The CEO of the Diagrama Foundation is encouraging job applications from Afghan refugees as his charity reaches crisis point recruiting care home workers Charity Diagrama has care homes, for the elderly and for adults with learning difficulties, as well as a supported living service and semi-independent homes for young people. The charity currently has an…
Great Britain performed well in the Tokyo Olympics bringing home 65 medals and no doubt inspiring many future athletes. Also inspired were the staff and residents of Cabrini House in Orpington, a home for adults with learning disabilities who held their very own Olympics on 11 August. The residents competed for medals in a variety…
Edensor Care Centre, in Clacton-on-Sea, has had a wish come true with the arrival of two specially designed beach wheelchairs which will allow their residents to enjoy time on the sand and in the water. With the generous support of Colchester Catalyst, Pickering Electronics LTD and those who donated through Just Giving, Edensor is…
Lawyer Lena Ramesh, 41, returned to the UK after working abroad for many years, to be near her family in Surrey and to begin the process of adopting a child. She became a mother in September 2020, after the adoption charity Diagrama helped her to become a parent and paired her with the child she…
The Charity Diagrama will be curating a book addressing the question ‘What could fair justice mean for children and young people?’ and is now looking for ideas for submissions that will encourage discussion and lead to change. Diagrama is one of eight members of The Monument Fellowship, funded by the Woolbeding Charity who work together…
Foster Care Fortnight is an annual campaign from The Fostering Network to raise awareness of the transformational power of fostering and to celebrate the fostering community, the theme is #WhyWeCare. The Fostering Network wants the whole fostering community, from foster carers to fostering services and care experienced children and young people, from fundraisers to campaigners,…
On Friday 23 April, #YouCanAdopt launches a national campaign to highlight the benefits of adopting family groups of children, to encourage people to consider brother and sister adoption. There are currently 2,030 children waiting to be adopted in England, of those approximately 890 (44%) are part of a family group. More than half of these…
Fred and Linda Smith were determined to be together to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary after living separately in care homes in Spain and the UK Fred, 91, and Linda Smith, 70, moved to Andalucía in Spain in 2000 and enjoyed many years together living in Linda’s beloved Mojácar, where many years earlier, before she…
The charity Diagrama, which supports vulnerable people through residential care, adoption and fostering across the south east of England has recently moved its Head Office into a new office in Kent Space, Chatham. The office will house Diagrama’s finance, HR, fostering and adoption administration, marketing, and communication teams. Sue McGowan, Director, Kent Space, said, “When…
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