Welcome to The Who Cares? Trust
The Who Cares? Trust was established as a charity in 1992 to address the needs of the 60,000 young people in public care in the UK.
We work to improve public care for children and young people who are separated from their families and living in residential or foster care. We promote the interests of children and young people in public care and we work with all those interested in their well-being in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Despite recent advances in policy and legislation, many children in care still face a future of extreme under-achievement, instability and poverty. All too often, these children are on the outside looking in on the opportunities their peers experience as a matter of course. They can feel socially excluded for their whole lifetime; their trust and self-esteem can be so undermined that they are unable to achieve their full potential. They have to cope with obstacles far beyond the normal milestones of development experienced by all children as they grow up.
As well as helping thousands of children directly through our magazines and publications, we also effect change by guiding and influencing those responsible for children in care at central, regional and local level. We help them to think and do differently, with the views and needs of the child at the centre.
The Trust’s work is made possible through the help of our supporters. Every donation makes a difference and supports our work on behalf of children in care: improving their day to day lives and expanding their opportunities to achieve and to contribute to society.
Website development
We hope to develop this website in the near future in order to make our material and resources more easily accessible and provide briefings on crucial issues affecting children in care. If you are able to support the redevelopment of this site in any way, we’d love to hear from you.
Site last updated: 3 September 2008