Education & Young People Health & Wellbeing 2025
The Kids Network

Impact Report 2025

The Kids Network provides one-to-one mentoring to disadvantaged children aged 8-11 across 9 London boroughs. In 2025, 192 children received 121 sessions each; 95% increased in at least one self-value metric; 93% reported increased wellbeing; 85% improved social and emotional skills. Over 4,000 volunteer mentor hours were delivered. 98% of children had experienced at least one adverse childhood experience. Independent ImpactEd evaluation confirmed sustained long-term outcomes.

View Report
Report snapshot
54 Views

📋About

One-to-one volunteer mentoring for children aged 8-11 (12-month programme, weekly sessions); child-led goal-setting; £35/month activity fund per pair; trauma-informed approach; school partnerships (53 schools); community exploration; mentor training (including neurodiverse children module with UEL); child voice workshops

📊Key Metrics

192 children received 1:1 mentoring across 9 London boroughs; 4,000+ volunteer mentor hours delivered in 2025 Key Metric 1
95% of children increased in at least one self-value metric; 93% reported increased wellbeing Key Metric 2
85% of children improved in social and emotional skills; 83% reported feeling confident at programme end Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 89% of children reported feeling people cared about them; 87% reported getting on well with people; 85% reported feeling ready for secondary school
  • 78% of children reported an increase in tools for the future; 65% increased in having positive relationships; 100% of children enjoyed time with their mentor
  • ImpactEd long-term evaluation confirmed sustained improvements in emotional regulation, relationship-building and confidence beyond the programme end; care-experienced referrals grew from 1% in 2021 to 8% in 2025

📍Geography

London

Related reports

All Education & Young People reports →
2025 Enhanced
The Fostering Network

Annual Review 2024-25

55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 1
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 2
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
Key Metric 3
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Education & Young People Children
View
2025
YMCA of Greater Toronto

Annual Impact Report 2024–2025

CAD $366.1m total revenue in FY2024–25 (year ended 31 March 2025)
Key Metric 1
500+ locations across the Greater Toronto Area serving children, youth, families, immigrants and job seekers
Key Metric 2
Largest not-for-profit child care provider in Canada; child care fees capped at CAD $22/day under Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system from January 2025
Key Metric 3
Received largest multi-year gift in charity's history — CAD $10m over five years from The Barrett Family Foundation to fund youth programmes including Black Achievers, newcomer youth groups and financial literacy
Education & Young People Health
View