For the past 15 years, Railway Children have worked to
support children around the world who live on the streets,
or are at risk through running away from home or care.
In the UK, they support local projects in England and
Scotland and work to raise awareness and improve
support among services in the community. They also play an important role in shaping policy and practice in
the support of young runaways.
The Reach model has been developed by Railway
Children to provide services for young people before,
during and after episodes of running away. The concept of
the Reach model was developed from previous research
funded by Railway Children that evidenced a lack of support
for young people who run away from home or care.