City of York Council has joined a national scheme that offers looked after children, their carers and other family members free entry into certain museums and galleries across the region.

The MAX Card is central to the government’s social inclusion agenda and aims to improve the life opportunities and chances of looked after children.  A major objective of the scheme is to make museums, galleries and historic sites more accessible to children and their carers, and to promote these kind of venues as valuable leisure resources.

The launch of the MAX card scheme in York will be celebrated with a reception for carers from fostering and sharing care at the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall on Fossgate on 2 April.

For more information about how you can become a foster carer or get involved in the sharing care Scheme, which provides short breaks for disabled children, please contact the council's foster care team on (01904) 555333 or sharing care team  (01904 551550).