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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, …

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 …

I started my career in Social Work when I was 24, having worked as a home carer whilst studying for my Social Work qualification. Although most Social Workers these days qualify as younger postgraduates than when I qualified, I was the youngest on my course and easily the youngest in my team when I gained …

When I was asked if I would write a piece for International Women’s Day at first I didn’t really know where to start, so I thought I’d start at the beginning. My first memory of a powerful woman is that of my Nana. She was a real family woman who had 10 children (sadly one …

As we reach the end of National Storytelling Week, we thought we would highlight two of the events and activities our not-for-profit foster care organisation has undertaken to promote reading and literacy for our foster carers and foster children. Towards the end of last year, Doncaster author and illustrator Phil Sheppard came to one of …

Today, the 24th of January is the International Day of Education and celebrates the role education plays in our society.