“Voices from care,
ripples of change”

Introducing Care Day 2025

#CareDay25 will be celebrated across
the world on Friday 21st February.

Each year EPIC Care Community and
Youth Council members develop a Care
Day theme, and for their 2025
celebration they have chosen “Voices
from care, ripples of change.”

The theme celebrates the transformative
power of hearing directly from care-
experienced youth. Their voices create
ripples of change that inspire awareness,
empathy, and action, spark understanding,
and challenge misconceptions about care.

These ripples influence public attitudes, but
also shape policies and practices to improve
the lives of care-experienced youth in
Ireland.

This theme reminds us that every story matters and change
begins when we truly listen. By embracing the insights of those
with lived experience, we can collectively build a care system
that supports, uplifts and empowers, leaving a legacy of hope
and progress for generations to come.

Care Day is a call to listen, learn, and amplify

voices from care, as every story has the

potential to create a ripple of change!

“Voices from care, ripples of change”

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Care Day was established in

February 2016 as a day to celebrate

the positive experiences and contributions
of children and young people in care or
with care experience - who rise every day
and overcome challenges most of us will
never experience.

Did you know...

Celebrating and
connecting the care-
experienced community

The Care Day concept was developed by
young care-leavers from Ireland, Northern
Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. It
began as a joint initiative across five
children’s rights organisations, including
Become (England), Who Cares? Scotland,
Voices from Care (Wales), Voice of Young
People in Care (Northern Ireland), and EPIC.

While discussing their different care
experiences, they agreed that the public were
not fully aware about care systems, and that
this contributed to their experience of stigma
and stereotyping.

They envisioned a day that would highlight the
achievements and celebrate care-experienced
youth, while also educating the public about the
care system itself.

They believed that this might address some of the
misconceptions the public may have, while also
improving their understanding of the obstacles
both they and their peers can face.

Another primary objective of Care Day was to
create a sense of community across the world for
those with care experience, to help children and
young people support each other and be proud of
who they are and what they have achieved.