In this video, care leaver and foster care advocate Sophia watches the 2004 CBBC film, ‘Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me’ for the first time, and asks the question, “Just how accurate is this”? Follow Sophia on Twitter @sophiahallsax.
Freya spent her teenage years moving around the care system. In this video, she answers your questions about her life in care open and honestly. She tells us about her experience of the fostering system, and ‘spills the tea’ on the pros and cons of being in care as a teenager.
The IMO Podcast is a series of open and honest conversations with care leavers that gives a voice to the diverse experiences that make up the care population. Each episode we invite someone who’s been in care to talk about anything they like. It’s an opportunity to hear the voices of people who often don’t get […]
The IMO Podcast is a series of open and honest conversations with care leavers that gives a voice to the diverse experiences that make up the care population. Each episode we invite someone who’s been in care to talk about anything they like. It’s an opportunity to hear the voices of people who often don’t get […]
The IMO Podcast has been nominated for Best New Podcast in the British Podcast Awards. In this blog we take a look at why we started the podcast, how we went about making it, and highlight some of the guests we’ve spoken to. IMO (which stands for ‘in my opinion’) offers a space for care […]
The IMO Podcast is a series of open and honest conversations with care leavers that gives a voice to the diverse experiences that make up the care population. Each episode we invite someone who’s been in care to talk about anything they like. It’s an opportunity to hear the voices of people who often don’t get […]
We invited care leavers from across the country to come together virtually during the lockdown to create a collaborative poem about how they define care. Here is the result. #definecare Foster care is nothing like Tracey Beaker Social workers changing all the time Having to tell my story again and again Authors of no authority, […]
This blog was written by Casey, a 20-year-old care experienced advocate. You can follow her on Twitter, and read more from her on her website. My Twitter feed seems to be bombarded with questions such as “what can we do to help care leavers?”, “what struggles are care leavers facing?”, “who is not being heard?” – and […]
Luke has lived in a children’s home for just over 18 months, around 126 miles from his family. In this animation, he talks about opening up to the people around him, and he shares his advice for those entering care for the first time.
We’re sure this is a really worrying time for you, especially if you don’t have family around to talk to. You might be feeling a bit overwhelmed by what you’re hearing in the news and by changes in your life that are being caused by coronavirus. We’re talking to the government about what help and […]
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