Who Cares? Scotland

📢 Applications are now open for the next round of our Empowered Voices Programme!

Are you Care Experienced and ready to grow your confidence, develop your campaigning skills and use your voice to make real change? This six month programme is designed to support you to do exactly that.

👉 Sign up for our information session: whocaresscotland.typeform.com/EVP3application

📢 After seven years of campaigning, Jasmin Kasaya-Pilling welcomes progress in the new Children (Care, Care Experience, and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill- which extends aftercare for young people who left care before 16.

But more must be done to ensure lifelong, rights-based support for all Care Experienced people, and to ensure the Bill is within scope of the UNCRC Act.

🔗 Read our full response to the Bill here: ow.ly/w5LY50WihlZ

Independent advocacy can make a real difference to the lives of Care Experienced people. That’s why we’re pleased to see the announcement yesterday where the Scottish Government included this in the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill.

Thank you to everyone who supported our Action on Advocacy campaign that called for this. But the work isn’t done yet. We’ll continue to keep our eyes on the bill and scrutinise it as it progresses through the Scottish Parliament.

We know that keeping the Promise doesn’t end with this legislation. Successful implementation is essential to making real, lasting change across Scotland.💙

New Opportunity! Are you a visionary leader with a passion for making a difference?

We’re recruiting for a new Chair of the Board.

Find out more and how to apply 👇whocaresscotland.org/event/chair-of…

Today, we launched a report around the Educational experiences of Care Experienced pupils.

Within it we have three recommendations that are key to ensure that Care Experienced people have their rights to education met in the fullest.

Read our report below. ⬇️