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A Children's Community brings together local stakeholders (which include commissioners, funders, service providers and local residents) in an area to work together to bring about changes in local systems to improve outcomes for children and young people. It has a number of features including a long term focus on a specific neighbourhood; a shared vision and Theory of Change based on in-depth understanding of community assets and needs; and all relevant partners working together to ensure co-ordinated interventions from ‘cradle to career’and across children’s school, home and community lives. Save the Children UK is working with three Children's Communities: Pembury in the London Borough of Hackney, Wallsend in North Tyneside, and Smallshaw-Hurst in Tameside.