To close care leavers’ week, we make our boldest call to action: to make care experience the 10th protected characteristic. This is on the basis of the stigma, direct and in-direct discrimination that too many of the care-experienced people we work with face. This is particularly prevalent in the areas of education and employment. In …
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We couldn’t do our Care Leavers’ Week blog series without addressing the issue of housing. According to the charity Centrepoint, 14 per cent of care leavers have experienced rough sleeping and over a quarter have sofa surfed. Even amongst those who are not homeless, accommodation is often inadequate, with figures suggesting that nearly a fifth …
We’re here to make a difference in the lives of young care leavers. Wherever they’re coming from, we’re on a mission to help open doors and give them the skills, confidence and inspiration to make some momentum and realise their full potential.
