Family and Community (Page 10)
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Nobody left behind: Leicestershire Cares’ response to COVID-19 pandemic
Twelve weeks into the Covid 19 pandemic, we continue to operate in an agile, creative, and adaptive way. From day one we have focussed on supporting isolated and vulnerable…
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The National Wool Museum’s Exhibition of Hope
Creativity and a sense of community can support us through this difficult time. The Museum therefore has launched the Exhibition of Hope which aims to be a tangible form of Hope…
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Collecting Covid: Wales 2020
We have recently launched a new public appeal and mass digital observation project that will collect the experiences of living in Wales during this extraordinary time…
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New care-experienced podcasts: Fostering a new approach
Leicestershire Cares has a new podcast series in which a care-experienced duo record a weekly podcast…
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Consequence of austerity for the care system: Views from senior managers
Life chances for children in care in England and Wales are poor in comparison to their peers. However, if professionals enable children and young people to effectively participate…
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My opinion did not matter: Views of parents and young people on child protection conferences
Children are made subject to a Child Protection Plan when they are deemed to be at risk of significant harm. Central to the implementation of a Child Protection Plan…
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Move on up: Supporting young adult carers to take steps to independence
Most people tend to think of carers as adults looking after their parents, spouse or children. However, thousands of young people take on the responsibility of unpaid care…
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Leicestershire Cares does Masterchef
Following the Easter break, the Leaving Care team invited local chef Sandie Vara to run a live cookalong with our care leavers. We put together a menu that consisted of an authentic…
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Engaging young people in linguistic research and documentation
I am a linguist who works on speech production (how people talk) and speech perception (how people listen)…
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Coronakindness
Leicestershire Cares have been planning the best way to respond to COVID-19. We are living and working in unprecedented times and we wanted to reach out to our business members at this time to ensure no one is left to struggle on their own…
