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Care Day 2023
Today is Care Day (17 February 2023) which aims to champion children and young people with care experience and tackle misconceptions. All families need a helping hand to navigate tough times, such as chronic illness, mental health problems or a bereavement. It is during these tough times when parents can struggle without a solid support…
Read MoreViews from Home: Report Published
A new report, Views from Home, captures the views and experiences of children, young people and families supported through intandem and what more must be done. Funded from the Promise Partnership in 2021 intandem sought to understand more where mentoring adds value, where there are gaps and what can be done to develop intandem in…
Read MoreA huge thank you to our mentors
This volunteer week gives us a platform to shine a spotlight on the huge impact that intandem’s volunteer mentors make. On behalf of our partner charities, we’d like to thank all of our volunteer mentors for their commitment to supporting children and young people. Without you Intandem wouldn’t be possible. By bringing together young people and…
Read Moreintandem to expand mentoring programme to support children and young people living in kinship arrangements
An award of £450,000 from The Robertson Trust will enable intandem, the national mentoring programme for children and young people looked after at home, to expand to include 8-14 year olds living in kinship care arrangements across Scotland. intandem recognises that young people looked after while living at home can experience challenging circumstances. There is…
Read MoreCelebrating 5 years of intandem
Inspiring Scotland’s Head of Development and Partnership, Julia Abel, reflects upon the impact of intandem mentoring as the programme celebrates its fifth birthday. We all need consistent, trusting relationships. For young people who have care experience, these relationships can sometimes be lacking. The long-term presence of a trusted, supportive adult can make all the difference…
Read Moreintandem expand their team and help map mentoring to Keep the Promise
As part of our ongoing commitment to amplifying the voices of children and young people, intandem are taking action to Keep the Promise of the Independent Care Review. After a successful application to The Promise Partnership, we secured investment to recruit a Programme Development Intern to support the national mentoring programme, and are delighted to…
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