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Image for: Urgent appeal: help a girl in care

Wednesday, 25 May 2011 Urgent appeal: help a girl in care Girls in care are easy prey for unscrupulous men

Our Powerpuff project for girls in care desperately needs funds right now. Please help us.

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15 April 2011 Social Fund changes will lead to drastic reduction of support

Social Fund changes will lead to drastic reduction of support to most vulnerable warn charities Fifteen organisations including Platform 51 have today joined forces and written a letter to the Minister of State for Pensions, Steve Webb MP expressing deep concern about DWP proposals to abolish parts of the Social Fund.

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25 February 2011 Child poverty strategy for Wales published

Assembly is committed to eradicating child poverty and welcome the Strategy's acknowledgement of the link between women's poverty and child poverty

24 February 2011
Youth jobless figures rise More not in employment, education or training
7 February 2011
Positive paths for gypsy girls Helping gypsy girls stay healthy
14 June 2010
Kaylie does her home work Kaylie uses her experiences of being homeless to help others
26 May 2009
Apprentices should receive national minimum wage Low pay commission releases 2009 report
28 April 2009
Nothing fancy, just good financial information YWCA launches credit crunch survival guide
16 March 2009
More innovative solutions to drinking problems needed Girls should have more to do than get drunk, says chief exec
1 March 2009
Credit crunch reveals financial abuse Survey of young women shows disturbing evidence