EPIC - Empowering People in Care (Ireland)

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Be a #CareAware Ally

Posted: 28 Jan 2022 01:51 AM PST
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The EPIC Youth Council and community invite you to join them on Friday 18
February for #CareDay22  their annual global celebration (which also
happens to be the world’s largest celebration) of children and young people
with care experience.   

For #CareDay22, the celebration is getting even bigger as this year’s theme
is: 

It takes a village to raise a child”  

It was decided by children and young people as they want to celebrate all
the people who are and have been a positive influence in their lives and to
highlight how important these relationships are in shaping their care
journeys. 

We all know people who’ve had an important impact on our outlook and sense
of self-worth. They can be relatives, youth workers, teachers, coaches,
neighbours, or advocates all of whom hail from our community or
“village”. We might not even realise the positive impact we have on others.
Simple acts of listening, encouraging, or understanding can have profound,
direct, and lifelong effects. 

This year we are asking you to realise your potential to be that person in
a child or young person’s village  to be(come) a #CareAware Ally.

For #CareDay22, children and young people with care experience are asking
you to stand with them. There are a few different ways you can do this to
show your support on the day: 

Share a photo of yourself (or just your hands if you are camera shy) on
social media with #CareDay22 and/or #CareAware written on the palm of your
hands.
Share a video selfie to wish children in care, those with care experience,
and EPIC a very happy care day, or any other messages of solidarity and
celebration you may have. 
Change your social media profile picture to our #CareAware graphic for the
week to show you’re standing with children and young people all over the
world who have care experience.


When you are posting your messages of solidarity on your social channels
– please use the hashtags #CareDay22 and #CareAware – so we can keep track
of all the day’s activities and actions on our #CareDay22 Social
Wall. Alternatively, you can send them to us
at [email protected], and we will share them on our channels on
the day. 

So please pop this info and the date in your diary today: Care Day 2022,
Friday 18 February. We are really looking forward to you joining the
celebration, as remember, “It takes a village”. 

Note: If you work with or know children or young people in care or with
care experience, you can check out our other plans for #CarerDay22
here: News & Events | EPIC (epiconline.ie). We have lots of activities and
competitions for all ages!
























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