Established through The Transformed You, The Black Care Experience was set up in 2020 to be an active voice for Black Children and Young People in Care.

Across the world, communities gather together to celebrate Christmas. To many, the 25^th of December marks the date they believe Jesus was born.

With Care Experienced people being asked to share our Stories, we thought it would be helpful to share a few tips on what to do and how to respond.

Children and Young People of all ages and from all backgrounds come into Care when, for whatever reason, they are unable to live with their birth parents or guardians.

In 2023 we celebrated 10 years of being at The Transformed You and here we want to share 10 insights we know about the Care Experienced Journey.

On Monday 11th March 2024, Judith, our Founder and CEO, was invited to be one of the Keynote Speakers at the National Association of Virtual School Heads Conference 2024, who were ‘Celebrating 10 Years of Care Experience Success’.

If you’re aged 18-25 and you’re a Care Leaver living in a London borough, you can get discounted travel with an 18-25 Care Leaver Bus & Tram Discount Oyster Photocard.

“Please renew or apply for our Passport whilst we are in Your Care”.

“They think because we look alike, we use the same products”.

Here are a few things we’d like Leaving Care Teams and Leaving Care Advisors to consider!

The Leaving Care Allowance has increased from £2,000 to £3,000 from 1 April 2023.