Increasing the income threshold - as a step towards universal provision - would mean fewer children in poverty missing out on free school meals.

As one child said at this week's roundtable: 'If we don’t have enough food we have hungry tummies, we struggle to focus on learning.'

No matter the day, week, month or year. Your mental health is always important 💚

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Today, we have 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. 👨‍👨‍👧💁🏡💚

Find out more here: shorturl.at/fjnFU

Alison* cherishes her Gap Home at Barnardo’s, finding stability after instability💚

For young people leaving care, finding affordable accommodation can be a real struggle. Gap Homes can offer a helping hand with partners like Postcode Lottery.

More➡️bit.ly/44x5hoL

We’re so proud of our vice president Floella Benjamin tonight as she receives her @bafta fellowship ❤️

A huge thank you to Debbie and LesleyAnne from Cairellot for coming along this morning to deliver a session to our STEP2Work group. The young people took part in an interactive session around childcare and got the chance to learn about Apprenticeship opportunities! 👏

⭐️SUCCESS STORY- LEE⭐️

All of us here at Barnardo’s Works would like to congratulate Lee on securing a Modern Apprenticeship with JHC interiors! 👏

You can read Lee’s full story here: barnardos-ets.org.uk/step2work-renf…

⏰Counting down to the 16 July for #UNCRCScotland Act

Vange, from Aberlour Children's Charity & 1 of our #RightsDetectives , shares a reflective blog attending our Parliamentary reception & her hopes for the future for Scotland’s children & young people

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Our response and congratulations to Scotland's new First Minister First Minister 👇💬

We’ve been changing childhoods and changing lives for over 150 years, and we’ll be here for as long as we’re needed💚

More than half of 14-17 year-olds in the UK think they will be worse off than their parents when they grow up.

Life can be hard for children and young people growing up today. Sometimes, they can feel like they don’t belong. We know they do.

Learn more: bit.ly/436TRaA

A huge thank you to Andy from Keir Construction for coming along this morning to talk to our STEP2Work group in Renfrewshire about all things construction and routes into the industry 🔨👷

Only by working together will Scotland #KeepThePromise - and this requires planning together.

Read the latest blog on devising Plan 24-30: Creating a dynamic plan of action.

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Good to see Brenda Farrell from @Barnardos raising important awareness about the value & rewards of fostering #impactingchildhoods

Congratulations to those who completed their Creative and Digital training course with Barnardo's Scotland!

We're proud to support the Young Person's Guarantee, offering opportunities to people aged 16-24.

The group learnt about content creation on a 3 day work placement with us 🔽

The childhood and teenage years are important in how we support our children to become the kind of young adults we want them to be.

What do you want your child to know or understand? The Chat national survey for parents and carers is now open.

Find out: thechat.scot

One week on from the launch of our new Gap Homes, in Stirling, and we are still basking in the glory of these stunning houses. 🏘️

But we could not create homes for care leavers if not for the support of our partners, including LandAid 💚

Read more: shorturl.at/eHMX8

⭐️SUCCESS STORY⭐️

We would like to congratulate Rachel and Kenzie from our Training for Work- Childcare course in Glasgow for securing a Modern Apprenticeship with Careillot! Both girls have worked so hard both on programme and placement and we are so proud of you both! 🎉🎉🎉

We are recruiting a part-time Employer Liaison Officer to support the delivery of our Employability4All Project in P&K; our Employability Worker vacancies will be going live on Monday. Please spread the word! jobs.barnardos.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/e……
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Our Star of the Week is the wonderful June Patterson, who, at the age of 94, has decided to no longer volunteer at our shop in Dunfermline. 🌟

Thank you, June, for everything that you have done for Barnardo's Scotland 💚

Read all about June here: shorturl.at/qsIT3