How is this happening? In 2022 10,700 people said that they believed that the government should #KeepCaringTo18 for every child in care.

Did they listen? No. Have things got worse? Seems so!

Great work from Together Trust 💛

It’s arrived 💃🏽 📖 Rebekah Pierre Unbound

I love reading books written by #careexperienced authors, but this one is extra special as it’s written by over 100 #CEP voices! Can’t wait for the launch on Friday in London 📖

Pre-order here: unbound.com/books/free-loa…

#freeloavesonfridays release date is coming in a few short days. Get your copy on pre order now.

unbound.com/books/free-loa…

Unbound Cllr Diane Roscoe 💙 Sefton Council Rees Foundation Cathy Ashley 🟣 Family Rights Group jacqueline mccartney#cep

Did you know, our partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library means we can offer FREE books to the children and grandchildren of #CEP ? If you are a care experienced parent/grandparent/guardian, register a child aged 0-5yo to receive 1 book a month buff.ly/47WPgK4

It's #FreeFriday ! 🎉Calling all new mums in Scotland. Did you know you're entitled to free dental treatment on the NHS during pregnancy and for one year after giving birth? 💁‍♀️ Brush up on the NHS dental treatment you're entitled to nhsinform.scot/dentist #FridayFeeling

Met ⁦Bridget Archer MP⁩ Wed,gave 1&1/2 hours apt
Thanks for your honesty, empathy & integrity
#BridgetArcher very concerned abt #Redress #Retraumatising victims
Delays,lack of consistency
#StateWards rejected by IDM

BA Well who is responsible for #statewards ?”
#Politas

Lovely morning at the garden centre with Ian Gould #cep catching up.

I'm retweeting this because the seminar on May 13th looks particularly interesting. It's not often one gets to hear about the history of foster care in other countries. Details on joining can be found below. I joined one of the seminars via Teams last year and it was worthwhile.

A very worthwhile listen here from Byline Times interviewing Article 39 & Martin Barrow discussing CareTech, profiteering and debt servicing in private children's care home provision.
shows.acast.com/byline-times-p…

Few yrs ago my own local MP sent out a letter about a children’s home application. To much traffic from staff. Affect peoples house prices. Anti social behaviour etc just in this day and age why are young children seen as this when already suffered enough.

After two years in the making, Free Loaves on Fridays has made it to the warehouse!

To know future generations of children/adults from care will see themselves represented in mainstream bookshops means everything.

2 Years
1 Book
100 Authors

Thank you to all our supporters 🥖

jacqueline mccartney#cep It's not meaningful, they don't want insights from all stakeholders, they want sound bites to support what they believe they already know. Of course we #CEP would rather have experienced a stable, loving, safe life with family not care we'd also rather not be raped & neglected.

jacqueline mccartney#cep Chris Wild Tricia Pease MBE #Safeguarding I remember the interminable washing up. The requirement to do hospital corners on beds or they'd have to be stripped and redone. Also recall the Superintendent leaving a trail of coins to his living quarters. I picked one up and he said, 'Not you, you're too young!' Lucky escape!

Very lucky indeed. Us kids had mad mud pies in the garden. Thrown them up the wall of the house. Great fun. Till pulled out of bed at midnight to go outside and clean it all up. Who the fuck does that to children. An yes hospital corners on the bed

Do you won’t the truth of our experience? Old an young alike? Good an bad time that we lived under?

ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…
Final few days to fill in the survey please. If you can a wont to.

I'm reposting this, as the deadline has been extended to next Monday, 15th April. The ICO have so far had almost 200 completed responses. They want to improve the experience for care leavers accessing their care files. This is the best chance we have to influence their guidance.

The next Circle of Support session is on tomorrow night, from 7pm-8pm. It's a virtual group exclusively for care leavers and we're very friendly! Book your place and we'll see you tomorrow! buff.ly/47eEGO0

One year ago #Tassie Clannie lives in country Victoria drove 3 hrs to get stateward records
Govt had even redacted parents names‼️
Thought of him& 3 brothers as I passed #Glenara #Boys ’Home at #Youngtown #Launceston #Tasmania

Previously name
Northern Tasmanian Boys’ Home

Thank you Jacqui A #cep they have arrived 🥰 can’t wait to plant these