Katie Morag and the First Minister's Christmas card
This Saturday, the First Minister auctions original artwork for her Christmas card to support Children 1st Children 1st is one of four charities to benefit from the sale of Mairi Hedderwick’s watercolour of well-known fictional character, Katie Morag, for the...
Comment as Police Scotland confirm Scottish reports of historical child abuse in sport
As Police Scotland confirm Scottish reports of historical child abuse in sport, Alison Todd, Chief Executive of Children 1st, said: “Abuse pervades all parts of society. The fact that reports of child abuse in sport are now surfacing in Scotland...
#GivingTuesday funding boost from People’s Postcode Lottery
Children 1st has been awarded £700,000 from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. As Scotland’s National Children’s charity, Children 1st supports children, young people and their families to overcome the impact of abuse, neglect, and other traumatic events in childhood across...
Sports clubs urged to put child welfare top of the agenda
Children 1st has called on sports coaches, volunteers and officials to ensure the next generation enjoy sport free from abuse.
A relationship built on trust
This Trustee’s Week, we want to thank our Board of Management for their amazing commitment to Children 1st. A clue about the role of a trustee can be found in the name: trust. As a national organisation supporting thousands of...
Award for Children 1st and Skyscanner
Children 1st and Skyscanner beat some strong competition to win the Best Charity & Corporate Partnership award at the Charity Champions Awards on Thursday 6 October. The award recognised the achievements of the partnership which saw a wide range of...
Campaigners welcome announcements on child poverty
Members of the End Child Poverty campaign have welcomed the First Minister’s announcement that the Scottish Government will bring forward legislation for a Child Poverty Bill for Scotland.
John McGurk's 560 mile run
Glaswegian John McGurk and his team raised an incredible £46,600 for Children 1st after completing a 560-mile run between the Germany and Glasgow in just five days.
Glasgow schoolgirl designs thank you postcard for Children 1st volunteers
To celebrate Volunteers’ Week this year, Children 1st asked some of Scotland’s children to design a special ‘Thank You’ postcard.
John puts Children 1st
Scotland is asked to give a big ‘welcome home’ to an ex-pat as he completes a 560-mile run between Germany and Glasgow to raise money for Children 1st.
Dragons' Glen entrepreneurial challenge raises over £150,000
Teams from 17 leading Scottish organisations took on the heat of Dragons’ Glen, smashed the target and raised £150,703.14 for Children 1st, Scotland’s National Children’s Charity.