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At the request of one of our foster carer’s birth children,  we held a ‘My Family Fosters’ training couse for sons and daughters of foster carers recently. The program was facilitated by Scott Winham whose Mum fostered when he was growing up, so he was able to bring real life experience to the program content. …

4 of our young people received Participation Awards for their achievements throughout 2015 at a recent award ceremony held by Thurrock Council. The event was held at Roller City, Rochford and all nominees were treated to a burger and chips by Thurrock. Alison Lawes, our Young People’s Participation Officer attended the event and said it …

We had a 100% turnout from our foster carer families yesterday for a training course about the importance of food and nutrition in the lives of young people in care. The presenter also had some healthy eating advice for foster carers. Fortunately, the lunch provided met most of her healthy eating suggestions! Our next training …

A recent article published by The Guardian highlighted exactly why we formed Young People at Heart as a not-for-profit fostercare organisation. It makes interesting reading. http://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2016/jan/11/why-let-fostering-agencies-profit-caring-children At Young People at Heart, outcomes for young people are paramount and our profits are retained in the organisation for the benefit of young people in care. If you …

Young People at Heart had a fun-filled afternoon at the Thameside Theatre in Thurrock yesterday at this year’s pantomime, Sleeping Beauty. A group of 86 people including young people in care, foster carers, staff, panel and family members all enjoyed the fantastic production. Young People’s Participation Officer, Alison Lawes, who organised the outing, said it …

The London Borough of Southwark recently held an awards ceremony for their young people in care and we were delighted to hear that two of our young people won awards, one for Achievement and the other for Educational Achievement. Both young people received a medal and gift voucher. The Hollywood style event was held at …

Two of our foster carers’ children, Franki and Mia (both 16), belong to the Thameside Young Producers group at Thameside Theatre, Thurrock. The group produce a number of shows during the year and on Saturday 28th  November they produced the Starmaker Talent Show 2015, a talent show for young people in the Thurrock area. Franki …

One of our young people was recently chosen by their school to participate in peer mentoring training which is a scheme for year 6 children to support fellow pupils. One of their responsibilities would be that if they saw another child on their own or appearing upset they can befriend them or get adult help. …

We are delighted that Sue Wise has chosen to join Young People at Heart as our Placements Officer and Sue is already hard at work finding matches for our available foster carers. Gary Cox, Founder and Chief Executive of Young People at Heart, said that matching was the most important factor in making placements and …