What we do

The Separated Child Foundation offers emotional, social and physical support to separated children and young people who are asylum seekers or refugees in the UK, up to the age of 21.

We also engage in educational activities that support their experience in the UK, raise awareness of their realities, and lead with dignity in order to educate and reduce misinformation about asylum seeking young people.

Our services

Our support is offered through our packs project, and Club Class.

Separated young people arriving in the UK are often without access to clean and warm clothes, and basic amenities. Our packs project offers support by providing Essential and Arrival Packs to recent arrivals and unaccompanied young people which include provisions of clean and warm clothes, socks and underwear, toiletries and weather essentials.

Our Sleep Packs provide additional support to unaccompanied young people, assisting them to improve their sleep hygiene and sleep quality.

The Packs Project is supported by over 180 partners across the UK and provides more than 5,000 packs each year. In the 2025 calendar year, with the support of our fundraisers, the public and our volunteer teams, we delivered 893 Arrival Packs, 2650 Sleep Packs and 1812 Essential Packs.

Club Class is a weekly educational, social and cultural youth work programme for separated young people aged 14-21, facilitated by Youth Workers. Our Programme touches on topics around life in the UK, communication and relationships, journey to independent living, healthy lifestyle choices, education and skill development.

In 2025, Club Class supported 223 young people in Bournemouth and London.