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Arlington Area Childcare Inc
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Arlington, VT
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Human Services
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Cortland College Childrens Center
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Cortland, NY
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Human Services
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Crispus Attucks Childrens Center Inc
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Dorchester, MA
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Human Services
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Durham Childrens Initiative
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Durham, NC
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Youth Development
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Guadalupe Center Inc
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Immokalee, FL
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Human Services
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Hearts with a Mission
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Medford, OR
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Human Services
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Child Development Inc
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Maquoketa, IA
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Human Services
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Americas Promise-The Alliance for Youth
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Washington, DC
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Youth Development
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Bob Burdette Center Inc
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Charleston, WV
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Human Services
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Child Care Connections of Cleveland County Inc
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Shelby, NC
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Education
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Child Care Resources of Monmouth County Inc
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Neptune, NJ
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Human Services
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Child Center Marygrove
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Saint Louis, MO
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Health
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Childhaven Inc
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Farmington, NM
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Human Services
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Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center Inc
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East Hampton, NY
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Human Services
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Explore & Discover - a Reggio Emilia Infant & Toddler Care Cente
United States
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Wheat Ridge, CO
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Human Services
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Kinnect
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Cleveland, OH
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Human Services
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Marion County Commission on Youth Inc
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Indianapolis, IN
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Human Services
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Mat Su Youth Housing
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Wasilla, AK
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Human Services
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Guiding Harbor
United States
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Belleville, MI
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Human Services
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Hillcrest Washington Youth Home Inc
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Evansville, IN
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Health
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What is a children's charity?
Children's charities work to keep children safe, healthy, and supported: child protection, healthcare and nutrition, family support, and advocacy for children's rights. The organizations listed here range from small local groups to international NGOs, and you can filter the directory above by country and by organization size. Cause tags on this page are assigned by GiveRadar from each charity's name, stated mission, and registry classification: charities cannot choose or buy them.
A children's charity is a nonprofit whose primary mission is the welfare of children: protecting them from harm, meeting their basic needs, and defending their rights. Some run direct services such as shelters, clinics, or helplines; others fund local partners or campaign for stronger child protection laws. The label covers both broad child welfare organizations and specialists focused on a single issue, such as child health or safeguarding. Related but distinct causes, such as orphan care or youth development, have their own pages in the cause index.
What do children's charities do?
Children's charities deliver a wide range of services, from frontline protection work to long-term family support. Typical activities include:
- Child protection and safeguarding: helplines, case work, and safe reporting channels for children at risk of abuse or neglect
- Health and nutrition: pediatric care, vaccination support, feeding programs, and treatment for childhood illness
- Safe shelter: emergency accommodation for children who cannot safely stay at home
- Family strengthening: parenting support, counseling, and material help that lets children remain with their families
- Support for children with disabilities or chronic illness: therapy, equipment, and inclusion programs
- Rights and advocacy: campaigning for child protection laws, birth registration, and an end to child labor
- Emergency response for children: psychosocial support and child-friendly spaces during crises and displacement
Not every organization listed here does all of this: check each charity's own profile for its stated mission and programs.
Checking a children's charity before you donate
Fundraising for children leans heavily on emotion, so it pays to look past the imagery and at the disclosure. Before you donate to children's charities, check three things on the charity's profile: whether it is registered with the relevant authority, whether its financial filings are recent, and whether it explains who actually delivers the work, its own staff or funded partners. For organizations working directly with children, look for a published safeguarding or child protection policy on their website: charities that work responsibly with children tend to say so in writing. GiveRadar's integrity assessment helps here, but read it for what it is: it measures how much an organization discloses, not the impact of its programs. Our guide for donors walks through the full check in detail.
Common questions
What is a children's charity?
A children's charity is a nonprofit organization whose main mission is the welfare of children: protection from harm, health and nutrition, safe housing, family support, and children's rights. Some deliver services directly to children and families, while others fund local partners or advocate for better child protection laws. On GiveRadar, this tag is assigned from each charity's name, stated mission, and registry classification.
How do I check if a children's charity is legitimate?
Start with registration: look the organization up in the directory above or with the charity checker to see whether it appears in an official government registry, where registries publish that data. Then review its profile for recent financial filings, named leadership, and working contact details: legitimate organizations tend to disclose all three. No single check proves an organization is effective, so treat missing disclosure as a reason to ask questions, not as proof of wrongdoing.
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