Becoming a Care Leaver
To all Children’s Social Care Leaving Care Teams (if this relates to you)
Please stop moving Care Leavers into unfurnished, unclean, mouldy spaces that you intend for us to call our ‘own new home’.
Please stop limiting Care Leavers by telling us where and how to spend our Leaving Care Grant (Setting Up Home Allowance).
Please be mindful of the impact this is having on our Mental Health Emotional Well being and our view of you, the Care System
Please view the place before you move us into the space. If you can see that it’s not suitable, then please don’t expect us to move in.
Here are a few things we’d like Leaving Care Teams and Leaving Care Advisors to consider:
Once the right place is found, take us to see it before you expect us to move in.
Listen and take on our thoughts, feelings and wishes about the space.
Walk us through the Leaving Care Grant in a way that teaches us how to budget.
Reimburse us if we have used our own money to purchase the essential household items we need.
Walk us through each and every bill we’ll have to pay.
When the time is right for us to move, see to it that the space is warm and welcoming.
On moving in day, please help us. Provide us with transport to get there and suitcases for our belongings.
We hope these help you as you continue to improve our Care, Outcomes and Life Chances.
Care Leavers, is there anything else you’d like Leaving Care Teams and Leaving Care Advisors to consider.
Let us know in the comments or or send us an email