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- Canada is paying indigenous communities $2.8billion for ‘cultural genocide’ in children’s homes to settle the lawsuits brought against it – https://www.ruetir.com/2023/01/canada-pays-indigenous-communities-2-8-billion-for-cultural-genocide-in-childrens-homes/
- Fans laud Simone Biles for addressing children in foster homes in latest ad – sportskeeda.com/gymnastics/voice-voiceless-fans-laud-simone-biles-addressing-children-foster-homes-latest-ad
- Barnardo’s Scotland has revealed that there are now nearly 700 children and young people who are on waiting lists for foster care – https://tfn.scot/news/charity-warns-of-foster-care-crisis
Here’s your news from across the UK:
- Children in care screened a film on the wall of a Totnes town centre building which raises awareness of Care Experienced people on Saturday (21st) – totnes-today.co.uk/news/children-in-care-to-screen-awareness-raising-animated-film-on-wall-of-a-town-centre-building-589030
- Whistleblowers on the migrant children going missing are being met with a ‘wall of complacency’ – theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/21/they-just-vanish-whistleblowers-met-by-wall-of-complacency-over-missing-migrant-children
- The Deputy Mayor of Middlesburgh Council, Mieka Smiles, has highlighted the rising cost of children’s homes could make councils effectively go bust – gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/middlesbrough-childrens-home-wanted-33000-26020047
- Steven Carr, who runs the charity Dnipro Kids which brought 52 Ukrainian orphans to Scotland, is returning to Ukraine – https://planetradio.co.uk/mfr/local/news/ukrainian-charity-boss-returning-to-country/
- Article highlighting how only 10% of children on the fostering waiting list found families last year – aberdeenlive.news/news/scottish-news/just-10-per-cent-children-8033180
- A fostering service in Orkney is going through improvements after a critical investigation – orcadian.co.uk/improvements-underway-at-fostering-service-following-damning-inspection/
- Local councilor approves plans of new children’s home in New Brighton after facing backlash – wirralglobe.co.uk/news/23249108.wirral-councillor-approves-childrens-care-home-plans/
- Young Care Experienced people say they feel ‘isolated and deserted’ after support stopped – itv.com/news/2023-01-16/care-leavers-say-they-feel-isolated-and-deserted-after-support-stopped
- New statement from England’s Children’s Commissioner on supporting Care Leavers -www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/2023/01/17/29453/
- Children’s Commissioner for England giving evidence to the joint staff committee on human rights – childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/2023/01/19/giving-evidence-to-the-joint-committee-on-human-rights/
- An article from the Scottish Government that’s about investing in Scottish neighborhoods and mentions a community hub for Care Experienced young people –gov.scot/news/an-investment-in-scotlands-neighbourhoods/
- Foster carers from across Wales have come together for a series of vlogs exploring the reasons, life experiences and changes that led to them to become carers – https://nation.cymru/news/new-series-captures-honest-conversations-with-the-foster-careers-of-wales/
- Sefton Council makes ‘Care Experienced’ a protected characteristic –https://mysefton.co.uk/2023/01/19/sefton-council-makes-care-experienced-a-protected-characteristic/
- A Scottish based fostering service, Care Visions Fostering, is bringing a drop-in info session to The Hive in Kirkcaldy – fifetoday.co.uk/news/fostering-in-fife-care-visions-fostering-first-visit-to-the-hive-kirkcaldy-3994046
Here’s your news from the rest of the world:
- To mark 10 years since the largest ever Ebola outbreak the BBC has shared the story of two teenagers who lost both their parents to the disease – bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-64344645
- Recent legislation passed in Tennessee has extended foster care until the age of 21 – https://youthvillages.org/foster-care-extension-prepares-tn-young-adults-who-age-out-of-system/
- Therapist in Memphis is advocating for children in foster care to have continuity with their mental health support https://sanantonioreport.org/foster-kids-mental-health-care-continuity-san-antonio/
- Children’s home in America changing their name to honour it’s benefactor – https://eu.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/news/local/2023/01/15/name-of-childrens-home-changed-to-honor-its-benefactor-john-mcintire/69756785007/
- A foster carer from Ellesmere Port shares her story to inspire others – wirralglobe.co.uk/news/23248386.ellesmere-port-foster-carer-shares-story-inspire-others/
- A street in Harvest was lined up with cars with volunteers, foster care organisers, and a veteran service organisation on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The main goal was getting foster kids the items they need – waff.com/2023/01/17/local-community-helps-foster-children-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-day/
- Beauty Queen donated her prize money of Rs 10,000 to a child care institute known as the 7- Thyndai Child Care Institute – https://themeghalayan.com/beauty-queen-from-ejh-donates-prize-money-to-childrens-home/
- Since the beginning of 2023 alone the Russians have managed to kidnap and transport about 2,000 Ukrainian children – https://tvpworld.com/65689224/up-to-700000-ukrainian-children-may-have-been-kidnapped-by-the-russians-report-shows
- Young adults share experiences of struggles to find foster homes as teenagers- 1011now.com/2023/01/19/young-adults-share-experiences-struggles-find-foster-homes-teenagers/
- Fostering can not only make a huge difference to a child’s life when they need it most. It can also help to enrich your and your family’s lives, as it has for Sharon Brewster – chroniclelive.co.uk/special-features/you-dont-need-give-birth-26000162
- World’s oldest person dies at 118, During World War II, she looked after children. She also spent 28 years caring for orphans and the elderly at a hospital –chroniclelive.co.uk/special-features/you-dont-need-give-birth-26000162
