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May 15 2023 12:00PM

Celebrating Foster Care Fortnight 2023

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This week sees the annual return of Foster Care Fortnight, a campaign to raise the profile of fostering. This year's theme is Fostering Communities to celebrate the strength and resilience of fostering communities and all they do to ensure children are cared for and supported to thrive.

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May 10 2023 12:00PM

A Promise Update this Spring

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Roxanne, Service Lead for The Promise, gives her latest update on FCA Scotland’s progress over the last few months in upholding The Promise along with future plans.

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Apr 14 2023 12:00PM

A Day of Tree Planting For the Carers, Young People & Staff at FCA Scotland

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Young people, carers, and staff from FCA Scotland join the Forestry Commission for a morning of tree planting, in order to support the re-generation of an area in Fife.

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Mar 16 2023 12:00PM

Spring Budget 2023 increases foster carer tax relief

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In the recent Spring Budget 2023 announcement, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, shared significant changes to the foster carer tax relief system. Here is how these changes will affect foster carers.

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Jan 1 2023 12:00PM

A New Year Promise Update

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Roxanne, Service Lead for The Promise, gives her update on FCA Scotland’s progress in upholding The promise, with exciting new opportunities for our staff, carers and young people to get involved in 2023.

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Oct 28 2022 12:00PM

FCA Scotland 20th birthday card design unveiled

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FCA Scotland recently held a competition with children and young people to design their 20th birthday card that would be sent to foster carers and staff. The winning design is...

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Oct 27 2022 12:00PM

Celebrating 20 years of fostering through poem

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Poems written by talented staff to celebrate 20 years of FCA Scotland.

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Oct 6 2022 12:00PM

A September Update for The Promise

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From Carer Participation Groups to staff development sessions, this September has been another busy month for The Promise Service. Find out more about how we are upholding the values of the Promise here at FCA Scotland.

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Aug 5 2022 12:00PM

A July Update for The Promise

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Find out what FCA Scotland has been doing this summer to ensure all our children and young people's voices are listened to in line with our dedication to #KeepingThePromise.

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May 27 2022 12:00PM

Introducing Roxanne, New Service Lead for The Promise

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At FCA Scotland we have a longstanding commitment to upholding The Promise, a pledge to ensure all children and young people in care grow up loved, safe and respected. To help enable us to uphold this, we've appointed a new Service Lead for The Promise, Roxanne.

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Sep 17 2021 12:00PM

Self-Care September: Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Over the last few weeks, our team have been delivering a number of relaxation techniques virtually to our young people to support their emotional development and mental resilience.

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Feb 28 2021 9:00AM

1000 Voices Raven Creators

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1000 Voices makes sure young people's views and opinions are captured through fun activities which is then used to shape how care in Scotland will look in the future.

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Feb 26 2021 9:00AM

#Keepingthepromise

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At FCA Scotland, we are wholeheartedly dedicated to honouring Scotland's commitment to the well-being of children and young people. Our mission is to ensure that every child and young person grows up in an environment filled with love, safety, and respect. We are proud to be a part of the #KeepThePromise movement.

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