We've recently launched something new - "volunteering hub" websites collecting opportunities for volunteers.
Our first two hubs are for Herefordshire and North Northamptonshire:
https://t.co/CURUUfIZaH
https://t.co/9SRd96N3hk
There is never enough being done to support care leavers, but we're doing what we can. If you'd like to help us, please get in touch:
https://t.co/9KDkEuSjF5
We've reached the end of National Care Leaver's Month #NCLM! Thank you for joining us on this journey - if you've been inspired by anything you've seen and are thinking about volunteering your own time to support care leavers, we'd love to have you.
https://t.co/1RzNlj6m5g
One of our Southampton mentoring pairs has been meeting regularly for six months and have exchanged over 600 messages on Wowment! Their communication and support are a fantastic example of how a partnership can become a lasting, life-long friendship.
https://t.co/uUDkLqeySv
Mentoring is obviously hugely beneficial to the young mentee, but people often overlook the massive benefits for the mentors themselves. Here are a few reasons why mentoring is an incredibly rewarding thing to do:
https://t.co/94J8OW7tsP
This updated report from The University of Sheffield and Care Leaver Covenant on the pathways from care to university is a fascinating read:
https://t.co/RLyJKq4D7N
Become are gathering advice for young care leavers, by asking all of us one question: what's one piece of advice that you've held onto/served you well?
Answer here: https://t.co/WuZX3NvphS
One of our mentees wanted an online-only mentorship. She also wanted a mentor who works in the fashion industry and we were able to match her with someone experienced in that field.
When asked about her experience, the mentee said: “You’ve given me everything I ever asked for.”
Today for National Care Leavers Month #NCLM, we're taking a look at some of the sobering statistics around care leavers in England. There is never enough support.
If you would like to help, please visit us at https://t.co/1RzNlj6m5g
We're so proud of https://t.co/6M9yYNnWik, our secure and safe messaging technology that enables all our mentoring partnerships. Here's the story of how we created it:
https://t.co/DKCf9GJff7
John Lewis continue to do incredible things for care leavers - such as this "Made By Care" collection, designed by a care-experienced person and raising money for the Building Happier Futures fund!
https://t.co/ENETbDKpWV
Here's the second part of our great with Dougie Stringer, the co-founder of Skills2Thrive. Today we chat about how the current system can be improved and the important of role models, plus plenty more:
Today we're sharing the first part of our chat with Dougie Stringer, co-founder of Skills2Thrive, a digital platform delivering essential life skills to empower people to thrive. Dougie is care-experienced and wanted to do all he could to help those in similar circumstances...
The amazing NHP (National House Project) is supporting young care leavers as they find somewhere to live. Here's an introduction to their great work:
https://t.co/0XgcPmd4Am
If at first you don't succeed, try again. One young person joined one of our programmes last year but wasn’t quite ready for mentoring at the time. We reached out again this year and she’s now thriving with a mentor - with their help, she has already secured a new job!