A fine mist of self-expression, grassroots politics, protest and youth culture was sprayed out of the nozzle of paint cans when Leicestershire Cares teamed up with arts organisation Pedestrian to create a new mural for our warehouse space… Read More
The co-operation agreement 2021
This agreement outlines how the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru will work together over the next three years on policies where there is a common interest… Read More
‘Growing Wings’: children and young people’s views on transitions
A coastal round house at the Urdd Centre, Camp Llangrannog provided a stimulating location to explore transitions with care experienced 7- to 11-year-olds who enjoyed a summer playscheme organised by Ceredigion’s Project Co-ordinator for Looked After Children… Read More
Promise to Care toolkit
This toolkit is designed in collaboration with care-experienced young people and the local business community and is for businesses, local authorities and support organisations. It gives insights and ideas into the issues facing care-experienced young people looking for work… Read More
Walking Tall stage two evaluation: Working creatively with children in foster care
Walking Tall is a three-year project from The Fostering Network in Wales that began in 2020. It works with primary school children in foster care and was commissioned by the Welsh Government as part of the Fostering Communities programme… Read More
Carers’ national plan for Wales
Following consultations for a carers’ national plan for Wales, a summary of responses was published in January, 2021… Read More
Calling all professionals working with kinship families in the UK: Tell me about your experience
I wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to all of the professionals out there who I have met over the last few years who really care and work hard to try to change the system for kinship families… Read More
Challenging stigma, discrimination & poor outcomes for young parents in & leaving care
Young parents in and leaving care can often feel unsupported in negotiating the challenges of becoming a parent. Dr Louise Roberts conducted a five-year Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) research study that was funded by Health and Care Research Wales… Read More
Take part in sibling kinship care research
Your opportunity to tell your story about your experience of bringing up your younger brother or sister. Most people know that families are not always two parents bringing up their children, and that, for lots of reasons, sometimes children are brought up by someone who isn’t their mother or father… Read More
Ending child poverty: Welsh Government child poverty report
This report summarises what was done to help maximise the income of families living in poverty between 2020 and 2021… Read More
