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How to donate to BBC Children in Need 2024 and what the money goes towards

by · Manchester Evening News

Tonight's Children in Need is expected to be unmissable telly once again. Vernon Kay will present the show alongside stars Rochelle Humes, Ade Adepitan MBE, Mel Giedroyc, Chris Ramsay and Lenny Rush. Meanwhile, Paddy McGuinness will find out the total raised by his Radio 2 Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge, which will see him cycle through three nations and eight counties in aid of BBC Children in Need’s 2024 Appeal.

This year there will also be a special performance from Strictly Come Dancing as the professionals are joined by a mysterious global superstar. Plus, for the first time ever, the BBC Children in Need Choir will feature children from across all parts of the UK who’ve been supported by projects funded by BBC Children in Need.

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The show is on BBC One and iPlayer at 7pm tonight - but how can you donate to help vulnerable kids be all they can be? You can:

  • Donate by text: Text the word "FIVE" to 70701 to donate £5, "TEN" to 70701 to donate £10, and so on. You can also text "DONATE" to 70405 to donate £5, "DONATE" to 70410 to donate £10, and so on.
  • Donate online with a credit or debit card
  • Donate at a local branch or mobile Post Office
  • Set up a fundraising page to collect money
  • Donate loose change at Coinstar machines in supermarkets
  • Send a cheque, postal order, or CAF voucher to BBC Children in Need Appeal, PO Box 13495, Colchester, CO1 9ZB

BBC Children in Need’s 2023 Appeal saw the UK public once again going above and beyond to support children and young people across the UK to thrive, raising an incredible £33.5million during the charity’s 43rd Appeal show.

The money will give children someone to turn to when they are carrying a load that’s just too heavy to manage alone, particularly related poverty, mental health, family challenges, and social inequality.

For example, BBC Children in Need's mental health campaign, ‘The Heaviest Backpack’, focuses on the burdens that follows children and young people around everywhere, weighing them down wherever they go – whether it’s anxiety, problems at home or other issues.

Another programme is We Move FWD and exists to champion and safeguard Black joy and imagination by funding Black children and young people – along with their communities – to help them create a world in which they can thrive.