AllChild launches programme in Salford

We’re delighted to announce that we’re launching our programme of holistic local support and opportunities in Salford, due to begin in September 2026. AllChild will partner with Salford City Council and local voluntary and charity organisations to deliver our two-year Impact Programme in five primary and secondary schools in Little Hulton.

Our partnership with Salford City Council – who together with schools and philanthropists are making a long-term investment to the programme – will see 300 children and their families engage with targeted support and opportunities in the first three years of the initiative.

The Impact Programme identifies young people who would benefit most from personalised early support, connecting them and their families with trusted adults, positive opportunities and a coordinated network of voluntary, community and public services.

Every child who is identified for the two-year programme benefits from an AllChild Link Worker, a trusted adult embedded within each school who understands their strengths and needs, works with them each day and coordinates their personalised support plan.

Alongside enabling children to build the relationships, skills and confidence they need to flourish in life, the partnership will see investment in local organisations and will bring services together to create a more joined-up system of support and opportunity across the community. The approach involves partnership being developed across the private, public and voluntary sectors to provide outcomes-focused support, meaning results are measured by the real-world impact in the lives of children and young people.

Listening and co-design workshops took place with local individuals and community organisations to ensure that Salford’s existing strengths were built on and that local needs and priorities were addressed.

The model has already generated positive results in Wigan, with 65% of children at the halfway point of the programme observed to have made improvements to their emotional wellbeing.

Louisa Mitchell MBE, Chief Executive of AllChild said: “We’re delighted to be launching our place-based system of support in partnership with Salford City Council, where we hope to achieve positive impact similar to that which our partnership has enabled in Wigan.

“Collaborating with dedicated community groups to support more children and young people will help deepen our impact in Greater Manchester and ensure that together, every child can flourish.”

Dale Fitztilley is Head of Community Delivery at AllChild and has worked with families and local community groups in Wigan since 2024. Dale said: “I’ve been able to see the positive impact this programme has had in children’s lives, and I’m so excited to get to work in September with families in Little Hulton to ensure we can support even more young people in their community.”

This programme of preventative action comes as the Greater Manchester Combined Authority has been designated the UK’s first Preventative Demonstrator, uniquely positioning Salford’s young people to take advantage of partnerships between local authorities, private companies and voluntary organisations to ensure more young people access employment, education or training opportunities post-16.

Councillor Jim Cammell, Lead Member for Children’s and Young People’s Services at Salford City Council said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with AllChild on this transformative programme. We are committed to empowering every child with the relationships, skills and confidence they need to succeed and thrive.

By bringing schools, communities and local organisations together, we can create a powerful network of support that lifts young people. This is part of our vision to make Salford a child-friendly city – a place where every child can live, grow and play, and have a bright and hopeful future.”