Carmel’s Christmas Story
Our Board Chair, Carmel Jacob, shares her Christmas story and tells us why she’s determined to swim 26 miles this December to raise money for Who Cares? Scotland’s Care Family Christmas.
Our Board Chair, Carmel Jacob, shares her Christmas story and tells us why she’s determined to swim 26 miles this December to raise money for Who Cares? Scotland’s Care Family Christmas.
Read the official minutes from our Annual General Meeting held on Saturday 26th of October 2024.
Held in August at the Radisson Blu in Glasgow, the Gala for Love raised £22,906 for Who Cares? Scotland, thanks to the generosity of our guests and sponsors. Alison Nicholson, Golden Jubilee Trust Partner, reflects on her experience helping to deliver the event.
Our official Signed Accounts for our Annual General Meeting 2024. That will be held on Saturday 26th of October 2024.
Our official Agenda for our Annual General Meeting 2024. That will be held on Saturday 26th of October 2024.
This paper is the second in
our issue paper series.
We know through our advocacy data that finance continues to be the top issue raised by Care Experienced people over the age of 16, and this paper emphasises the ongoing need to eliminate barriers to financial support and education.
Who Cares? Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government Moving On from Care into Adulthood Consultation published in October 2024.
Britain’s largest gym chain, PureGym, has partnered with Who Cares? Scotland, to offer our members an exclusive 50% discount on monthly memberships plus no joining fee.
As part of our Lifelong Rights Campaign, we have released the first in a series of research papers, to show that Care Experienced people currently do not have the same life outcomes as their non-Care Experienced peers. This paper focuses on one of the most commonly raised issues for 16+ Care Experienced people contacting us for advocacy: support with housing.
Following the launch of our Lifelong Rights Campaign, we’re publishing a series of issue papers that are linked to the top five issues that Care Experienced people, aged 16 and over, raise with us through independent advocacy.
We hope this first report offers immediate solutions for change whilst larger policy changes are implemented across the board.