For as little as 50p or 55 €uro cents a day, much less than the price of your daily paper, a bar of chocolate or even a pint of milk, you can change the life of one of Europe’s forgotten and abandoned children. Help us give them care, medication, the joy and warmth of a loving home and life. Help us today, become part of the Children in Distress family of support by sponsoring one of our children and really show you care.
Children in Distress, is a small charity registered in the UK with both the Charity Commission for England & Wales and the Office of the Scottish charity Registrar.
Our Mission
To offer love and care to children living with HIV AIDS or incurable and terminal illness.
Simply stated
To cure sometimes;to help often; to comfort ,always
To cure sometimes;to help often; to comfort ,always
Caring for Europes Forgotten Children
Since 1990 the volunteers and staff of Children in Distress have been bringing love and care to the suffering, abandoned and forgotten children of Eastern Europe.
Our Role
To cure sometimes; to help often; to comfort, always
Advocacy, Care, Education and Training
Today CID UK and its partner programmes care directly for over 2600 terminally and incurably ill infants, children and young people. Through, education, training, social care and outreach we we change the lives of a further 8000 children and their families and through advocacy, particualry for those with living with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, speak out and demonstrate support for a further 25.000 children and young adults offering them the chance of a better tomorrow, today.


