Barnardo's

thumb|upright|right|A 1931 advertisement thumb|right|A Barnardo's charity shop in Jedburgh, Scotland. Barnardo's current tagline is "Believe in children". thumb|A Barnardo's shop in 107-123 Muswell Hill Road|Muswell Hill, London. '''Barnardo's''' is a global charity headquartered in Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge. It was founded by Thomas John Barnardo in 1866, to care for vulnerable children. As of 2013, it raised and spent around £200 million each year running around 900 local services, aimed at helping these same groups. It is the largest children's charity in the UK in terms of charitable expenditure.

==History== The National Incorporated Association for the Reclamation of Destitute Waif Children otherwise known as '''Dr. Barnardo's Homes''' was founded by Irish-born doctor Thomas Barnardo, who opened a school in the East End of London to care for and educate children of the area left orphaned and destitute by a recent cholera outbreak. In 1870, he founded a boys' orphanage at 18 Stepney Causeway and later opened a girls' home. By the time of his death in 1905, Barnardo's institutions cared for more than 8,500 children in 96 locations. His work was carried on by his many supporters under the name '''Dr. Barnardo's Homes National Incorporated Association. Following societal changes in the mid-20th century, the charity changed its focus from the direct care of children to fostering and adoption, renaming itself Dr. Barnardo's in 1965. Following the closure of its last traditional orphanage in 1988, it took the still simpler name of Barnardo's'''. The official mascot of Barnardo's is a bear called Barney. Its chief executive is Javed Khan.