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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 …

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, …

Our feel-good Friday story this week is all about the brilliant work our Hereford team has done creating an allotment to give our foster families and young people opportunities to meet and connect with other families whilst offering a great way of spending time with nature and being able to encourage, observe and enjoy wildlife. …

Disability Pride month takes place each July and is an opportunity to start conversations to raise awareness of all disabilities and celebrate everything that people with disabilities bring to society. The month is a chance to focus on and celebrate the disabled community and their pride. Two of our young people who should certainly feel …

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 …

Over the last year we have handed out 5 more Young People at Heart Bronze Awards for three years of service and 4 of our staff team have earnt the Young People at Heart Silver Award for 5 years of service. Our staff members commitment and loyalty to the organisation is outstanding and Gary and …

Our final Halloween event of the year was in Hereford, it was great to see everybody all dressed up in amazing costumes. There were lots of games which included Guess Who, Spider Splat, and the Mummy Wrap Challenge where there was lots of fun wrapping up staff members in toilet roll! Everyone did a great …

We were so lucky to enjoy, a Halloween draw along, with local author and illustrator Phil Sheppard. Our Young People created some amazing artwork and were lucky enough, to receive a book, written by Phil himself. Phil was also kind enough, to stay for photographs and do book signings. Afterwards, our young people enjoyed their …