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When I’m Ready: Spring -Summer 2019
Hi! It’s been a few months since our last blog so time to up-date you, with all our When I’m Ready news here at Voices. We recently delivered our first young person consultation in Cardiff. We scheduled the event for a Saturday to enable any young people involved in college or employment to come along. …
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When I’m Ready: Autumn 2018 – Winter 2019
Hi everyone! Welcome to the very first “When I’m Ready” blog from Voices from Care Cymru. Hopefully this will be the first of many, keeping you informed and up-dated on my progress with the project so far. For those of you who are not aware or haven’t met me, I’m Jane, the When I’m Ready…
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Proud Poetry Workshop
It’s not every day you get to be a part of history. History doesn’t always need to be about conflict, empires or betrayal. Indeed, no conflict, empire or betrayal could take place without a certain degree of creative thought and input; and that’s exactly what we’re talking about here today, creativity, specifically … POETRY! Poems…
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Challenge Wales – October 2018
This October another group of young people took part in a Challenge Wales residential voyage. One of our members, Josh, tells us about his experience. Hello my name is Josh, I’m 21 years old. This October I went on a residential with Challenge Wales and Voices From Care out to the Bristol Channel. I learned…
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The Advisory Group
At Voices From Care Cymru we believe that it’s important that everything we do is guided by young people. Because of this, we are launching our new Advisory Group which will consist of care experienced representatives from all areas of Wales who will bring together a wealth of knowledge and experience from each of the…
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First Campus Confident Futures Summer School
This summer, Voices From Care Cymru joined in on the First Campus Confident Future’s Summer School for care experienced young people. Young people had the chance to experience two days in the life of a University student – taking part in taster sessions, staying in student halls, preparing and cooking food as a flat and…
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5N1V Summer Camp 2018
Voices From Care Cymru joined the other members of the 5N1V Alliance for their annual summer camp. This year the camp was hosted by Who Cares? Scotland. One of our members, Brittany, tells us about her experiences. I thoroughly enjoyed Struan summer camp this year! I made so many new friends and gained so much…
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Voices Choir Performance at the Wales Millennium Centre
The Voices From Care choir took to the stage on June 7th at the Wales Millennium Centre to open up the Festival of Voice (FoV) through a choral performance. The choir, made up of children, young people, foster carers and support staff was first formed in 2017 with the intention of bringing together the care…
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Challenge Wales – Overnight Voyage
For the second time Voices from Care Cymru took seven young people sailing out into the Bristol Channel with Challenge Wales. This time it was an overnight sailing trip. We all climbed on board, a little too early for some. It had been a long trip for one of our young people who had travelled…