1 in 4 children live in Poverty in the South Wales Valleys.
We need your help to change lives.
Valleys Kids
Latest News
Secret Tree Performance
Tuesday 17 August 2010
The Penyrenglyn Drama Workshop developed the Secret Tree over the last year, they have attended weekly sessions and residentials to make the story of the Secret Tree come alive.
Dinas Drama Day
Tuesday 17 August 2010
On Friday 13th August, Artworks worked with Dinas Drama Workshop on the new play they have devised set in Victorian London.
Upcoming Events
Choir Sessions - Restart
Thursday 9 September 2010
Zulu Choir welcomes you back - hoping you are in fine voice. The first session back is led by Chrys Blanchard on Thursday 9th September at the Soar centre, Penygraig. 7-9pm. Look forward to seeing you there!
All Comers - Music Ensemble
Thursday 16 September 2010
The Valleys based large-scale performance project, a tragic love story linking Africa and Wales, leading to London 2012
Valleys Kids is a charity based in South Wales with a 33-year track record of working with disadvantaged children and families.
Our work is about changing lives for the better. These Valleys now rank in some of the most deprived areas of Europe. Valleys Kids works alongside local people to improve the lives of children and families in these communities, helping people to help themselves.
The Need
11%, that's 12,000, young people in Wales aged between 16 and 18 years are not engaged in education, training or employment.
Rhondda Cynon Taff has the worst record in Wales of children between 13 - 16 years regularly drinking – 26% of boys and 13% of girls (12% higher than the UK average).
National Audit of Drug Misuse in Britain showed a sharp increase in use of drugs in under 18's – 40% of boy and girls experimenting of which 50% were current users.