A free Arvon holiday for a young person in care or careleaver

For young people who are in or from care a free creative holiday  at Arvon in Devon. TEN PLACES LEFT. Read on then please share this post. If you are between the ages of 16 and 24  a careleaver Read more [...]

Facebook beats The iron Mountain

Every child in care (above 13)  and leaving care should have their own facebook page. Anonymising children  in the care system is  practised more often than not to protect the institution.  On that Read more [...]

She Read As She Cradled.

She Read As She Cradled You part of me Every day your history Every tomorrow your destiny Every growth your mystery Every mother wants a baby Like you Every laugh your personality Every Read more [...]

How Did The Story of Foster Children in Rotherham get into the News?

Approximately £2,000 to £2,400 per month  is what the foster parents  lose now they are no longer housing three children in Rotherham. Could this be an underlying reason for their going to press about Read more [...]

Christmas: The tunnel and the light.

I know alot of people but Christmas can be difficult and remains  family-less.  I say this because The Tope Project is a brilliant idea for care-leavers in the UK. It’s a volunteer project aiming Read more [...]

How not to lobby the care system

Many children who were in care , especially the articulate ones , are encouraged, directly or indirectly back into it,  to become social workers or lobbyists.   Can they improve the system for future Read more [...]

3 ways to help the young person leaving the care system.

What parent views their child between 16 and 18 as willing and able to look after themselves for the rest of their lives without ever returning  for advice,  financial help,  a meal,  to wash their Read more [...]