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We support children and young people on the streets and those who are at risk of being separated from their family.
That’s why we’re tackling the roots of family separation — by reuniting families, providing psychological and practical support, and working with parents to build stable, nurturing environments.
Discover research insights and studies into the lived experiences of street-connected and other vulnerable children and young people, and impact analyses of our projects and programmes around the world.
All our research is aimed at improving policy, strengthening practice and improving outcomes for children.
Railway Children will join partners from the Rooted Futures collaboration at the 2026 Skoll World Forum to lead an interactive session on family strengthening and child protection reform.
Over 200 supporters from the rail industry raised more than £60,000 at Railway Children’s Night At The Station event, spending a night in stations across the UK to protect vulnerable children at risk.
Through our flagship youth participation programme, Youth Platform, young people are shaping our training materials, influencing key decisions and ensuring the rail industry truly understand youth vulnerability.
No child wants to survive on the streets. And, through understanding and empowerment, together, we can ensure no child has to.
Julia, 24, grew up as a boy but knew, early on, that the gender she’d been born into was not who she was. Here, she talks to Youth Platform about her journey, and what she wishes she’d know as a ten-year-old boy.
Reflecting on the unique strengths different minds bring to Railway Children and the rich potential of the neurodivergent young people we support.
