Little Lives UK
Empowering disadvantaged children
Little Lives UK is proud to be a children’s charity dedicated to transforming the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.
Our mission is to empower the next generation by providing essential free resources for mental health support, enabling them to build brighter and more promising futures.
As advocates of sustainability, we encourage our supporters to donate any unwanted items, contributing to a greener and more equitable world.
How we make a difference
‘Someone to Talk To’ Campaign: Counselling in schools
Our charity campaign, ‘Someone to Talk To‘, provides fully funded counselling sessions for schools, specifically aimed at helping children in need. With the NHS currently facing a significant backlog in mental health support for children, many are left waiting for essential care, which can seriously impact their well-being.
Our team of qualified counselors is committed to prioritizing children’s mental health, ensuring they receive the support they need without delay.
King’s Park Academy
“Little Lives UK counselling has been really supportive of the children at King’s Park Academy. Tracy, our counsellor, has built great relationships with the children, and after their block of time, they are becoming more confident in sharing their feelings. We really appreciate the support that has been given to us.”
Technology Programme
Technology plays a huge part in children’s and young people’s lives and ever increasingly in their education. There are still thousands of children in the UK who do not have access to the right technology to continue their learning, potentially meaning that through no fault of their own, they will fall behind their peers.
Through donations from our free electronics collection service, we provide the needed technology to children around the UK who require it and help to create equal educational opportunities.
Meadowcroft Community Primary School
“I approached Little Lives UK as I work at a small primary school in Greater London with very limited information technology resources. Little Lives UK incredibly kindly gifted us 15 iPads, and I cannot thank them enough for their generosity. This donation will enable us to teach our children to become digitally literate and will also support our pupils with SEN needs in communicating and accessing learning in different ways.”
Get Involved – Every Action Counts
Whether you want to participate in a solo fundraiser or plan a larger fundraising event in your community or with your work colleagues, every effort makes a real difference to us and the children we support. You can organise a fundraiser for Little Lives UK yourself, or get in touch with our team to discuss ideas, resources, and ways we can help make your event a success.
Leaving a gift in your will to Little Lives UK is leaving a gift for the future. A gift in your will helps to provide a bright future for children by giving them the happy, healthy and fun childhood that all children deserve. Gifts in wills are fundamental to all charities and we are no exception, if you choose to leave a gift to us, your decision will be life changing for so many children.
We collect a variety of items in the form of donations, all of which hugely helps our efforts in supporting disadvantaged children across the UK. If you have any unwanted clothes, shoes, books or toys that you no longer use or want, book a free collection and we’ll come and pick them up from your home or place of work. By donating, you also help protect the environment by giving items a new life and reducing waste.
Donating your old or unwanted electronic items can make a huge difference to so many children and their families. Book a free electronics collection in Bournemouth and London to donate. When you donate your unwanted electronics, you are helping to support our Technology Programme. Your donations will support children with continuing their education by helping them gain access to needed technology.
Our charity shops
Never-stop-recycling
Our charity shops play a dual role in benefiting both charitable causes and the environment. By selling donated items, they generate funds that support our charity campaigns and improve the lives of thousands of children across the UK.
Simultaneously, these shops promote the reuse and recycling of goods, reducing waste and decreasing the demand for new products. This, in turn, helps minimize the environmental impact of manufacturing and disposal, contributing to a more sustainable future.
Our shops locations
Latest blogs and news
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