Scotland’s leading children’s charity has issued a plea for more people to consider becoming foster carers after figures show that hundreds of children are in need of a place to call home. Barnardo’s Scotland has pointed to research by The Fostering Network that reveals the number of foster families required stands at 500.
Allianz UK has announced an exciting new three-year partnership with Barnardo’s. The partnership, which will run until the end of 2026, sees the organisations come together with the aim of delivering real and positive change to the lives of children and young people.
Children under six are being manipulated into acts of sexual abuse while parents think they are playing safely on household devices, a new report by the Internet Watch Foundation has found.
An innovative housing project designed to support young people at the point of leaving care has been launched in Stirling by the country’s leading children’s charity. Working with local services and construction firm Morris & Spottiswood, Barnardo’s Scotland has built five ‘Gap Homes’, which are purpose-built houses for young people leaving the care system.
Young people struggling to attend school and to develop relationships with their peers are being helped back into education and are learning to open up thanks to a pioneering nature-based project being run by Barnardo's.