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Care Day 2026: The Future Starts With Us

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Care Day 2026

Care Day 2026 falls on Friday the 20th of February. Each year, EPIC Care Community and Youth Council members develop a Care Day theme. For their Care Day 2026 celebration, they have chosen, ‘The Future Starts With Us’.

The Future Starts With Us

Care-experienced young people are shaping Ireland’s future. They are leaders, creators, innovators, and changemakers, bringing ideas, energy, and vision to their communities and beyond. Their voices, talents, and ambitions are vital to building a more inclusive Ireland – and Care Day 2026 is a moment to recognise and celebrate that contribution.


Every year, young people leave care to build their own future full of ambition, plans, and potential. But barriers in policy and practice still hold too many back.


Care Day 2026 aims to change that story. It celebrates care-experienced children and young people as leaders of the future. They are innovators, dreamers, activists, artists, and changemakers, shaping the Ireland of the future.


Care Day 2026 is also a call to action – for the government, communities, and society as a whole – to better support young people as they transition to adulthood.

Visit www.careday.ie to get involved!

A colorful poster for Care Day 2026 featuring an illustration of an astronaut floating in space in front of a green and blue Earth. A bright comet with a pink head and yellow tail streaks across the planet. Surrounding the Earth are orange stars and sparkles. The text reads: “The Future Starts With Us” in bold red letters around the Earth, and below in blue text: “Friday, 20th February Care Day 2026.” At the bottom, there are three logos: a circular rainbow-colored logo with “Care Day” inside, the Irish Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth logo, and the EPIC logo with a rocket illustration and the tagline “empowering people in care.”