About us
Buttle UK is a charity dedicated to helping children and young people in the UK who have experienced crisis, living in financial hardship and dealing with multiple challenging social issues. We provide support designed to improve emotional, educational and social outcomes through our Chances for Children grants and, for some children whose home environment is disruptive and chaotic, grants which allow them to go to boarding school.
Our Chances for Children grants fund items and activities to help improve children and young people’s wellbeing and increase their capacity to engage in education and learning. We fund holistic packages of support for children and young people that include items that are often just out of reach for families in crisis, ranging from a bed for a child who has been sleeping on the floor, a new school uniform for a child who has had to change schools or simply outgrown their old one, a fridge freezer and a cooker so a family can store fresh food and prepare meals, and so much more.
We have also been supporting boarding places for young people for 70 years. We have seen that boarding can support a child’s developmental needs through providing routine, increased stability and emotional and social support. The level of aspiration offered by a boarding education can also help to raise a young person’s educational attainment.
The charity was established in 1953 following the death of Frank Buttle, an East End clergyman, who raised nearly £1m to help launch children out of poverty. Since then, the money has been re-invested and multiplied countless times and ways. As the charity has grown, so has its capacity to make positive change. As a result of his legacy Buttle UK is able to over its own administration costs, which means that 100% of any donation made can be go directly into grants, and therefore to the end beneficiary.
You can find out more about Buttle UK and our work by visiting www.buttleuk.org.