Caring for Children (CfC), which is responsible
for the webmag, is a professional organisation and does not provide
aid for individuals or organisations or direct services for children
and young people. CfC does, however, wish to be of assistance where
possible. The following is its policy concerning the provision of
help through the webmag :
Wherever possible, the webmag will provide
help for children and young people or those concerned about meeting
the needs of children and young people by publishing requests for
assistance and by providing responses, within the limits laid down
below.
CfC does not have sufficient resources
to help individuals or organisations seeking financial help, but
is prepared to publish requests for finance. This will enable those
seeking publicity for their projects to reach not only the current
readership of the webmag, but also future readers through access
to back issues. It will also be possible to download publicity material
from the webmag.
The webmag does not have the staffing to
provide expert advice for readers facing problems. Requests for
help have come from many countries, and we cannot possibly know
all the systems and organisations which may be of help. Furthermore,
many problems faced by individuals are complex and need detailed
help, probably face to face. Where magazine staff can give advice
or offer links with agencies which can help, we will do so, but
in other cases, the requests for help will be published in the hope
that other readers may be able to assist.
Items which are published will be edited
:
to ensure that the English is clear and
of good quality
to ensure that the author cannot be identified or contacted directly
where it is possible that identification may leave him/her or other
people vulnerable
where it appears that a person or organisation may be libelled
where we believe that the contents are untrue or misleading.
CfC is aware that some requests for help
may be spoofs or fabrications. All requests will be taken at face
value and responses will be made on the assumption that requests
have been made in good faith.
CfC reserves the right :
to decline to publish material
to decline to enter into prolonged correspondence.
If funding becomes available to provide
an improved level of help or if other circumstances change, this
policy will be reviewed.
