This care may have been provided in many different settings, such as:
Living with a relative who is not your mum or dad
With the help of social work
Living in a residential home or school
living with foster carers
Living in a secure accommodation
Living with adoptive parents
Let our members tell you why the different elements of the vision are important to them:
Former Who Cares? Scotland employee, Robert Foster talks about the importance of widening access to education for Care Experienced people and the responsibilities of Corporate Parents.
Our former Chief Executive, Duncan Dunlop discusses a trip he took to New Zealand in 2016 to oversee a review of their National Child Youth and Family Agency.
Who Cares? Scotland launches a national campaign that aims to end the discrimination that young people in care face.
Watch this video to find out what our new logo stands for.
We will support care experienced children and young people from across Scotland to claim their rights.
We will create opportunities with Care Experienced people to connect with one another, understand their identity and build a strong sense of self and belonging to the care family.
We will support Care Experienced people to be active in positively influencing their personal, social and political world in Scotland and beyond.
We will lead an ethical organisation with care experience at its heart.
Who Cares? Scotland is a membership organisation with over 3,700 Care Experienced members, of all ages and experiences, from all over Scotland. Our members are at the front and centre of our work and ensuring they feel well represented, valued and connected is of the utmost importance and key to our participation and influencing work.
We strive to provide advocacy that helps young people feel respected, included, listened to and understood. We’re independent to any care services a young person receives – this is crucial because we want young people to be supported and understood with no conflict of interest. We've also set up The Helpline to support Care Experienced people by providing lifelong advocacy throughout Scotland. We can support, signpost and offer choice when you feel there is nowhere else to turn.
We understand the importance of connecting with people who have similar or shared experiences, which is why we support and resource safe and valued local, regional and national spaces, bringing members together to build peer relationships, explore their identities and shape the world around them. We offer a wide range of groups, activities and events for Care Experienced people across Scotland.
We support and empower individuals to develop as representatives who can speak on behalf of our membership. We gather members together, invest in them, and support them to elevate their collective voice. Our members help to shape and inform Who Cares? Scotland’s decision-making processes as well as having the aspiration to positively change Scottish culture to ensure a better future for Care Experienced people
Who Cares? Scotland has been announced as a nominated charity of the John Lewis Partnership.
Jasmin Pilling, a Care Experienced member, petitioned the Scottish Parliament to provide truly lifelong support for all Care Experienced people.
Written by Volunteer Manager Yvonne Atkins We are thrilled to announce that Who Cares? Scotland had been awarded the Investing in Volunteers (IiV) accreditation. By signing up to be assessed…
Our Communications Support Officer, Damien Mack visited the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the first time and wrote a review of theatre show, Cassie and the Lights.
Our Care Experienced member Damien shares his thoughts on the piece and its portrayal of care.
Our National Representative Thomas Bartlett visited the historic Foundling Museum in London.
As part of Pride 2022 Kasmira Kincaid talks about leaving Care and finding family within the LGBTQ+ community.
Morgan Deveney swam the length of the English Channel in 12 weeks to raise money for Who Cares? Scotland.
Craig Paton started running during lockdown as a way to stay fit and get out the house. With his 30th birthday approaching, he set his sights on completing his first marathon while also raising money for charity.
WC?S announces the return of Care Experienced History Month for 2022, focusing on a lecture series about the Untold Stories of Care.
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon joins us at the Glasgow Kiltwalk in 2022.
Kenny Murray talks about creating the “Who Are We?” project to shape the future of Tracy Beaker.
