Theme
Resource Type
Local Authority
Opportunity Broker role to help young people fulfil their aspirations and dreams
Opportunity Brokers work with Personal Advisors to create bespoke opportunities that help motivate and inspire care leavers.
Measuring Outcomes for Care Leavers
Brights Spots findings were used to make recommendations on how to improve the measures currently in use by local authorities for their care leavers.
Helping children in care spend more time in nature in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire Children Services worked with a local conservation project to give children the chance to spend time planting trees
Helping care leavers feel more settled in Stockport
Stockport has developed community hubs which help care leavers increase their network of support and feel more settled
Stockport Local Pantry
Stockport Local Pantry links care leavers to community hubs in order to help them feel settled in their neighbourhoods and financially and practically supported.
Building confidence around cooking and budgeting in the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight Leaving Care Team set up monthly come dine with us sessions for care leavers where a group plan, budget, prepare, cook and then eat a meal together.
Improving mental health with an accessible allotment for care-experienced children and young people on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight provided an allotment for care experienced children and young people to enjoy nature, have fun and learn new skills
Combatting loneliness with a football team for care leavers in East Riding
East Riding set up a five-a-side football team for care leavers.
Personal budgets to give care leavers more control over how money is spent in Stockport
Giving young people greater ownership of how money is spent by allocating them £315 to spend on whatever they want.
Care leavers’ views on their transition to adulthood: a rapid review of evidence
Rapid review that informed the development of the ‘Your Life Beyond Care’ survey. The review looks at care leavers’ experiences of the care system and how it has worked for them.