Winter in London is a magical time, especially for children.  With The Kids Network, mentees and their mentors get to enjoy special moments together, making

As we wrap up our 3-part 10-question reflection series in celebration of National Mentoring Day’s 10-year anniversary, we turn our focus to the moments that

In the second part of our 10 questions series for National Mentoring Day’s 10th anniversary, we’re focusing on what it’s like being a mentor and

To mark National Mentoring Day’s 10-year anniversary, we’re sharing 10 reflections from three incredible mentors who have helped shape the lives of #LittleLondoners through volunteering

 “I’ve had the best time with my mentor because I haven’t been outside that much. And on the weekends I don’t go out so I’ve

The Kids Network is a community of children and young professionals connecting through fun, curiosity and friendship for positive social change.   We believe every child deserves

We are thrilled to announce a significant addition to The Kids Network family: Neil Hunt, formerly chief executive at the Royal College of General Practitioners

I am so pleased to be part of The Kids Network because I’ve spent my whole working life thinking about how best to make sure

The Kids Network are delighted to announce that Louise Johns-Shepherd has been appointed as the new CEO of the charity, taking over from our founder,

Last Month, the Youth Endowment Foundation and Home Office announced a £5.8m fund for research on trauma-informed practice in schools. Also this week, the heartbreaking

Today I’m writing to announce my plans to leave The Kids Network after more than six years of serving as our Founder and CEO. This

We are happy to announce the release of our impact report for 2022. The Kids Network exists to make positive impact for children and the

Do you want to live to 100? Then volunteering could be the key… The new Netflix show “Live to 100: Secretes of Blue Zones” takes

Hello! I’m Jolene and I’ve been a TKN mentor for 8 months. I can, hand-on-heart say that it has been one of the best journey’s

Hello! I’m Sam and I have been mentoring with The Kids Network since November. When I moved to London last year, I was on the

Emotional learning is a crucial part of a child’s development. It helps them understand their emotions better. Children who can recognise and name their feelings

The Kids Network are proud to announce that our volunteer training has now been awarded a Badge of Excellence from OpenAwards. This means our training

After 10 months of hard work, we are excited to celebrate that in June 2023, The Kids Network were awarded the London Youth Bronze Quality

The Kids Network exists to help children live the lives that they deserve: feeling happy, cared for, valued and that the world is lucky to

For #VolunteersWeek we want to celebrate all our amazing volunteer mentors. This is one of our amazing mentors, Ha’s story of her mentor journey… “After

Our programme managers are vital to our programme delivery working with schools to identify children in need of additional support and then pairing them with

We’re hiring for a Trusts Manager and Corporate Partnerships Manager to help us scale our impact to reach over 1,000 Little Londoners over the next three years. Trusts Manager:

This month at The Kids Network, we’re dedicating our blog posts to exploring the theme mental health in acknowledgement of #MentalHealthMay. One of our key

Last week The Guardian published an article entitled Buckling NHS fails to treat 250,000 children with mental health problems. In the last three years, partly

On 12th September, the UK’s children returned to school. The past two years have been nothing less than extremely challenging for many of them; the

“For me a lot has changed. Life isn’t about you, it’s about who you impact along the way. So doing this with her, she is

We are excited to publish Our Shared Language. This document is live, and forms part of our anti-racism action. How did we get here? Diversity

The Kids Network children and their mentors contribute to the civil society alternative report to be submitted to the UN. The UN Committee on the

I’m Claire and I’m a Summer Intern at The Kids Network.   I have been working on the fundraising team to help plan next week’s quiz

Kajal is one of our local heroes – she tells us here all about her experience of being a mentor. As I come to the

We spoke to Emma, a teacher from Kingsmead Primary School, and asked her what impact The Kids Network has on children at school. What value

We’ve gathered some quotes from our mentees to highlight just how valuable having a mentor is to them – we’ve got the warm and fuzzys,

I recently finished 12 months as a volunteer mentor with The Kids Network, an amazing organisation that pairs you with a child in your local

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