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Barnardo's Scotland
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As the country's largest children's charity, we’re here to help you, and children and young people across Scotland, feel safer, happier and healthier.
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Our Clackmannanshire & Stirling Services have been awarded funding to help young people face the root causes homelessness.🏘️

“This project will enable us to intervene earlier and help our young people build stability and brighter futures.”

Full story: tinyurl.com/5cufwh7d
£300,000 investment to prevent homelessness in Clackmannanshire
Five organisations in Clackmannanshire will share nearly £300,000 to prevent homelessness in the first round of funding from the area’s pioneering Transformation Space.  Backed by &po...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Thrilled to work with amazing young people, @renfrewshire.gov.uk, @nspcc.bsky.social, @barnardosscot.bsky.social on Should I Tell Someone? 🎬 Real stories highlighting exploitation & how we can all protect young people. 💙 #Safeguarding
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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We've signed @thepromise.scot's open letter to parties running in the 2026 Holyrood election. We're asking them to keep the promise by committing to "making Scotland a place where all its children grow up loved, safe and respected and realise their full potential."

🔗 thepromise.scot/news/open-le...
Open letter to parties running in the 2026 Scottish Election
Letter to Scotland's political parties ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2026.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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We’ve joined 100+ organisations urging the government to scrap the two-child limit. It drives child poverty.

“It’s our moral duty to work towards eliminating child poverty in this country," said our CEO, @lynnanneperry.bsky.social

Learn more here: brnw.ch/21wXq4j
Government Urged to Lift Two-Child Benefits Limit
More than 100 organisations - including those representing doctors, teachers, social workers, and anti-poverty charities - have urged the government to scrap the policy in full.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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We’re delighted to have 32 organisations join our call for all political parties to commit to keeping the promise through the duration of the next Scottish parliament.

Read the joint letter & our pre-election paper which sets out the specific actions needed: ow.ly/NyKb50XpSqS
Three arrows point upwards behind the promise heart (made up of four shapes and an outline to represent the five foundations: voice, family, care, people, and scaffolding) suggesting progress to keep the promise. The quote next to the heart reads "We remain committed to keep the promise so by 2030 all children grow up loved, safe, and respected and realise their full potential."
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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This story focuses on Imagine Care's Lochend house and how they use an emphasis on attunement and enablement to create a safe, stable, and nurturing home for the young people and those caring for them. Read more here: ow.ly/TKlg50XehKb (2/2)
Graphic of a map of Scotland with three arrows pointing toward a promise heart suggesting change. Text above is a quote from Diane Cafferky, Registered Manager, Lochend, Imagine Care which reads “This journey has demonstrated the power of bravery, attunement, and love. By creating a nurturing environment that celebrates strengths, we have supported young people to live fuller, freer lives with far fewer restrictions.”
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Since the promise was made, people and organisations across Scotland have been working to bring about the transformative change the Independent Care Review demands. Their learning stories can help you as part of your journey. (1/2)
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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@barnardosscot.bsky.social is looking for a committed and experienced Practice Manager to join their Fostering team in Glasgow tinyurl.com/2wy3fpj4 £46,147 – £48,749 pro-rata #charityjob
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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@aberlourcharity.bsky.social @actionforchildren.bsky.social @amnesty.org @barnardosscot.bsky.social @celcis.org @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social @cpaguk.bsky.social @childrenfirst.bsky.social @cypcs.bsky.social @crer-scotland.bsky.social @familiesoutside.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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@barnardosscot.bsky.social are recruiting for Project Workers - Community & Family Support to extend their offer to children, young people and families in South East Scotland
📍Edinburgh & Lothians
💷Level 1 £25,492–£29,726
Level 2 £28,124–£37,116
📅Full time
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November 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Cold homes. Empty cupboards. Rising costs. Impossible choices. Behind the sparkle of the season, too many families are struggling just to get through winter. No child should feel left out at Christmas. 💚 Write to your MP to demand change: brnw.ch/21wWBvq
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October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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We are deeply concerned with the findings of today's
@mentalwelfare.bsky.social report. The promise is clear that Scotland must strive to become a nation that does not restrain its children
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Response to report by @mentalwelfare.bsky.social into Melville Unit, raising serious concerns about the use of restraint. This month we warned Scottish Government we’d take legal action if it didn’t strengthen its commitments in this area. We’re pleased it will now do so bit.ly/3L8RDCp
Statement: Commissioner's response to report on care at Melville Unit
Children's Commissioner responds after a new report by the Mental Welfare Commission into the care of children at Melville Unit highlights potential rights breaches.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Are you working to #KeepThePromise? Do you have a problem you are working to solve? Design Lite could be right for you!

Join us this November for a series of sessions focused on introducing you to service design and co-design principles.

Sign up here: ow.ly/7APE50WPJfW
Piece of graph paper with an outline of a heart suggesting design and work in progress. Advertising the Promise Design School Lite which is a series of short, engaging sessions designed help you think differently about how to address challenges related to the promise in your setting.
October 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Too many children in Scotland are living in poverty.

We will be joining End Child Poverty Scotland partners at the #ScotlandDemandsBetter march to demand change this Saturday, in Edinburgh.

Find out more here: www.scotland-demands-better.com/march-and-ra...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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The Gift of Christmas Appeal Fife brings joy to local children on Christmas Day.

But organisers need a new space in order to store gift bags that go children in the area. Can you help?

Read more here: tinyurl.com/49de7drk
Fife Christmas appeal issues SoS to find warehouse for donations
A charity which has run a Christmas appeal for the past nine years has issued an SoS to help secure a warehouse for its donations.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Check out this podcast featuring our Equally Safe service, which has a focus on relationships and partnering with survivors.

Season 6, Ep 16: Centring Survivor voices: How Scottish services shift blame, raise fatherhood standards and heal families.

Link: tinyurl.com/5b99du6c
Partnered with a Survivor Podcast — Safe & Together Institute
Explore the systemic challenges faced by domestic abuse survivors with insights from experts and survivors on the Partnered with a Survivor Podcast.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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💔Poverty isn't inevitable. Everyone deserves to live a dignified life.

Join us as #WeDemandBetter for a Scotland free from poverty.

📅Saturday 25th October
📍Edinburgh
October 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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📣 On Sat 25 Oct, join us in Edinburgh as #WeDemandBetter!
🕚 Start: 11am at Scottish Parliament
🚶March through the city
🎉 Rally at The Meadows for music, speeches, food & family fun!
Find out more: www.scotland-demands-better.com/march-and-ra...
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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@barnardosscot.bsky.social is recruiting for the roles below
➡️Residential Project Worker 2 (Waking Nights)
➡️Residential Project Worker 2
To find out more visit our website tinyurl.com/e38p2kd5 #charityjob
October 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Is it too early to be thinking about Christmas? Nah, we don't think so! 🎄

Check out the Christmas gifts collection this weekend in our lovely Largs shop. 🎁

Read all about it here: tinyurl.com/4su6nytf
Barnardo's to launch Christmas gifts collection this month
Barnardo's charity shop in Largs is launching its Christmas gifts collection this weekend.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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“Violence against children is unacceptable,” said our CEO Lynn Perry. Over 65 countries have banned physical punishment. England hasn’t.
With @nspcc.bsky.social, @rcpch.bsky.social
and leading voices, we delivered a petition to Downing St urging the PM to act. #EndPhysicalPunishment
October 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Plan 24-30 is different to other plans. It is designed to track progress in real time & ensure the many paths towards 2030 are and continue to be aligned.

The route maps will provide direction for each of the 25 themes, adapting to emerging changes: ow.ly/94G450X94RB
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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At #ConservativeConference2025, children’s voices were at the heart of the conversation. At our #VoicesForChange event, Phoebe and Helen shared what they and their peers need most from government - sparking powerful discussion on the future we must build together.
Two young women, Phoebe and Helen, sit at a panel table in front of a media backdrop featuring logos of children's charities including NSPCC, Barnardo’s, The Children’s Society, Action for Children, and the National Children’s Bureau. Phoebe wears a light purple shirt and Helen wears a colorful floral top. Both have lanyards and name cards in front of them, with microphones and glasses of water on the table. A wide shot of a conference room filled with seated attendees facing a panel discussion. At the front, a group of speakers—including Phoebe and Helen—sit at a long table, with a backdrop of charity logos behind them. A presentation screen to the left displays the name "Councillor Catherine Faulks, Lead Member for Family and Children’s Services, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea." The atmosphere is formal and attentive. A wide shot of a conference room filled with seated attendees facing a panel discussion. At the front, a group of speakers—including Phoebe and Helen—sit at a long table, with a backdrop of charity logos behind them. A presentation screen to the left displays the name "Councillor Catherine Faulks, Lead Member for Family and Children’s Services, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea." The atmosphere is formal and attentive.
October 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Big thanks to Mark Reynolds, owner of Revolution Barbershop, for organising a Toy Drive in aid of our shop in Kirkcaldy. 🪀🪁🧸

Read all about the wonderful efforts of Mark and the wider community here: tinyurl.com/u2862juy
I am proud to support Mark Reynolds’ toy appeal to help local families’ – David Torrance MSP
As an MSP, I see every day the pressures facing families across our communities.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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92-year-old Mrs Mary Williams, from Inverness, scaled the world-famous Forth Bridge as part of our Your View 2025 fundraising event. 🌉

Find out how she got on here: tinyurl.com/msem8s4c
Hundreds join Barnardo's on top of Forth Bridge
It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that has brought joy to those seeking adventure and has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for Scotland’s leading children’s charity. And now, a precious few ...
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October 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM