# Champions for Children raises over £3.6 million

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/07/09/champions-for-children-raises-over-3-6-million/
- Published: 2020-07-09T08:07:51+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Childhood Trust’s Champions for Children matched fundraising campaign has 
raised £3,623,289 in 10 days with 94 charities participating.**

 

The campaign [launched on 30^( )June](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/06/23/week-long-summer-matched-fundraising-campaign-champions-for-children-launches/)
and ended on 3 July. The funds will support the delivery of 94 projects providing
emotional and practical support to London’s most disadvantaged children with the
aim of helping over 100,000. Support will include meals, play activities, counselling
and a wide range of recreational and leisure activities that will help children 
to recover.

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[Champions for Children](https://www.childhoodtrust.org.uk/champions-for-children)
was created in response to the coronavirus crisis following research by The Childhood
Trust in March 2020 that found that 40% of the Trust’s charity partners were at 
risk of closing by September due to a loss of donations.

 

Over 7000 donors contributed to raising the £3.6m, a record for The Childhood Trust’s
matched fundraising campaigns that have been responsible for raising more than £
18m using The Big Give platform since 2013 to alleviate the impact of poverty for
children living in London.

 

 

 

Laurence Guinness, Chief Executive of The Childhood Trust commented:

 

> “We listened to children and families living in poverty who have been severely
> affected by this crisis. What we heard deeply worried us about the long term impact
> on children. The success of Champions for Children will mean that over 100,000
> disadvantaged and vulnerable children will now be able to receive the support 
> they need to recover from the pandemic. With child poverty levels rising we are
> incredibly grateful to the community of donors who have made this possible for
> the 94 charities that have participated.”

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