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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 …

Gary, Des and Alison learned about the importance of the social and emotional meanings of food in a foster care household at the National Care Leavers Week 2015 Annual Lecture tonight.  Dr. Andrea Warman, Panel Chair at Young People at Heart,  gave numerous examples in her talk about the positive effect food and nutrition could …

Christie, daughter of one of our foster carer families,  has been offered a place on the Royal Opera House Purfleet Vocal Leader Programme. Christie was one of two pupils nominated by her music teacher at school. The nominees attended a group workshop where they were observed for their team work, leadership and communication skills and …

We are pleased to announce that our first foster carers able to offer a foster home to a young person with a disability have chosen to apply to Young People at Heart and will shortly commence their assessment process. They are booked into Panel in December. The couple have a fully accessible home with a …