What do the NSPCC actually do?

[LadyDeliah]

I got a flyer from the NSPCC the other day and it got me thinking about what it is they do. There were no details of projects they support, like the kind Barnardos run. There was nothing much about how they spend the money donated to them on their website either.

I've heard of the RSPCA rescuing animals etc, but I've never heard of anything the NSPCC has been involved in, other than the occasional report or opinion in the news.

They are a huge charity and have been around for as long as I can remember, but does anyone know what they actually do?

[DulwichFox]

Their Website sets out in great detail what they do...

Far more than can be accomodated in a single posting here.

They Deal with Neglect. Sexual Abuse. Physical Abuse

Just read the info carefully.

If you are not reading the the info in the website, you are unlikely to take any notice of

what someone writes here. and people can only repeat what is on the NSPCC site anyway.

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/the-work-we-do/the-work-we-do_wdh71772.html

If you click on the Donate tab it tells you exactly where the money goes.

Fox..

[LadyDeliah]

I read all that, but the only concrete thing I can see other than campaigning and strategy is childline.

The children's services bit says it aims to do stuff, but there don't seem to be any details of projects they run, or support etc.

[Huguenot]

Check the books - there's a lot in there: http://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/about-the-nspcc/annual-report/annual-report-2011/annual-review-2010_wdf84903.pdf

Childlike is about a quarter of their spend at ?25m. Then there's a mix of direct services and educational services which split the remnant about 50:50.

They run drop in centres and so on. Wales seems a particular focus!

[LadyDeliah]

I had always assumed they did more hands on stuff than they appear to do.