Breaking barriers, building futures Powering care-experienced young people into exciting and sustainable career opportunities – with support, placements, mentoring, and more.
Pick Your Path
I'm a young person
We help 16-26 year olds with care experience turn ambition into action and step into powerful, lasting careers.
I'm an employer
If you’re looking to embrace youthful ambition, boost your business, and diversify your workforce, then we’re the charity partner for you.
Support our mission
There are many ways to drive change with us – from funding our work, mentoring a young person, and joining our team to standing alongside us in campaigning for a fairer future for care-experienced young people.
What we do We create real opportunities for young people leaving care
To empower care-experienced young people to unlock their full potential by creating pathways to meaningful, sustainable, and rewarding employment.
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“Through their support, I took part in Raleigh International and many other valuable experiences. Although I haven’t been able to visit recently due to work, I continue to benefit from the opportunities they gave me. I’m truly grateful to Drive Forward.
“This opportunity is monumental to me, as it means that I am finally able to get a step into the corporate career ladder, which has previously proven to me in the whole job seeking process as very very difficult.
Why we can't sit still… Homelessness
of young people experience homelessness within 6 months of leaving care.
Unemployment
of care leavers are not in employment, education or training, so-called NEETs.
Mental Health
of care-experienced people suffer from mental ill-health.
Abuse & Neglect
CEYP earn 30% less on average than their peers.