The clock
starts
now.
Join us for the UK's first ever Child Homelessness Day on Year 1 of a 9 year journey to ending homelessness for the 102,000 children in temporary accommodation across London.
Learn.
Share. Act.
Every part of this campaign asks you to do one of three things. Pick where you start.
Learn.
Understand what child homelessness actually is — and why it's different from what most people picture.
Get the factsShare.
Download the toolkit. Wear black and yellow. Start conversations that make the invisible visible.
Open the toolkitAct.
Donate £9. Fundraise. Volunteer. Every action supports children whose childhoods can't wait.
Find your action
It started with
a bunk bed and
a bus pass.
Project 9.0 began with young Londoners who had done homework on hostel floors, changed schools mid-term, and watched their friends disappear into placements miles away. Nobody was calling it homelessness. It was just "temporary".
Temporary can last years. Over 102,000 children in London are living it right now — roughly one in every 21 kids in the city.
So we set a clock. Nine years, one date each September, and a plan built with the people who have lived it. 2026 is year one: making it visible. 2035 is the year we want this day to be unnecessary.
Campaign Film · 2026
The Clock Starts Now
Events
September is Child Homelessness Month in London. Tap an event for the details.
More events coming soon. Check back as Child Homelessness Day approaches.
Latest Updates
View all newsThe clock starts now: Child Homelessness Day 2026
1 August 2026
Year one of nine. On 9 September 2026 London marks the UK's first Child Homelessness Day.
Twelve London schools join as founding partners
20 July 2026
Schools across London sign up to run assemblies and lessons throughout September.
Be first in
for 2027.
Register your interest now and we'll send you the 2027 toolkit, event dates and partnership options before anyone else. Schools, businesses, community groups and individuals all welcome.
- Early access to assemblies, lessons and campaign assets
- First refusal on September event slots across London
- A named contact from the youth-led campaign team
Nine pounds.
Nine September.
A single £9 gift funds practical support for children living in temporary accommodation right now — school essentials, travel, and creative programmes led by young people with lived experience.