Inside Waterloo Station
In her first nine months, Nicki Mackin has helped safeguard dozens of young people and worked with rail staff, retailers and the public to improve awareness of vulnerability across the station.
Date: 09/6/2026
Knowledge & insights
Explore our research, learn more about the issues affecting vulnerable children and young people across India, Tanzania and the UK, and browse our latest news stories.
Tackling Family Separation
We support children and young people on the streets and those who are at risk of being separated from their family.
We believe that every child deserves a safe, loving home.
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.
Family separation is linked to…
RESEARCH
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.
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Latest stories
Railway Children youth ambassadors speak out on Care Reform
As the only UK voices on the Children and Young People’s Global Taskforce for Care Reform, Railway Children Youth Ambassadors Corey and Elliot brought their lived experience to parliament!
Date: 29/5/2026
UK Rail 2026
Bringing Escape Rooms, youth voices and safeguarding action to the first ever UK Rail conference.
Date: 21/5/2026
What’s the difference between child protection and safeguarding?
Learn about safeguarding and how it relates to child protection on transport networks.
Date: 28/4/2026
Helping children and young people build a life away from the streets
No child wants to survive on the streets. And, through understanding and empowerment, together, we can ensure no child has to.
Date: 10/4/2026
Becoming Julia
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.
Date: 31/3/2026
