I'm lucky
enough to have just become a Trustee of the Foundation. I became involved in
this area when I was the lead Home Office Director for Children and Families
working with other Government Departments on shaping 'Every Child Matters',
learning how risk factors could be counter-balanced by protective ones and how
important 'attachment' is for everyone but particularly children growing up.
Now, having the chance to work first hand with care leavers and their local authority
'parents' is a real privilege- from theory to the real thing!
I am now
helping to plan the New Belongings project. Last year I worked with Local
Authorities around the country on the London 2012 Games, which was an amazing
coalition of the willing to do things to the highest possible standard, to be
flexible, to think about the end result and not be bound by time honoured
processes. I hope that same inspiration will be with us on this project.
It has been
a pleasure to meet so many care leavers who will be leading the work with Local
Authorities. Hearing that some had over 50 placements whilst in care was quite
a shock but so many also talked about the one or two people who had been there
for them and the difference that had made. New Belongings is seeking to
strengthen Local Authorities support by drawing on other statutory services
more and on the wider community, including employers for example. We have some
innovative working between clusters of Authorities in the same geographic area,
after all few of us contain our lives area within government boundaries and we
feel testing out the wider community networks will enhance what we are seeking
to do.
Its early
days for the project but the team is coming together nationally and at the
local authority level. Watch this space for news of names and areas.
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