Member News from Young People at Heart: Celebrating 30 years of the National Literacy Trust

This week, I [Debbie - Social Work Assistant] experienced the absolute privilege, of attending a garden party at Clarence House, hosted by Her Majesty The Queen. This was to celebrate 30 years of the National Literacy Trust, which Her Majesty is Patron of. I was chosen as a thank you, for my hard work to promote literacy for the children and young people we work with.

Just over 18 months ago, Young People at Heart, began an enjoyable and fulfilling working relationship, with the National Literacy Trust. I took the lead on this and became a Literacy Champion within the trust. This role entailed me taking on a volunteering role, at the National Literacy Trust and making sure all our children and young people, receive regular books for them to keep and enjoy reading. Once the relationship had been fully established in Doncaster, I then helped our social work assistants, from our other offices, to reach out to the Literacy Hubs in their areas and help them build a relationship the same as what we have in Yorkshire. This meant that every child and young person, within the Young People at Heart family, were all able to access beautiful books to read and share. This really has been fantastic for Young People at Heart, to do exactly ‘what it says on the tin’, so to speak and have our young people at heart!

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