New Milton dot com - New Milton's Online Magazine, Portal and Directory

About the NSPCC

The London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded in 1884.

It changed its name to The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in 1889.

Its aim then was to protect children from cruelty, support vulnerable families, campaign for changes to the law and raise awareness about abuse.

Today, the NSPCC looks very different, but its purpose remains the same: to end cruelty to children.

The NSPCC's work

We have 177 community-based projects and run the Child Protection Helpline and ChildLine in the UK and the Channel Islands.

Most of our work is with children, young people and their families.

We also work to achieve cultural, social and political change - influencing legislation, policy, practice, public attitudes and behaviours and delivering services for the benefit of young people.

Our aim

We want to see a society where all children are loved, valued and able to fulfil their potential. To do this, we have four objectives:

To mobilise everyone to take action to end child cruelty.

To give children the help, support and environment they need to stay safe from cruelty.

To find ways of working with communities to keep children safe from cruelty.

To be, and be seen as, someone to turn to for children and young people.

Volunteers make a huge contribution to our vital work and help us reach more children. Have lots of fun, meet new people and help make a difference by supporting our fundraisers and volunteers from your local NSPCC office or even become a volunteer fundraiser yourself!

Our volunteer fundraisers play a vital role in the NSPCC's work. Every year, thousands of volunteers give their time, effort and enthusiasm to help raise the money we need to protect children from abuse and neglect.

Our volunteers organise a truly amazing variety of events and activities - everything from individual sponsored runs, tea parties, bike rides, quizzes and street collections through to fashion shows, grand balls and royal film premieres.

If you would like to get involved in fundraising in your community for the NSPCC, we'd be delighted to hear from you. Remember that we don't expect all volunteers to make an ongoing commitment to a group, although many choose to. If time is short or you can only support us for a limited period then we can help find the right opportunities for you. We are very grateful for every volunteer's contribution, great or small, as together you help us make the difference for children.

If you are interested in helping in the New Milton area and want to find out more please contact Eleanor Pack (epack@NSPCC.org.uk), Area Fundraising Manager, on 01305 259169 or 01823 346346. Alternatively, to find out more about local events, CLICK HERE or contact Alice Collett (01590 677450) or Pat Leahy (01590 679197), members of the Lymington fundraising group.