Babies and Young Children, Older Children and Young Adults, The Community
Volunteer Befrienders for Young Carers in Fife Required Make a difference to the life of a young carer (12 – 18 years). Lead Scotland’s befriending service offers young carers living in Fife some “me” time away from their caring role,...
Kinship, Older Children and Young Adults, The Community
Reflecting on the past “I am care experienced. I enjoyed being in care. I had my own room and felt like I had a say in every discussion and my own opinion on things that were happening. What made me happy being in care was feeling like I was a part of a family...
Kinship, Older Children and Young Adults, The Community
How experience translates into understanding “I am in a unique position as I have experienced first-hand what it is like to be on both sides of the fence. I was looked after when I was younger and spent time living in residential houses. Now I work with children...
Kinship, Older Children and Young Adults, The Community
Making a big change in a person’s life “I would like to say that having the opportunity to be on the House Project has completely helped to change my life in many ways, I was really nervous at the beginning of the project and was unsure just how much I...