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Children In NeedYou are in: Stoke & Staffordshire > Children In Need > Children In Need 2008  Pudsey shows off Children In Need 2008What happened in Stafordshire this year? Who raised what money (and how)? See the photos... Hear the interviews... and most importantly, find out how the money was spent... Who was helped in 2008?As in every other year, we sometimes forget amid all the fun, that there are millions of your pounds being carefully spent on our behalf to help children all over the country, and in Staffordshire too of course. Among many projects, there was ARCH, a local charity that provides accommodation to people who are homeless or in need of help. They run Elizabeth House in Newcastle under Lyme, which gives shelter and support to abused women and their children. See: www.archnorthstaffs.org.uk Also there is ASIST - which stands for Advocacy Services in Staffordshire. 'Advocates' are people employed to help others to communicate, or to access help and services. ASIST has a Young Person's Advocate - called Mary-Ann Summerton - who's funded by Children in Need. BBC Radio Stoke went to meet her. Hear the report below...
Help playing audio/video To find out the full list of charities in Staffordshire and Cheshire benefiting from Children In Need this year, click on the link below last updated: 23/12/2009 at 07:59 Have Your SayTHANKS FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS. THIS BOARD IS NOW CLOSED. Steven Corden Steven Corden 21st hartshill beavers stoke on trent You are in: Stoke & Staffordshire > Children In Need > Children In Need 2008      |
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