What we do

KIDS are a national charity, founded over 47 years ago, providing a wide range of support services to disabled children, young people and their families. We support children with any disability from birth to 25 years of age. We offer our support to the whole family with the aim of giving disabled children a brighter future.

“Your involvement with my family has meant huge practical help during a difficult time. I think the key thing is that KIDS does stuff with and for the whole family, not just the child. I am sure that yours is the kind of service that helps prevent family break up as a result of the strains that child with a disability brings.”

We cannot change a diagnosis and we cannot cure but we can, and we do, make a very real difference to the lives of families with a disabled child through high quality, practical and tailored services delivered by dedicated professional staff.

KIDS provides over 120 different services and works with 80 local authorities throughout England. Last year we supported over 15,000 disabled children, young people and their families.

To see the KIDS Corporate Strategy 2016-20, please click here

KIDS’ vision is a world in which all disabled children and young people realise their aspirations.

KIDS values

We are passionate
We are collaborative
We believe in quality
We are responsive
We are caring
We are trusted

For over 47 years KIDS has worked across England supporting disabled children, young people and their families, helping them cope with their disabilities and making sure they are given every opportunity to fulfil their potential.

We are passionate about making a life-changing, positive difference to the lives of disabled children and young people and their families.

Everything we do places the child at the centre of our support, our services then focus on providing care, which wraps around the child within their family.

We work with children, young people and families in three main areas of their lives - we call these our “circles of support”, and they are demonstrated in the diagram below:

Reports:

2017/18

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2016/17

View our 2016/17 Annual Review

View our Corporate Strategy

Our history

Where we work

Short Breaks Practitioner - Camden
Shake Up South West - Young Person's Engagement Group

Enabling Young People with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to have a voice, shape and influence service delivery across the region and support young people to be champions of participation and co-production.
KIDS Heroes South Gloucestershire

KIDS Heroes is a one year project funded by the Learning Difficulties Partnership Board in South Glos for young people aged 14-25 who have a learning difficulty. The group of young people - our 'Heroes' will be assessing local services on their accessibility for people with learning difficulties. Through working with the services, we will be helping them improve their accessibility and helping the young people gain important skills and an ASDAN qualification.
Fareham Play clubs

After school, Saturday and holiday clubs provide safe, stimulating and inclusive play outside of normal school hours and during holiday periods. At Fareham clubs, children are encouraged to choose their play activities, with the emphasis on fun and enjoyment with other children.The staff team are skilled and experienced in supporting individual needs and we make every effort to ensure young people’s needs are met whilst enabling them to be independent.

Wokingham Short Breaks Service

KIDS short breaks provides trained staff to support children and young people in their own home and/or out and about in the community. The service offers a flexible approach, families are able to book support to meet their child/young person’s needs. Read more