Blackburn Orphanage in 1891! We have supported and changed the lives of children through two world wars, and more recently a global pandemic. Our head office is no longer used as an orphanage, however many of the issues that caused children to be placed there, sadly still exist today. This is why we continue to evolve to meet the needs of the children, young people, families and communities across the North West.

We are extremely proud of our services, designed to support disadvantaged children and young people, we passionately believe that every child has the right to achieve their full potential whatever their full potential whatever their background or circumstances.

COVID-19 has presented us with many challenges and this is where we need your support and why we are appealing to you now. It costs over £5 million pounds a year to continue our vital, life changing work. As a charity we have to find every pound needed for our services. Our main fundraising events have been cancelled due to the pandemic, putting much pressure on the rising demand for our services.

If you share our passion for making life better for children and young people, help us give a future and donate today.