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As we work closely with the National Literacy Trust in Doncaster who generously provide books and magazines for our young people and foster carers to promote a love for reading, we were inspired here at Young People at Heart to give story writing a go. During National Storytelling Week some of our staff members got …

My foster carer takes me to dance lessons every Monday after school. I like dancing because I make awesome dances and get to go to competitions. At my last competition, I came third out of thirteen! I was surprised in a good way, and I was given a medal to wear around my neck. I …

Feeling confident helps us feel good, and this Friday we wanted to share tips and hints on how we can feel more confident when discussing online safety which here at Young People at Heart have recently completed training about. The virtual world is forever growing, and we can at times struggle to keep up with …

When Nancy, first arrived to live with our foster carers, she was attending school in Year 1 however, she wasn’t meeting age related targets for her core subjects, including reading and Phonics. Nancy was unable to sound out, and recognise letters and sounds, for her common high frequency words, which meant she was unable to …

28th January is International Lego Day and celebrates the day that Danish Carpenter, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, first submitted his patent for the original Lego brick.

Over the last year we have awarded 3 more staff their 3-year Young People at Heart Bronze Award to recognise their commitment and loyalty to the organisation.  Gary and Davina are very grateful to the team for their continued hard work and the amazing support they provide our foster carers and young people!

October Half Term was jam packed of Halloween Parties up and down the country. Starting in Essex there was our Essex Halloween Drop n Shop where we enjoyed lots of spooky fun!  We decorated pumpkins, did some painting, took part in a Halloween quiz, decorated biscuits, played musical statues and even turned each other into mummies …

On the 4th September we celebrated our Young People at Heart 6th birthday! What a day that was! We were so thrilled to have everyone together and to be able to celebrate with everyone in real life, for lots of our new carers and staff that have joined us over the lockdown period it was a …

We were so excited to be able to meet face to face again we put on 6 different picnics in the summer holidays! It was lovely to meet up and see all of our young people and foster families playing and having fun in real life! The young people enjoyed the play equipment at the …