Working with Children in Care Councils
As the National Children in Care Council for England, we work with Children in Care Councils across the country to explore key issues and inform campaigns or projects around what is important to young people.
We aim to work with Children in Care Councils in the following ways:
- Hold events for children in care councils to network and influence national work
- Polls and surveys to understand what is important to children in care and care leavers
- Campaign work – support children in care councils to get involved in national campaigns and action campaign work locally
- Include children in care councils in consultation including the 2021 Independent Care Review in England
- Promote the work of children in care councils across England
A National Voice ambassadors
Our A National Voice ambassador programme brings care experienced young people living in England and aged 16-25 together in order to represent young people’s voice nationally and develop campaigns or resources to address the issues that they identified. Through our ‘A National Voice Ambassadors Group’, a core group of young people recruited annually from across the country, represent each region.
ANV Ambassadors aim to work across England in the following ways:
- Meet together monthly and work together
- Organize and run events for children in care councils
- Develop and run campaigns on issues that are important to children in care and care leavers
- Talk to decision makers about care and what would make life better for children in care and care leavers
Meet A National Voice Ambassadors
Should you want to get in touch with your ANV Ambassador please e-mail ANV@coramvoice.org.uk