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On the 1st June we had our Essex half-term event at Hollywood Bowl. Everyone enjoyed a friendly game of bowling, followed by lunch and an ice-cream! It was great to see all of our young people having fun and we hope you enjoyed yourselves.

To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee our Yorkshire Half Term Event was a Jubilee party! It was such a fantastic day and very well attended. The decorations and table, looked fabulous and the creativity, shown by the children in some of the craft projects such as paper chain making, crown decorating, and biscuit making was brilliant. …

Our Hereford Half Term event was a Sculpture walk around Beechenhurst forest. It was great to see so many smiling faces! We hope everyone enjoyed the walk as much as we did. Some of the sculptures are temporary, while others will last for years. They have all been designed to evolve over time as the …

Throughout April Young People at Heart’s staff team took part in a virtual walking challenge, Walk for Ukraine. The challenge was to collectively walk from the Essex Office to Independence Square in Kyiv, totalling 1,505 miles. Gary and Davina kindly agreed that Young People at Heart would donate £1,505 to the Ukraine appeal on completion …

We really are enjoying being able to hold face to face events again. Our Easter Half term event for our Essex office was a great success. Our Young People came together for a fun filled afternoon where they decorated an Easter Bonnet before joining in an Easter Bonnet parade showing off their wonderful creations. Everybody …

March has been the month of PACE Training for Young People at Heart. PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy) is a model of caring and parenting developed by Dan Hughes. It helps support and form secure attachments with children and young people who may have experienced difficulties in early life. By adopting the PACE model, the …

With Covid restrictions lifted there was no stopping us putting our Christmas jumpers on for Pantomime Season. Having missed our annual trip to the theatres last year we were so excited to be able to take all our staff, foster families, young people, and their support network to shout, cheer and sing along to the …

The 10th of August marks a special day for Young People at Heart. That’s because on 10th August 2015, our first three carers transferred, with their young people, so that’s the day our incredible journey began.

With families stuck indoors and kids home from school children across the UK have been painting rainbows and placing them in windows for a number of weeks now to signal support for the NHS who have been working tirelessly on the frontline throughout the pandemic.   The rainbows have served a practical function to give children a chance to flex …