£200 million is not enough
Last week, the government responded to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.
The Care Review has provided a once in a lifetime opportunity for a broken system to be fixed.
February 8, 2023
Momentum Made By You
Helping young adults leaving foster or residential care to achieve their full potential with exciting and sustainable employment opportunities.
Welcome to Drive Forward Foundation.
Supporting care-experienced young people aged 16-26 in London to transition from care into a career.
Care Leavers
If you’re driven to be independent, find your way and make something of yourself, then see how you can join us and start heading in the direction that’s right for you.
Business Partners
We want to give your business the opportunity to work with some of the brightest and hardest working young talent out there. Discover how partnering with Drive Forward can create opportunities for our young people and you.
Volunteers
Whether it’s having a chat over a cup of tea, sharing your experiences, stories and skills, or becoming an ongoing mentor, you can volunteer your time and make a massive difference in a young person’s life.
Supporters
We are a charitable foundation that couldn’t make the changes we make without the support of people like you. Take a look at how your donations and fundraising efforts enable us to expand the horizons of our young people.
Above & Beyond 2022 Winners!
We set up our annual awards back in 2019 to celebrate the impact and acknowledge the effort our partners and mentors have made during the year in offering invaluable support, and fulfilling and sustainable employment to care-experienced young people across London.
For our 4th Partner Appreciation event, it was a tough decision when it came to deciding on a single winner.
So, we didn’t.
#PartnerAppreciation
November 30, 2022
The Final Partner Breakfast of 2022
When employers join Drive Forward as partners, they not only join a passionate community committed to supporting care-experienced young people into sustainable work but gain access to exclusive networking & learning opportunities, like our Partner Breakfasts.
See how our final Partner Breakfast of the year went!
November 8, 2022
Getting involved with Drive Forward gave me more confidence, showed me how to approach people and put me in a good mind set to progress with my life.
Micah,18
Why we can't sit still...
2000 young people leave the London care system, ill-equipped for the challenges that await them. They lack the skills, confidence and support to successfully manage their transition into adulthood and independence.
Homelessness
30% of young people experience homelessness within 6 months of leaving care.
Unemployment
40% of care leavers are not in employment, education or training, so-called NEETs.
Mental Health
50% of care-experienced people suffer from mental ill-health.
Abuse & Neglect
60% of children going into care do so due to severe neglect and abuse.
