Care Day
Care Day is the world’s biggest celebration of children and young people with care experience. This group includes children and young people who are or were cared for by foster carers, or other family members, and those who live in children’s homes. They deserve to be celebrated, on Care Day, and every day!
History of Care Day
The first Care Day took place in 2016. It began in the UK and Ireland as a joint initiative across five children’s rights charities.
- Voice of Young People in Care (Northern Ireland)
- Become (England)
- Empowering People in Care (Ireland)
- Voice from Care (Wales)
- Who Cares? Scotland (Scotland)
Durham Children in Care Council Care Day 2025
Care Day takes place on the third Friday of February, every year.
This year, the Durham Children in Care Council held an event at The Radisson Blu Hotel in Durham on 27th February 2025 from 1pm until 3.30pm which 168 people attended. These included, care experienced young people, foster carers, professionals and the theme was Celebrating Every Journey & Hear Success Stories by Young People.
The day included, arts & crafts, raffle, face painting, photo booth and a quiz.
Below are some success stories from the young people
Feedback from Care Day 2025
"A huge well done to all the young people who took the stage today—whether through performances, speeches, or sharing their journeys. Your courage, talent, and authenticity were truly moving. It takes strength to stand up and share your experiences, and each of you did so with passion and confidence. You should be incredibly proud of yourselves!"
"Everyone did so well, it's a real skill to speak in front of a big group like that! Love the oggy oggy oggy to get the energy in the room up!"
"The singer was Slay! The hosts were amazing, funny and well spoken. There was a good mix of different points of views from the speakers and it is good to hear other stories of people in care like me."
"The young people were outstanding, speaking in front of so many people. Hearing their story in their words was very moving."
"Very confident young people, some of which stepped out of their comfort zone to speak which was amazing."
"They were all so confident and did such a great job in bringing everyone together and making the afternoon flow well."
Pictures from Care Day 2025
