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Kinship Learning and Collaboration
We recently brought together organisations to host an event looking at where kinship care currently is in Scotland and where it needs to be to support young people and their wider families to thrive. The kinship care landscape in Scotland “We need to do more for kinship carers and children” Since 2016, Inspiring Scotland…
Read MoreCare Leavers Payment: The power of listening to young people and our partner organisations
The Scottish Government has recently asked for views on their proposed Care Leavers Payment. As Scotland’s national mentoring programme for children and young people with care experience, our Fund Manager Christine was in a unique position to gather valuable insights from the young people this will affect. Here’s what she found out… In my…
Read MoreImpact stories: Crowdfunder update
You may remember in the summer, we set out to raise money so the children and young people mentored by intandem could do something a bit more special this summer. Well, thanks to 80 generous donors, we raised an incredible £10.062! More than 120 children and young people with care experience across Scotland were able…
Read MoreHow intandem is building trusted mentoring relationships
This week is an important one for us here at intandem. Not only is it Care Experienced Week, which looks to celebrate the care experience community, but it is also National Mentoring Day today (Friday 27 October) and we have lots of mentors and mentees to celebrate! Scotland made a promise children and young people…
Read MoreWe did it! Crowdfunder update
Thanks to you, we successfully raised an incredible £10,062 through our Crowdfunder so that children with care experience could do something special with their mentor this summer and create lifelong memories! The money will go even further thanks to match funding by Inspiring Scotland, and is already with our partner charities and we will be sure…
Read MoreCrowdfunder aims to raise £10,000 to create lifelong memories this summer
Today (Wednesday 31st May) intandem has launched a Crowdfunder campaign, aiming to raise £10,000 to help children create lifelong memories this summer. All children deserve the opportunity to have fun and try new things to help set them up for a positive future. For children with care experience, the summer holidays may not offer…
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