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Care Day and the Festival of Care 2022 Care Day takes place on the third Friday in February each year. A day of celebration and unity, which originated in Scotland in 2015, and is now recognised across the UK and internationally as an opportunity to celebrate the lives and voices of Care Experienced people. This year Care Day fells on Friday 18th February and the theme was ‘community’. Care Day also saw the start of Shetland’s third Festival of Care - Tending the Light.
Care Day Highlights Along with 4 other charities from across the UK and Ireland, we hosted Conversations with the Care Community, which saw Care Experienced people explore a digital village and discuss the themes of education, transitions, accessing information and recreation, in the setting of community. These conversations were then used to make a Care Day special podcast which you’ll find on our website. ACE and Aberdeen hosted their own ‘Northern Lights Care Festival’ celebrating the young people
who are a source ‘light’ during times of uncertainty. In partnership with Highland Council and Eden Court, our highland team held an event in Inverness featuring a live DJ, photobooth and bingo. Members met with the Minister for Children and Young People to discuss community and advocacy.
Care Day Spotlight on East Ayrshire To celebrate Care Day 2022 in East Ayrshire, Who Cares? Scotland teamed up with our neighbours at Centrestage for an afternoon of fun! We welcomed around 35 people, 18 of them Care Experienced children and young people, to our new home in the heart of Kilmarnock. The team at Centrestage provided information on the work they are doing and the activities they have on offer for all ages and gave our younger guests the opportunity to play some games and have a singsong.
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The Who Cares? Team provided an informal information session, outlining the work we do on a local and national level and taking questions from carers and professionals. We finished with a scribble session and a buffet tea, where we asked what activities young people and carers would like to see for local members, and how we can best support our Care Experienced Community to have their voice heard. If you want to find out more about Who Cares? Scotland in East Ayrshire can support you, please just get in touch! Details on the back of Speak Out!
