Charity Shop replaces Betting Shop
A Barnados Charity shop opened on the above date at Waunceirch which replaces the former Ladbrokes betting shop. The location is near the Tesco Express store shown on the map below:
Barnardos was founded by an Irishman, Thomas Barnardo, who was born in Dame Street, Dublin. The charity's founder, Thomas Barnardo, opened a school in the East End of London to care for and educate children of the area left orphaned and destitute by the recent choleraoutbreak, see A History of Barnardos. A little street child called Jim Jarvis attended one of his classes after hearing of it from another child and asked for help. The little boy eventually led him to a hiding place of hundreds of boys on a rooftop in Whitechapel as their only alternative was to go to a workhouse. In 1870 he founded a boys' orphanage at 18 Stepney Causeway[2] and later opened a girls' home. By the time of his death in 1905, Barnardo's institutions cared for over 8,500 children in 96 locations. His work was carried on by his many supporters under the name Dr Barnardo's Homes.[ Following societal changes in the mid-20th century, the charity changed its focus from the direct care of children to fostering and adoption, renaming itself Dr Barnardo's. Following the closure of its last traditional orphanage in 1989, it took the still simpler name of Barnardo's. The official mascot of Barnardo's is a bear called Barney. H.M. Queen Elizabeth II is the current patron of Barnardo's. Its current Chief Executive is Javed Khan.
Founded 1866
Founder Thomas Barnardo
Registration no. 216250 (England and Wales)
SC037605 (Scotland)
Focus Children
Location
Barkingside, London
Area served
United Kingdom & Ireland
Key people
Javed Khan, Chief Executive
Revenue
£245,183,000[1]
Employees
5,025[1]
Volunteers
17,175[1]
Slogan Believe in children
Website www.barnardos.org.uk
Formerly called
Dr Barnardo's Homes, Dr Barnardo's[2]
Barnardo's is a British charity founded by Thomas John Barnardo in 1866, to care for vulnerable children and young people. As of 2013, it spends over £191 million each year on more than 800 local services, aimed at helping these same groups. It is the UK's largest children's charity.
Source: Wikipedia
