"Young people in care need someone who will love them, who will champion them, who will stick with them. They need someone who will go to the school thing and cheer at the back way too loud! They need someone who will be proud of them. It’s a privilege to do this as foster…
Warm warm are lovely but they don't pay the bills. For 10 years the Scottish Government and COSLA have been arguing over who is responsible for funding foster and kinship carers and during that time thousands of children have missed out on important opportunities and experiences
Warm warm are lovely but they don't pay the bills. For 10 years the Scottish Government and COSLA have been arguing over who is responsible for funding foster and kinship carers and during that time thousands of children have missed out on important opportunities and experiences
@Labour_GCC@GlasgowSNP A kick in the teeth for Glasgow’s chronically underfunded foster carers and a disappointing unmasking of Labour councillors’ disregard for workers' rights.
Thanks to @danhutchison_ for tabling the motion and recognising carers' right to a collective voice!
Thanks for highlighting this. As a foster carer for GCC I was very upset to hear how little regard most of the councillors had for what we do. Very grateful to @scottishgreens for all their support. Other just hiding behind the empty words of the Broken Promise @ThePromiseScot
Thanks for highlighting this. As a foster carer for GCC I was very upset to hear how little regard most of the councillors had for what we do. Very grateful to @scottishgreens for all their support. Other just hiding behind the empty words of the Broken Promise @ThePromiseScot
The debate also highlighted the urgent need to agree a minimum national allowance for foster carers. Delivering the right level of allowances is vital to ensure Scotland has the right homes, in the right places, at the right time for children.
I would argue that only people who have met, spoken to in person and preferably have some relationship with the young person should be advocating them. I've sat in a hearing listening to someone who'd never met the child 'advocate' for the exact opposite of what the yp wanted
I would argue that only people who have met, spoken to in person and preferably have some relationship with the young person should be advocating them. I've sat in a hearing listening to someone who'd never met the child 'advocate' for the exact opposite of what the yp wanted
Best wishes to all celebrating and marking #CareDay23 “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” - Arundhati Roy
Today’s experiment.
Tory MP Edward Leigh claimed expenses of £2,332 for heating last year, and £2,474 the year before that
Retweet this if you think he should pay for his own utility bills.
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