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Over the past month Young People at Heart has been celebrating it’s 8th birthday!! In doing so we have enjoyed a birthday event in each area with our Fostering families and staff teams. Each event was held at an outdoor activity centre and our young people had the chance to take part in several different …

Children being placed with us receive a welcome box when they arrive, this will usually contain a soft toy or worry monster, pad and pens, a blanket (handmade) and a children’s guide. I thought about welcome boxes this week as I worked with two children that have been placed with us in an emergency. The …

As I look back on my fostering journey, I can remember the hopes and expectations that I once had. I was motivated to become a foster carer so that I could help a young person. I thought I could help make a child feel happy because of the home and opportunities that I could offer. …

As we are now in September and all of our young people are back at school, we have been thrilled to receive all the photographs of our children and young people looking so smart in their uniforms – there have been lots of ‘firsts’ to celebrate which have been lovely to hear about. This feel-good …

This Feel-Good Friday we are celebrating International Literacy Day 2023. This year’s theme is ‘Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies’. It looks to highlight the significance of literacy and numeracy in helping individuals and communities, as well as to encourage people to develop and improve their …

Rachel, Nina, and Bailey enjoy receiving their pocket money. They help do jobs around the home, do their homework, and help with the cooking for which they receive their weekly pocket money. Sometimes, they love to save their money, to spend when they go on holiday or, for something which may take a couple of …

Amanda, one of our Social Work Assistants in Essex set up The Children’s Court Room Project with Judge Shanks who has been serving as a family Judge for the past 25 years, we believe that every young person coming into care or living in care and having life story work should know where decisions are …

We all know the importance of our children and young people attending school every day so at Young People at Heart we are proud that all of our young people are in an education provision. For some, attending school on a regular basis is a new experience but the importance of this commitment has been …

In January our Yorkshire Team started a Good News Tree in our participation room as we receive so much amazing, good news and achievements for our young people. We thought it would be lovely to share how much it has blossomed since then, with you. Each leaf represents one piece of good news, per child, …