About Us
The Children CHICKS Help
CHICKS aims to provide as many disadvantaged children as possible with the life enhancing experience of a free respite break away in the countryside at one of our centres in Devon or Cornwall.
CHICKS helps children from a variety of different backgrounds, just a few examples are children growing up in poverty, children of prisoners, and children who have been abused, either physically, emotionally or sexually. CHICKS also provides breaks for young carers. Find out more about the children CHICKS help here
CHICKS Retreats - We have two stunning centres in the West Country; ‘Coastal’ Retreat in Cornwall and ‘Moorland’ Retreat in Devon. Both centres operate to the same high standards and conditions.
Country Holidays for Inner City Kids (CHICKS) is a registered children’s charity, founded in 1992, which offers free, 6-day residential respite breaks for disadvantaged children from across the UK, who would not otherwise have a holiday that year.
CHICKS Patrons - "I am very keen to support CHICKS in their campaign to provide a breath of fresh air to children who's lives are tough and deprived of the joys of the countryside"
CHICKS vision is to give every disadvantaged child the opportunity to feel valued. Childhood lasts for such a short time. It should be a time for laughter and learning, not a time of fear and isolation.
Imagine
Bens mum is on drugs,
he doesn't see his dad,
his sister is autistic,
he's bullied at school,
he's only 8 years old
Don't you think Ben deserves a break?
