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.
Charity welcomes proposals to ensure the rights of child witnesses are protected-but says even more can be done
Children 1st has welcomed proposals published today by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service to ensure child witnesses are treated fairly in the justice system.
Scottish children speak out on family rules and discipline in the home
Today a group of school children from Glasgow, Clackmannanshire and East Lothian gathered at Children’s 1st’s office in Edinburgh to present films they had made about family rules, discipline and punishment in the home.
£600,000 award from People's Postcode Lottery players
Children 1st is delighted to announce that players of People’s Postcode Lottery have awarded it £600,000 for 2016.
‘Thanks for giving children in Scotland reasons to smile’ charity tells players of Postcode Lottery
Children 1st has thanked players of the People’s Postcode Lottery for enabling it to support children and families across Scotland through difficult times.
Charity welcomes recognition for star volunteer in New Year Honours
Juliette Paton, who has been a volunteer fundraiser with Children 1st for over three decades, has received an MBE for her services to the charity in the New Year’s Honours.