Stories and news from AFK
‘Our View’ is a collection of short films made by young people with special educational needs and disabilities on their experiences, challenges and successes in preparing for and gaining employment.
Check out the latest edition of the AFK magazine, bursting with news, stories and updates from our team.
Please help us continue to make a difference to the lives of disabled children and young people this January
The Big Give has raised over £156m for thousands of great causes like ours through the power of match funding. Last year you helped us reach our target in just 3 days! Let’s keep that momentum going!
The VINCI UK Foundation is funded by VINCI businesses across the UK and provides grants each year to support charities in their efforts to alleviate social exclusion and strengthen communities.
AFK’s Top 3 Reasonable Adjustments for the Workplace, small changes that make the environment and work processes more accessible to all.
The toy industry has raised more than £20,000 for charitable causes during their Around the World in 80 Hours event.
Disability advocate Mik Scarlet discusses the importance of the Social Model of Disability (first published in Unite Magazine in March 2018).
The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 is “Connect with Nature”, highlighting the important role nature can play in boosting wellbeing.
AFK has been named “the best of the best” on Circle Acts’ list of the best UK charities to donate to for high-impact giving.
AFK’s new CEO David Coe introduces himself to our community in this guest blog.
Celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th with my AFK
Celebrating our achievements during our latest partnership with The Openwork Foundation from 2017-2020.
The Barclays 100×100 UK COVID-19 Community Relief Fund has given £100,000 to Hornsey-based charity AFK–Working With Disability (formerly Action For Kids).
For Children’s Mental Health Week, my AFK has partnered with The Happy Confident Company to give you 15% off their brilliant journals!
A guest blog from Esi Hardy of Celebrating Disability, shared with permission from her series Disability Inclusion Bites.
Vote for my AFK in the hopes that we will win 20% of January’s profits from Discount Promo Codes!
Disabled people are more likely to experience loneliness than those without disabilities; how can we provide enough support during this challenging time?
Join in the fun this Christmas and find out if you’re on the Naughty or Nice list!
See how my AFK was able to adapt our Holiday Programme to deliver digital and face-to-face holiday activities during this most unusual of summers!
We have joined a national campaign aiming to raise awareness of the lack of accessibility across the country for young disabled children in public spaces.
Delvon joined my AFK from Haringey Sixth Form in September 2019 as part of the Haringey Employment Support Programme, which supports disabled Haringey residents aged 18-25 into paid employment.
See how my AFK are continuing to adapt their services during COVID lockdown.
To help combat the challenges of COVID lockdown, my AFK are providing online video sessions offering a wide range of support to our staff, vounteers and trainees.
Welcome to AFK’s first virtual talent show. Join us for the grand final on April 25th!
Kerone came to my AFK with the hopes of finding an employer who was willing to remove the barriers he faced to employment. He secured a job at Cosprop.
Every year, disability charity – my AFK, celebrate and reward young people for their achievements. They also award the local community for their support.
Staff at my AFK share their stories of what they do working here. This one comes from Louise who is part of our Life and Work team.
Stockton-on-Tees teenager, Joshua Holforth (19) receives new sports wheelchair to continue his dream of Team GB wheelchair basketball.
Today, The Education Committee published its First Report of Session 2019-20, on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND report)
Paul Atwal-Brice, one-sixth of the Atwal-Brice family, has announced he will be playing Mother Goose in Trinity Arts Centre Pantomime.
my AFK ambassador, Dr Pops has been nominated in the Shaw Trust ‘Power 100’ for the second year in a row.
Richard Dunham, Fundraising Assistant at my AFK talks about his experience working for the charity.
People accessing my AFK Work Experience are given the opportunity to explore their own learning through goal-directed activities that engage and challenge.
Events and Community Fundraising Officer, Andrew Colclough talks about his role at my AFK.
One Dear World has launched a new crowdfunding campaign to expand their range of multicultural dolls to include six new inclusive disability dolls.
The my AFK Senior Management Team took on three fundraising challenges. Tracey Gilbert-Falconer reflects on the challenges.
The City Bridge Trust’s “Bridge to Work” programme aims to narrow the employment gap for young disabled people in London.
Highlights from our first Working With Disability Week and our Urban Residential, which took place 15-19 July 2019.
A picture is worth a thousand words: Harry was so excited to get his new powerchair!
Our Mobility Services Team helped 22-year-old Sam obtain the funds he needed for a new powerchair, by advocating on his behalf as well as providing funding.
To celebrate Learning Disability Week, we’re sharing some of our favourite success stories from our Life and Work Programme at my AFK.
The Bloomfield Trust has awarded my AFK a grant of £50,000 to support London’s unemployed disabled young people into work.
Today, as part of the Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP), we are launching a powerful new campaign: Give It Back.
Help us to raise votes for my AFK in the hope that we will win 20% of this company’s profits for June 2019!
On Friday 17th May 2019 my AFK Beach won ‘Most Innovative Event’ at the first ever Charity Event Awards.
my AFK is a proud member of the Disabled Children’s Partnership, a coalition of 60+ organisations campaigning for improvements for disabled children, young people and their families in England.
Nathan has successfully completed a work trial at Itsu and secured a permanent work contract! Read more about his journey in this blog post.
Two my AFK trainees presented evidence to the Education Committee’s SEND Inquiry about their experience of support for SEND learners leaving school.
my AFK Ambassador and #RollModel Dr Hannah Barham-Brown on why she celebrates #InternationalWheelchairDay.
On the 7th February, contemporary British artist Jeremy Houghton hosted an exclusive exhibition of his work in aid of my AFK.
my AFK Ambassador Jamie Green shares his experience of applying to my AFK for a new wheelchair, showing the impact the right piece of equipment (or two!) can have on someone’s life.
Check out the latest edition of our magazine – our first since we rebranded as my AFK.
Feedback Friday is all about empowering young people to have their say about our services. This is how our young people reimagined the Urban Residential.
On Friday 5th October my AFK brought together key partners, Ambassadors, volunteers and trainees for the Community & Trainee Awards Ceremony.
GamesAid members raised a whopping £213,120 for their nine chosen charities this year, and we are thrilled to be chosen as one of them.
It’s Learning Disability Week this week, so we’re sharing some of our favourite success stories from our life and work programme at my AFK.
It’s Learning Disability Week this week, so we’re sharing some of our favourite success stories from our Life and Work Programme at my AFK.
Action For Kids (my AFK) is delighted to announce it has bagged £2,000 from Tesco’s Bags of Help community grant scheme.
Did you know – disabled people are more than twice as likely to be unemployed as their non-disabled peers?
Crouch End coffee shop Harris + Hoole have been awarded as an Inclusive Gold Partner of my AFK (Action For Kids). In the past year they have raised over £1,000 and supported our work in lots of different ways!
On 22 February 2018 in Parliament, MPs from all different parties will be debating the role of disabled people in growing our economy.
A partnership with Path to Success charity was announced at a fundraising ball with former Team GB Paralympian Ade Adepitan MBE in attendance.
With the festive season once again upon us, we wanted to share with you our Little Christmas Shop!
To mark the occasion here are four of our favourite stories from our mobility equipment programme.
To celebrate our trainees’ successes in life and work, we held our first ever awards ceremony with VIP guests Dr Popsy and Eastenders actress Lisa Hammond.
Our Gala Dinner to celebrate 25 years of changing lives took place on 2nd November at Royal Horseguards.
We can’t believe it’s been 25 years since our founder Sally Bishop raised money for a powered wheelchair for a neighbour’s disabled son.
Our friends at Devonshires Solicitors are gearing up to tackle a long-distance challenge, raise £10,000 and break a world record.
The topic is Transitioning to Adult Life and the Mental Capacity Act for young people with SEND.
Every two weeks, our trainees visit our local partner and #CommunityHeroes at the Co-Op in Crouch End to practise a variety of skills, including money handling, shopping, communication and organisation.
Crouch End Café Bridge hosts bridge tournaments in the local area, raising funds for my AFK and making them one of our #CommunityHeroes!
Co-production is a way of working together so that professionals and people share power and make decisions on an equal basis.
Marriott Forest Arden Golf Club chose my AFK as charity of the year and raised a huge £8,259 through a variety of fundraising events.
Jo first ran a marathon in 2011 and has now done over 40 so far. She plans on running 100 marathons by 2018… all to raise money for my AFK (Action For Kids).
Meet Pernell, 20, who is the new chair of my AFK’s Youth Council.
Advocacy helps empower young people with special educational needs and disabilities to speak up for themselves and take control of their lives.
History was made this September at the world’s first fully inclusive event, Parallel London, in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Feedback Friday is all about empowering young people to have their say and to help AFK understand what each individual really wants from their short break
This month, Jimmy, a business analyst at Lloyds Bank, gave a motivational speech to our students about getting a job you love.
We are hugely proud to call ourselves a GamesAid charity and love being part of their amazing family of charities.
For the eighth year running, Action For Kids (now known as my AFK) took up a three week residency in Canary Wharf this month for the Beach Volleyball Charity Championships.
The popular Brazilian sport – which is basically beach volleyball without using your hands – made its debut at the annual AFK Beach Volleyball Championships in London this summer.
School pupils raise thousands of pounds walking from London to Hertfordshire
Actress and theatre maker, Lisa Hammond, presented Action For Kids’ BBC Radio 4 appeal this month.