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Wandsworth: Monthly well-being allowance for care leavers
Wandsworth worked alongside care leavers to trial a monthly well-being budget, which supports them to maintain hobbies and do fun activities.
A card game to help professionals engage with what matters most to children in care
Hull's children in care created 'The cards you're dealt', a card game which is used by the Council to interview new social work candidates and in group supervisions.
Amplify Awards 2024: Wandsworth Black In Care Council – Workshops
A safe space for black care-experienced young men to come together, offer each other support with shared issues and to discuss aspirations for the future.
Amplify Awards 2024: Barnsley Care4Us Council – Performance piece to highlight youth voice
Young people created a performance piece to express their experience of care and to highlight to workers the importance of listening to youth voice on care-related matters.
Amplify Awards 2024: Bolton Voice4U Youth Voice Action Group – training session for foster carers
Young people developed a training session for foster carers that helps them to better support young people during house moves.
Amplify Awards 2024: Kent’s Children in Care Councils – ‘Listen Up!’ training video
Young people created a training video for professionals that focuses on the importance of listening to and hearing young people’s voices in planning.
Creating videos to share your experience of care with adults – Amplify Awards 2024
Young people co-produced videos to share their experiences of care with adults, which was later recognised as a major positive in Barnet by Ofsted.
Amplify Awards 2024: Devon Stand Up, Speak Up – Initial health assessment project
Young Asylum Seekers worked with the Participation Team and NHS colleagues to co-produce a video that gives information and raises awareness about the 'Initial Health Assessment.'
Amplify Awards 2024: Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole – Voices through the storm
The Children in Care Council designed, developed and filmed a library of resources focused on mental health, to help other children in care.
Care leaver’s improving the Local Offer in York
York's Care Leaver Forum reviewed and improved the Local Offer which now has a more bespoke approach that better meets individual needs.