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Tusla - Child and Family Agency 'together we grow' has won a silver medal🥈The garden is designed to represent the journy through foster care and to raise awareness on fostering. You can find out more about fostering at fostering.ie & can vote for this design by texting Garden14 to 51500 🫶💐

Coming out as LGBTQ+ at any time can be difficult, but if you are a child or young person living in care, it can be even more challenging. We worked with care-experienced young people and @Belong_To to develop this resource on coming out in care 🌈 👉epiconline.ie/lgbti-resource…

Natasha O’Brien didn’t go to court to hear Cathal Crotty’s guilty plea irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

In high spirits for another EPIC Pride! We marched+sang through the rain, and our Youth Council member @itzandreareilly represented us to An Taoiseach, Simon Harris TD. Solidarity means showing up. Kudos to all those who lined the streets to celebrate Pride and reject hate today.

We would like to give a huge shout out to dublinbusnews at #DublinPride today! Alan's electric wheelchair short-circuited in the rain+ it's too heavy to push. A Dublin Pride Bus gave us a lift through the closed off city centre to a place where Al could be picked up. Thank You!

📢 Just a few days left to apply for the role of CEO of EPIC, Empowering People in Care! This is a terrific position, full of opportunity, challenge, fun+value. I can promise the successful candidate will work with a motivated team & exceptional children and young people 💜❤️🧡💙 #Jobs #JobFairy

The Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway + UConn, are seeking LGBTQ+ care leavers aged 18-29 to participate in a survey. The aim of their study is to learn about the experiences of LGBTQ+ care leavers while in care + what is needed to better support LGBTQ+ young people. ✍️ forms.office.com/e/qNZ9dGurAL

A year on from NAPs publication, then Minister, Simon Harris TD, announced new funding for care-leaver student accommodation + an apprenticeship programme. Several high-level engagements were secured for Youth Council members, from national media to meetings w/ state officials.

'The advocacy service for children in care, EPIC (Empowering People in Care), experienced its highest number of caseloads (869) last year, according to its latest annual report.' rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

The OCO will ensure that the powerful messages of the 1,000+ children surveyed in Tomorrow Starts With Us are elevated to policy makers. Thanks to our Youth Advisory Panel for their participation and work on the survey. Read in full oco.ie/news/survey-sa…

"If you're angry about something, write it down, speak out, & turn that anger into action. Your voice is powerful, & it deserves to be heard. Thank you, & remember - you are all EPIC!" Wise words from EPIC Youth Council member, ANDREA| Lived Experience Advocate 💜 #SpaceToBeMe

So on Sunday I did a thing. I ran the Dublin marathon in aid of ISPCC As a foster child I know and understand the value of the work they do so I feel extremely privileged to have been able to help in a small way ❤️❤️

Wondering what to ask election candidates when they knock? Here’s a start: "Do you think every child in care and every young care-leaver has the right to a safe and stable home?" #SafeHomeGE

Applications for Tusla's 2025 Level 9 Master of Social Work apprenticeship programme with UCC are open at tusla.ie/apprenticeship until 20 December.

Absolutely thrilled to join the #CareDay25 celebrations! Care Day is a day to celebrate children in care, and young people with care experience. They are brilliant, brave, and deserve to be celebrated every day for what they achieve and contribute in the face of great adversity.

I was honoured to speak in the Dáil’s AV room about my experience, and highlighting issues, with the powerful Andrea, Emily and EPIC CEO Wayne. Thank you to the politicians and those who listened, & let’s keep fighting to improve care experienced lives. Happy #careday25

Thought for today

We’re stepping up to raise awareness and celebrate foster families, also we are showing support for children in care. The Irish Foster Care Association #StepUpForFosterCare