Care leavers
Support and information for adults and young people who have left the care system.
Apprenticeships for young care leavers – bursary for young people aged 16-24 who are care leavers or have a local authority education, health and care plan
Barnardos – young people leaving caring service to support the transition to the adult world
Become – practical advice and information for children in care and young care leavers
Bridging the Gap – care leaver reengagement programmes
Capstone Care Leavers Trust – financial support and advice for care leavers aged 17-25 who have been in local authority care
Care Leaver Covenant – information on the Covenant to provide support for care leavers aged 16-25
Catch 22 – care leaver support for alternative education, employability programmes and rehabilitation
Child Benefit for children in care on GOV.UK – information for different types of care arrangements
Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) – information on children’s human rights
Connects – information for care leavers about the Care Leavers Covenant
Coram Voice – advice and support for problems in care, leaving care or living away from home
DWP Care Leaver Covenant Offer – information on DWP’s commitment to the Care Leavers Covenant
HITZ Rugby – Premiership Rugby education and employment programme supports care leavers
Learning and Work Institute – information for care leavers and employers to support care leavers
Mayday Trust – supports care leavers in transitioning to adult life
National Youth Advocacy Service – provides advocacy for children in care and care leavers
Rees Foundation – support and after care services for care leavers
Spark Foundation – small grants for care leavers aged under 26 and have been in care in England or Wales
University as a Care Leaver – information on additional support and funding for care leavers applying for university
Working Chance – recruitment consultancy for women care leavers
Reboot West service that helps Care Leavers who feel they are ready to get into Education, Employment and/or Training opportunities
Bath & North East Somerset Virtual School Children in Care Team
North Somerset Children, young people and families support for children and young people who are looked after (in care) or care leavers
Youth Support Gloucester offer specialist advice and support for young people who have recently left care, or who are about to do so
Bedford Borough Council - Leaving Care and Transition - Procedures apply to young people in Bedford who are or have been in care and are entitled to support after their 16th birthday
Bedford Borough Council - Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice Services - A Permanency Team and Leaving and After Care Service providing support to meet the needs of young people in or leaving care
Care Leavers App - The App functions without an internet or wifi connection; care leavers can access on a 24/7 basis
Leaving Care - Children in Care Council (cicc.org.uk) -Phone 0300 300 8000 and ask for the Leaving Care Team
Housing related help for care leavers (centralbedfordshire.gov.uk) – see website for details
Youth support service - Central Bedfordshire Council- see website for details
Leaving care (luton.gov.uk) - see website for details
Hertfordshire Services for Young People – see website for useful links to available support
Catch22 - A social business – Holistic support
Children in Care Council (CHICC) - Hertfordshire County Council - see website for details
Care leavers - Accommodation - Hertfordshire County Council - Help for leaving care. Housing and money advice age 16 plus
Local Offer for Care Leavers - Hertfordshire County Council – see website for details
SEND news - (hertfordshire.gov.uk) – Targeted Youth Support- Supporting young people who have been Children Looked After to become care leavers
Care Leavers and Care Experienced About us - Uni of Herts - committed to increasing the number of care leavers accessing higher education
Services for Young People Watford Access Point Project - Access information, advice and support
Youth Connexions - Health for Teens Hertfordshire – see website for services provided
Buckinghamshire Council Information and support for care leavers – see website for details
Oxfordshire County Council Virtual School for Looked After Children and Care Leavers, 0-25 – see website for details
Carefree Cornwall - works with young people aged 11 – 25 who are in and leaving care
CSW Focus 5 - To support individuals, including those with mental health issues, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), parents and care leavers to develop their personal and social skills
Alabare - Help for care leavers to acquire the skills they need to live in their own accommodation in Wiltshire
Hampshire County Council – local offer for care leavers
Isle of Wight Care Leavers - local offer provides support for care leavers up to the age of 25
Drive Forward – offers support for care leavers under 25 in South East London
Essex County Council – contact your Work Coach about accessing the Leaving and Aftercare Team for care leavers aged 16 or 17 across Essex
Open Door – works with young people in care or recently left care from Thurrock County Council
Southend Leaving Care Team – support for care leavers aged 16 or 17 leaving care from Southend on Sea Borough Council
Thurrock Aftercare Team – contact your Work Coach about accessing the Aftercare Team for care leavers aged 16 or 17 across Thurrock
Kent County Council – information on the local care leavers offer for Kent
Camden Council Leaving Care Service – contact your Work Coach about this social worker and personal advisor team for people aged 16-21 who have left care
Drive Forward – offers support for care leavers under 25 in North London
Haringey Council – provides housing advice for care leavers on Haringey
Young Adults Service – provides information and support for care leavers in Haingey
AfC - Kingston and Richmond - local offer for care leavers
Future First - leaving care service for Wandsworth
Hillingdon Council - local offer for care leavers
London Borough of Hounslow - Local offer to care leavers
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames - Local offer to care leavers
Cheshire West and Chester Council - housing advice for care leavers
University of Chester - Care Leavers Support - support for students who have been in care
Cheshire West and Chester Council - housing advice for care leavers
Lancashire County Council - Care leavers local offer - tells you about all the support that we have in Lancashire for you as a care leaver aged 16-25.
Darlington Borough Council - Local support information and advice for care leavers
Durham County Council - Support for care leavers aged 16 to 25 years old who were looked after either in foster care or in a home
Middlesbrough Council - Children Matter - Support for those who have been in care for at least 13 weeks since the age of 14 up to at some point the age of 16 or 17
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council - work with looked after children and care leavers aged 16 to 25 who have a personal adviser allocated to them who supports them during their transition to adulthood
Stockton Information Directory - support in place in Stockton-on-Tees for care leavers.
Thirteen - Leaving care, Rose House, Hartlepool
Bury Council - - Children in Care and Leaving Care services
GMCVO - Support for carers looking to return to work
Stockport Council - support for care leavers
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council - support for care leavers
Wigan Council - support for care leavers
Gateshead Council - care leavers offer
Newcastle City Council - care leavers offer
Northumberland County Council - care leavers offer
Bradford Council - The Leaving Care Service
Calderdale Council - Local Offer for young people leaving care
Wakefield Council - Offer to Care Leavers
Care Leaver Grant – provides grants for young people in Solihull aged under 21 (or under 25 if in education) leaving care
Council tax care leaver discount Norwich City Council - offers care leavers a council tax discount
Leicester City Council - Leaving care support – offers support to care leavers
Leicestershire care leavers - offers support to care leavers
Leicestershire Cares - offers support on issues experienced by young people having been in a care
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust – offers support to children in care and care leavers
Leaving Care Service Nottingham - offers advice, information and practical help
Looked after children and care leavers - Nottinghamshire County Council - provides advice, information and practical help
Care leavers – Coventry City Council - offers career advice to care leavers
Horizon Care and Education - provides support to hard to place care leavers whose needs were not met locally
Telford College - additional support for care leavers entering college
Care leavers and children in care - Derby City Council - provides information and advice for young people in Derby who are about to leave or have left care
Leaving Care - Staffordshire County Council - advice for young people leaving care or have left care
Leaving care service - Derbyshire County Council - support for care leavers up to the age of 21, and maintain contact every year until 25
Action For Children – runs various information, support and therapy services across Scotland for care leavers and young people
ALISS – a support service directory for Scotland
Barnardos – young people leaving caring service to support the transition to the adult world
Become – practical advice and information for children in care and young care leavers
Bridging the Gap – care leaver reengagement programmes
Care Leaver Covenant – information on the Covenant to provide support for care leavers aged 16-25
Catch 22 – care leaver support for alternative education, employability programmes and rehabilitation
Child Benefit for children in care on GOV.UK – information for different types of care arrangements
Children 1st – practical support and advice for care leavers and support for survivors of abuse and other traumatic childhood experiences
Connects – information for care leavers about the Care Leavers Covenant
Coram Voice – advice and support for problems in care, leaving care or living away from home
DWP Care Leaver Covenant Offer – information on DWP’s commitment to the Care Leavers Covenant
Future Pathways – support for care leavers to learn new skills and experience
Learning and Work Institute – information for care leavers and employers to support care leavers
Mayday Trust – supports care leavers in transitioning to adult life
National Youth Advocacy Service – provides advocacy for children in care and care leavers
Rees Foundation – support and after care services for care leavers
Spark Foundation – small grants for care leavers aged under 26 and have been in care in England or Wales
University as a Care Leaver – information on additional support and funding for care leavers applying for university
Who Cares Scotland – provides advocacy and support services for care leavers in Scotland
Working Chance – recruitment consultancy for women care leavers
Young Funder’s Grant – a grant for care experienced young people aged 16-26 in Scotland
Edinburgh College – offers employability and basic skills courses for care leavers
Scottish Boarders Council – job search and employment support for care leavers looking to find paid employment of at least 8 hours a week
West Lothian Youth Inclusion and Aftercare Service – contact your Work Coach about this support service for care leavers in West Lothian
Angus Council – has a Throughcare and Aftercare Team which supports care leavers in Angus
Dundee City Council: Discover Opportunities – contact your Work Coach about this tailored care leavers service in Dundee
Perth and Kinross Council – contact your Work Coach about this Throughcare and Aftercare Team which supports care leavers in Perth and Kinross
Highland Council Services for Children and Families – information about what happens when someone leaves care in the Highlands
Dumfries and Galloway College – offers support to care leavers who want to study at the college
Dumfries and Galloway Social Services – a directory of social work offices available in Dumfries and Galloway
Impact Arts – runs a Make It Your Own home improvement project for care experienced people aged 16-26 in East Ayrshire
North Ayrshire Council Throughcare – support for care experienced people aged 15-21 in North Ayrshire to live independently
Young Person Inclusion Project – ran by SACRO in Dumfries and Annan, this project focusses on reintegrating young people back into the community
Inverclyde Council Throughcare Support – information on the support offered whilst in care and what happens when someone leaves care
West Dunbartonshire Council – contact your Work Coach to be referred to the Throughcare and Aftercare Team that supports care leavers in the area
Barnardos – young people leaving caring service to support the transition to the adult world
Become – practical advice and information for children in care and young care leavers
Bridging the Gap – care leaver reengagement programmes
Capstone Care Leavers Trust – financial support and advice for care leavers aged 17-25 who have been in local authority care
Care Leaver Covenant – information on the Covenant to provide support for care leavers aged 16-25
Catch 22 – care leaver support for alternative education, employability programmes and rehabilitation
Child Benefit for children in care on GOV.UK – information for different types of care arrangements
Connects – information for care leavers about the Care Leavers Covenant
Coram Voice – advice and support for problems in care, leaving care or living away from home
DWP Care Leaver Covenant Offer – information on DWP’s commitment to the Care Leavers Covenant
HITZ Rugby – Premiership Rugby education and employment programme supports care leavers
Learning and Work Institute – information for care leavers and employers to support care leavers
Llamau – Homelessness charity that works with care leavers and other disadvantaged people
Mayday Trust – supports care leavers in transitioning to adult life
Mytravelpass –bus pass scheme for 16-21 year olds
National Youth Advocacy Service – provides advocacy for children in care and care leavers
Rees Foundation – support and after care services for care leavers
Spark Foundation – small grants for care leavers aged under 26 and have been in care in England or Wales
University as a Care Leaver – information on additional support and funding for care leavers applying for university
Working Chance – recruitment consultancy for women care leavers
Action for Children Skills + - a bespoke service to help care leavers transition to adulthood
Conwy Borough Council Care Leavers – work directly with care leavers aged 16-25
Gwynedd County Council – support services to help care leavers transition to adulthood and independence
Powys Detached Team – can support a care leaver to make a claim for Universal Credit – call 01597 827460
Teulu Mon – support for young people leaving care in Anglesey
TGP Cymru – a service for young people who have left care and are aged 18-25 who are at risk of homelessness
Voices For Care Cymru – run the Getting Ready Project that provides resources and information to young care leavers in Anglesey
Llamau Symud Ymlaen Moving Forward 3 – contact your Work Coach about this service for young care leavers and youth offenders aged 16-24 who want to improve their employability skills
Monmouthshire local authority Leaving Care Team – call 07816 177398
Newport local authority Leaving Care Team – call 01633 210055
Torfaen local authority Leaving Care Team – call 01633 647538
Vale of Glamorgan local authority Leaving Care Team – call 01446 704275
RCTCBC 16+ Team – a support team for young people aged 16-21 who have been looked after by Rhondda Cynon Taff’s care services
Two Sides – a support service for young people aged 16-21 who have been looked after by Rhondda Cynon Taff’s care services