Making a difference every day
Your regular gifts are so important to us. Your donations will help to protect children from harm, keep them safe, and support them to recover from trauma and abuse.
Every penny will help to change lives. £12 a month or 40p a day can help to give a child a brighter future. With your support we can continue to protect children today, tomorrow and in the years to come.
Do you already give by direct debit and want to make a change?
You can amend your direct debit by completing our online direct debit amendment request form.
Protect Scotland's children today
Payroll Giving or give as you earn is a tax-efficient way to donate via your employer. Click the button below to find out more.
Ways your donations will make a difference
£5 a month
could pay for an activity session for a group of children to help them build friendships, develop new skills and grow in confidence.
£8 a month
could pay for advice and support from Children First support line, which helps parents across Scotland to keep their children safe, loved and well.
£12 a month
could provide a crisis voucher so a family with three children can get food and essentials.
Logan's Story
Donations like yours are life-changing for the children and families we support. All Logan ever wanted was to feel loved and belong. That’s not too much to ask for, is it?
By the age of only six, Logan was living with his seventh foster family. He felt unwanted and unloved. The crushing pain of rejection left Logan feeling scared and confused. He didn’t know how to handle his overwhelming feelings. He responded in the only way he knew how, by lashing out. His new foster family were struggling to cope.
Logan and his foster family desperately needed support. As soon as Logan met Alice, a trauma recovery worker from Children First, she put him at ease. She took time to get to know him and help him understand his feelings and learn to manage his anger, frustration and sadness.
Alice showed Logan his voice mattered and that he was wanted. At last Logan had someone in his life that he could trust and feel safe with. Thanks to Children First, Logan is starting to heal and feel like he belongs. His foster family can’t believe the transformation.
* We have changed the family’s names to protect their privacy.
"We are so very grateful to Alice and to Children First. It has been invaluable for us as a family but most of all for Logan"
Where your money goes
Every penny raised stays in Scotland. In 2024 Children First supported more than 17,493 children, young people, parents and carers. Your donations helped us to protect children and put them first. Together, we are giving children hope and a brighter future.
