Working with your advocate
Advocacy is all about YOU. Your advocate is there to listen to what you want and help you make your voice heard.
- You tell your advocate what matters to you and what you want to happen.
- Together you make a plan – what will they do, and what will you do?
- You decide things like when to meet, whether to call or text, and who they talk to.
- They help you build confidence to speak up for yourself – not just do it all for you.
- At the end, you both look back at what went well and what you achieved.
If they can’t help with something you need, they’ll point you towards someone who can.
Tell us what you think
Fill in our feedback survey
When you finish working with your advocate, you’ll get a short survey. You can fill it in by yourself or with someone you trust.
✓ It’s quick – we kept it short on purpose!
✓ It’s anonymous – no one will know it’s you, so you can be totally honest.
✓ There’s a space to write anything else you want to tell us.
Young people on our Youth Advisory Board helped us design this survey.
Email us directly
Want to share something great about your advocate? Or something you’d like us to change? You can email us any time.
You can also ask for the manager’s email if you’d prefer to write to them directly.
Young people shaping our work
Youth Advisory Board
We launched our Youth Advisory Board (YAB) in September 2024. It’s made up of care-experienced young people aged 16–25 from all over England.
They help us make big decisions, shape how we work, and make sure young people’s voices are truly heard at Coram Voice.
What YAB members do:
- Share their views
- Learn new skills
- Meet inspiring people
- Make a difference
Not happy about something? Let us know
Want to make a complaint?
If something hasn’t gone right and you want to tell us, we want to hear from you. You won’t get in trouble for speaking up — we take all complaints seriously.
Email us. Or call us on 020 7833 5792 and ask for the complaints officer.
What happens next?
We’ll tell you what we did.
Whatever you share with us – we promise to listen, and we’ll let you know what changed because of what you told us. Watch this space for updates!