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Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB) is a unique UK-based charity which identifies and protects children who have been separated from family members as a consequence of trafficking, abduction, migration, divorce, conflict and asylum, as well as other vulnerable individuals in often desperate circumstances.
International Spring Fair
15th & 16th May 2012
CFAB's 53rd annual International Spring Fair will be held on 15th &16th May 2012 at Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall.
The Spring Fair is a wonderful occasion bringing together countries from all over the world to sell produce unique to their countries over 2 days. Enjoy craft stalls, international cuisine, entertainment from all 4 corners of the globe and have the opportunity to take part in a fantastic raffle, tombola and silent auction.
Preview Evening - Invitation Only
Public Day - Tickets £5 and £1 for students
For enquiries or more information please contact our Fundraising Team.
CFAB Golf Day and Gala Dinner
28th May 2012
CFAB's bi annual golf day will be taking place once again at the stunning Stoke Park Club this May 2012. Lady professionals will be joining teams to battle it out on one most challenging courses in the country. A competitive round of golf will be followed by a champagne reception and gala dinner with entertainment.
For enquiries or more information please contact our Fundraising Team.
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X-Ray lack of vision
So UKBA have returned to x-rays to try and assess the age of asylum claimants who are age disputed http://www.ilpa.org.uk/resources.php/14476/letter-from-zilla-bowell-ukba-on-plans-to-reintroduce-use-of-x-rays-for-age-assessment As previously noted in this blog age assessments are not a science no matter how much some wish they were. … Continue reading
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The UK’s Hidden children
Angus Crawford’s excellent piece on children privately fostered from overseas again highlighted the ignored plight of these vulnerable children. CFAB has been campaigning on this issue since 2010 and we are still trying to persuade child protection services to protect … Continue reading
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Age assessments and Child detention
It seems that the Home Office are still detaining children in the immigration process, not as part of families but as unaccompanied minors http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/feb/17/home-office-payout-child-asylum-seekers A Home Office spokesman said the UK Border Agency takes the welfare of young people “exceptionally … Continue reading
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Protecting Our Children – BBC 2 Documentary
It was fantastic to see the BBC’s documentary “Protecting our Children” following the day to day work of social workers in Bristol. Such a documentary is long overdue. This blog has argued before that Social Work in the UK needs … Continue reading
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Neglect and Early Intervention
Today’s Action for Children report http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/neglectreview gives an excellent insight into the difficult issue of working with families where neglect is the primary issue. The key issues highlighted are: Social workers and other professional feel powerless to help: Half of … Continue reading
CFAB sits on the London Board’s Safe Games for Children training subgroup and has helped to devise a training pack for volunteers on how to safeguard children during the Olympics.
With London already being the most frequently identified venue of exploitation, (83 out of 287 cases identified in the UK in 2010 were in London), it is foreseeable the forthcoming Olympics will see numbers of children trafficked into London significantly increase.
CFAB has recently received funding from Comic Relief that will able us to equip front line workers with the skills needed to identify victims, and at the same time coordinate a “multi-agency virtual team” with an operational board comprising of all essential partners required for the proper identification of victims of trafficking. This team will allow police and social services to take timely and effective action to safeguard these vulnerable children and will allow front line staff to access expert advice and check issues of immigration status, benefit fraud, multiple addresses, criminality and home country information swiftly and effectively.
As part of this funding CFAB will also train social workers and key staff from partner agencies (schools, health, police) in all London Boroughs therefore providing the skills and knowledge required for the successful identification and safeguarding of trafficked children ahead of the 2012 Olympics. For more information and details of how to book this FREE training please click here
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