Support Kids Company ‘Give the gift of Christmas’ campaign

As Camila Batmanghelidjh, the founder of Kids Company, explains:

‘We work with some of the most traumatised children and young people, the majority of whom have been sexually and/or physically abused. For 4,000 of them Christmas Day is one of the most difficult days of their lives.

In fact, during December, in the process of dreading it, many of our young people used to attempt suicide. That’s why we decided to generate a party on Christmas Day that they could look forward to. It helps reduce their shame of not having a loving family or presents.

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So Kids Company staff give up their own Christmas to act as a substitute family for the kids. In partnership with some 300 volunteers, we create the best party in town with food, face painters and presents, as well as nourishment to take home.’

Kids Company will also be providing an additional 7,500 children, young people, vulnerable adults and families with food as well as gifts over the Christmas period.

Please support their inspiring and vital work by donating to this special Christmas project at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/give-the-gift-of-christmas/ and help give these neglected and vulnerable children a Christmas Day that they can both look forward to and remember.

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Thank you.

Further reading

• Kids Company — Wikipedia

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