Pathways

The Spark Project are interest groups. designed as structured, youth-led activity groups and are focused on emotional regulation, building community, social networks, life skills, education and employment.  This might include creative projects, new programmes or partnerships that respond to what young people need and are interested in.

Like Pathways, Spark sessions are shaped around the people we support.

Journeys are personalised, short-term experiences designed to support young people when they need something different.

Each Journey is built around the individual, their interests, needs and goals – offering a mix of support, exploration and meaningful experiences that help them regroup, rebuild confidence and move forward.

Care Visions has provided additional support needs training to over 5,000 teachers in over 100 schools across Scotland.

Care Visions ensures that 100% of the children we support get access to specialist education NL3. 100% of post-16 have achieved a positive destination rate since 2017, outperforming the Scottish Local Authority benchmark (76% in 2017 to 93% in 2024).

Pathfinding is a short-term fostering model that aims to stabilise young people. Offering 4-12 week placements, dynamic wrap-around support, youth-led interest groups, education and therapeutic care while giving local authorities clarity and reducing placement uncertainty.

Kinship care is often the most natural and effective form of care for many children, yet support remains fragmented and inconsistent, leaving carers to navigate complex systems alone. Care Visions is developing a connected, relationship-based approach that brings together the right support, at the right time, strengthening kinship families through accessible, flexible support across the full care journey, and improving stability, outcomes and long-term independence.

The Why Not Trust is an award-winning charity, created with Care Visions, to support our young people leaving care.

The charity addresses key needs of leaving care across Scotland by forming self-help moderated communities.

The Village is a digital community run by the Why Not Trust for new parents and parents-to-be with experience of care. The Village is an open, welcoming place where young people can get information, access resources and reach out to others, and is currently supporting 200 care experienced parents.

The Wee Campus is an online digital community run by the Why Not Trust that has been developed and co-designed with students with experience of care, to be a safe place to engage, share experiences, find advice and information, and encourage others through their higher education journey.