Why does Barnardo’s receive money from the government?
We receive funding from central and local government in return for the provision of vital services to vulnerable children and their families. However, voluntary funds continue to be an important component of our income, giving us the flexibility to also work in areas, ways and with groups which are not readily funded by government. For example, Barnardo’s runs a service in London for Families in Temporary Accommodation (FITA) which is 99% funded by our voluntary income because we think it offers a vital service, irrespective of the official funding available for the work.
