Every young person leaving care deserves the chance to build a meaningful career. Your gift funds one-to-one coaching, counselling and employer partnerships that make that possible.
Other ways you can give
If you are a charitable trust, foundation or individual considering making a donation to Drive Forward then please get in touch with our Director of Fundraising and Communications, Juno Schwarz, at juno@driveforwardfoundation.org.
After you’ve made arrangements to look after your own family and friends, you might consider helping our young people achieve their future potential by leaving a legacy gift in your will.
There are different types of legacies and your solicitor will be able to help advise you on which one would be right for you. But in essence, a gift of a percentage of your estate (residuary) will make the biggest difference to the support we can provide because it will keep its value better than a gift of a fixed sum of money (pecuniary).
Legacies are generally exempt from inheritance tax, so a gift in your will to Drive Forward could be tax free for us and could reduce the amount of inheritance tax your loved ones are liable to pay too. If you’d like more information, please visit the HMRC website.
And if you do decide to pledge a legacy to Drive Forward then rest assured that it will be treated in the strictest confidence. You don’t have to be specific about any details but it will help us when planning for our future to know that there is money promised.
Please get in touch with Juno at juno@driveforwardfoundation.org, if you’d like to talk more.
Your support matters
39% of care leavers aged 19–21 are not in education, employment or training — three times the national rate. Your support helps us close that gap. We believe no young person should be defined by their past. With your support, we help care-experienced young people take control of their future.
Enthuse Why Enthuse?
We use Enthuse as our preferred donation platform. It keeps fees low and lets us securely collect Gift Aid — meaning more of your gift reaches young people.
Whichever platform you choose, your generosity helps care-experienced young people take the next step in life.
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Where your money goes
Your donation helps us stay independent and agile, enabling us to reach care-experienced young people across London and beyond. Your money will fund: