Headliners (charity)
Headliners (UK) is a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) charity that provides a programme of learning through journalism for young people aged 8–19. Headliners believe young people have the right to be heard. and they empower them to express themselves, tell their stories and change their lives. Initially Headliners was founded as Children's Express in 1994, the charity was based on the international youth news agency Children's Express. After Children's Express ceased operations in 2001, the UK charity was relaunched as Headliners on 30 January 2007. Headliners has projects based in  London, Belfast, Foyle (Derry), and Newcastle upon Tyne. They did have offices in the South-East of England, West Midlands and Yorkshire, however later closed. The charity is supported by "The Guardian". It was awarded a £900,000 Big Lottery Fund grant in December 2006, and a £299,000 V grant in December 2007. Work. Headliners have run a large number of different programs . Headliners has had work shown on the BBC, Sky, Channel 4, ITV, as well as featured in "The Guardian", "The Times", "The Independent" and "The Mirror". In the Summer of 2007, Headliners worked with the BBC  in Northern Ireland on a range of stories involving young people in the province. Headliners worked with Choice FM as part of the Peace on the Streets campaign in London. Headliners are running a wide range of programs such as the National Citizen Service, Voices for Change, Digital Citizen, Leadership Programmes, Care Leaders, and Grime City. In 2017 Headliners worked young people who managed to complete over 30,000 volunteering hours.