‘You have many opportunities to get leaving
care right; we only get one’; that is what one young person told Ofsted last
year.
After many years of campaigning in the
voluntary sector for changes in the law, policies and programmes for young
people, I am very pleased to have joined the New Belongings project. And
very pleased to have joined a group of people who are incredibly committed to
working in partnership with a group of local authorities to improve the
experiences of care leavers.
New Belongings is aiming to get behind all
the paperwork and see what’s needed to develop a sense of ‘wrap-around’ care
for all care leavers; one that lasts them through the years after care
officially stops but the need for support carries on.
The magic ingredient in the mix is a group
of outstanding care leavers who will drive change through this project, and
give unique insights into ways that really encourage positive results. I have
been hugely impressed by their passion and commitment to make life better for
those coming after them.
We all want to see if we can truly embed
the principles of the Charter for Care Leavers, join up services properly to
provide a tight safety net, and bring in for care leavers all the benefits of
community involvement that are open to everyone else.
Progressively since 2000, the views of
those with care experience have been central to the incremental changes to
legislation and policy in this area. Policy and legislation that is
designed to give those who provide services all the tools they need to provide
excellent care to the children and young people they are looking after.
That is children and young people, let’s not forget, who have been taken into
care for the chance of a better life.
There is some success so far on the outcome
figures for education, health and wellbeing. But homelessness, youth justice,
housing and benefits still tell a different story for many care leavers and
their life, long after they officially leave care.
Time after time we learn of a postcode
lottery of experiences, lack of support and ignorance of entitlements that are
in place to give it. This has to stop and there is a role for everyone in this.
Please lend your support to help us help them.
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