# ChildLine marks 20th birthday with £20 million appeal

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/11/02/childline-marks-20th-birthday-20-million-appeal/
- Published: 2006-11-02T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

After helping nearly two million children and young people since it was founded 
20 years ago on 30 October 1986, ChildLine is marking its anniversary with a renewed
call to the public to help raise £20 million to enable the helpline to support an
extra 1000 children a day.
The UK’s free, confidential 24 hour helpline for children
and young people was launched on 30 October 1986. Its success over the past 20 years
has led to similar initiatives in dozens of countries, such as Gibraltar, India 
and the Czech Republic.

Of the 4,500 children who call each day, around 2,000 are unable to get through 
to the help they need. The aim of the appeal is to increase the proportion of children’s
calls answered from 57% cent to 80% and to double the number of volunteer counsellors
who can help children who call. This will mean helping another 1,000 children every
day.

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