Foster Care
‘I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up’
‘I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up’
In 2012, after seven years of recovery from addiction, Si Mack found out he had a kid he’d never met. Shortly after, his life unravelled. He lost his mum and his marriage ended. But he knew one thing – he wanted to be a good dad.
Meet the young, care-experienced theatre-makers breaking stereotypes
Meet the young, care-experienced theatre-makers breaking stereotypes
There are more than 92,000 children in care in the UK. They still face stigma and a lack of understanding… but one play aims to change that.
The John Lewis Christmas advert is a powerful challenge to foster care stereotypes
The John Lewis Christmas advert is a powerful challenge to foster care stereotypes
This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert features a girl arriving with her new foster family. It’s a challenge to negative stigma about care experienced people, according to the company’s nominated charity, Who Cares? Scotland