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Kidz to Adultz events are organised by Disabled Living, and are among the largest FREE UK exhibitions dedicated entirely to children and young adults up to 25 years with disabilities and additional needs, to their...

Possilpark Gala Day

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11 Jul 2017

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Events

Young People’s Futures, a youth charity working across North Glasgow, are hosting a Gala Day on Sunday 13th August at the Allied Vehicles Carpark in Possilpark. The eventis free to attend and will feature a...

The cost of school uniform infographic (OPFS, CPAG Scotland, Poverty Truth Commission)

School Clothing Grants Survey

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29 Jun 2017

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One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) have released an online survey to gather parents/carers opinion on how much it costs to kit out their child/young person for school, and what they think about the School Clothing...

Children’s Health Scotland Launch Health Matters DVD

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28 Jun 2017

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On Thursday 15th June, Children’s Health Scotland launched a new DVD, entitled Health Matters for Children & Young People in Kinship Care. The film features a group of kinship carers talking about some of the...

Join the Edinburgh Young People in Care Council

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22 Jun 2017

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Edinburgh Young People in Care Council (YPiCC) is recruiting! The YPiCC is run by Who Cares? Scotland and exists to give care experienced young people in Edinburgh a voice. As a member of the YPiCC...

Children 1st June newsletter

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06 Jun 2017

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Children 1st have released the June 2017 edition of their monthly kinship care newsletter. This month, highlights include: The launch of Action for Sick Children Scotland’s kinship care DVD Updates on training and workshops Parenting...

Kinship Connections Training

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30 May 2017

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Heather McVeigh

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News Article, Training

“Bringing up children is hard work for anybody, but when you are looking after the child of another family member of a friend it can be even more difficult…” Kinship Connections is the first programme...

Action for Sick Children Scotland launch kinship care DVD

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23 May 2017

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Action for Sick Children Scotland, with support from Children 1st, have developed a new DVD for kinship carers about health issues for the children in their care. The film, entitled Health Matters for Children and...

New Men’s Kinship Care Group starts in Edinburgh

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27 Apr 2017

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Today, Mentor and Big Hearts held the first meeting of their newest initiative, a Men’s Kinship Care Group. The group aims to connect men kinship carers, who are otherwise not engaged in peer support, to...

New Coffee Morning for Kinship Carers in the Scottish Borders

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27 Apr 2017

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Raising a child is the most important job any of us will ever do. But it’s not always easy. Sometimes just knowing there’s someone else who you can share that experience with, that can listen...

What is a Children’s Hearing? SCRA launches new film for parents & carers with learning disabilities

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20 Apr 2017

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The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) has launched a new film for parents and carers with learning disabilities who have a child or children going through the Hearings System. The film features two actors with...

SCRA & CHS launch new Corporate Parenting website

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12 Apr 2017

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