created by Carrie Wilson-Harrop
published on 24 September 2021
Local offers – Fit for purpose?
Local offers are a way for Local Authority to set out their entitlements for Care Leavers under their care. However, working directly with care leavers I found that many either still were not clear on their entitlements or they had real struggles with accessing their entitlements.
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created by Andy Carolan
published on 23 September 2021
We have asked Andy Carolan, Managing Director of Active 4 Today to write a blog about how we created the free leisure access for care leavers in Nottinghamshire across 7 District Councils as part of the first Joint Local Offer in England. This is the Leisure offer.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CARE LEAVERS LEISURE OFFER:
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created by Sean Geoghegan
published on 21 September 2021
We asked a group of older Care Experienced people to discuss the Care Leaver Local Offer Website and the things we have asked councils so far and with hindsight what is important to Care Leavers. We asked Sean Geoghegan to convene a group. Here is what they said.
Care Leaver’s Offers
I am an older care experienced person. I am also by definition a Care Leaver.
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created by Lisa Cherry
published on 11 September 2021
Background
In 1993, I wrote my dissertation on how the absence of building community and relationship networks impacted on the self-esteem of those leaving care. I was 23, living alone in a tower block in Battersea, trying to put all that had gone before as far behind me as I could push it!
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created by Terry Galloway
published on 11 September 2021
Housing allowances are very important for care leavers and we know that many care leavers do not let themselves be known to the benefits system as care leavers. However it is super important if you are a care leaver to let your Universal Credit work coach know.
Background
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