Our partners at the Berkeley Group are part of a powerful business coalition that has just launched a guide aiming to help major employers bring talented, marginalised young people into full-time work. Continue reading “The Employers Guide – talented people at work” »
Under the motto of “Impact through Creativity”, our referral partners challenged traditional thinking and opened themselves up for a more creative approach to better engage with and support care experienced youth. Continue reading “Impact Through Creativity” »
Today is International Women’s Day, a day on which we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women all over the globe. This year’s theme is #PressforProgress, a powerful call-to-action to unify friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be gender inclusive.
For us, #PressforProgress means providing the best possible support to enable young care leavers achieve their career goals. The young women we’ve worked with and are currently working with have shown incredible levels of resilience, motivation and aspiration. They have worked so hard to overcome extreme adversity, prejudice and stigma, and progressed from care into a career. Here are some of their inspiring stories: Continue reading “International Women’s Day – #PressforProgress” »
Mark Riddell MBE, Department for Education’s National Implementation Advisor for care leavers
The Department for Work and Pensions has been focusing on care leavers as part of its See Potential campaign. The campaign encourages employers to recognise the benefits of recruiting people from all kinds of backgrounds. I was in a care home myself and I think care leavers have many valuable life skills to offer. Continue reading “Why employers should See Potential in care leavers” »
Continue reading “APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN – Communication and Youth Engagement Internship” »
I had this dream ever since I was 12 years old that by the time I retire, I want to move to Hawaii and build my own house. Yes, I’m going to build my house in Hawaii! Continue reading “Aaron’s story: “For young people, budgeting is very challenging.”” »
As 2018 begins, it’s vital we keep the spotlight on care leavers. These are tumultuous times, where big political and economic issues like Brexit draw attention away from some of our most pressing social issues. Here in the third sector we cannot let this happen. We must shout even louder – and campaign even harder – to bring the stories of our clients to the fore. Continue reading “Keep care leavers in the spotlight” »
When Sephora, aged 22, first stepped through the Drive Forward doors in the summer of 2017, her first thoughts were “will they really be able to help me with what I am looking for?” Young people leaving the care system are referred from one service to the next and not all are able to help them or deliver on promises. Continue reading “Sephora’s story” »
Having attracted over 300 visitors in just one week in September, our unique photo-exhibition is going to 55East, South London’s newest Community Hub! Continue reading “THIS IS ME pop-up in 55East” »
by Roopa Mehta
We often hear statistics of young people particularly those in care or those from deprived areas being associated with gang warfare, sex work, prison life, drug trafficking and homelessness. In fact these groups are associated with nearly all “antisocial” acts. I was on BBC Radio London with another young person and Ruby Lawrence from Drive Forward Foundation (check out Drivetime from 14 September!). Continue reading “The Seedy Underbelly – care leavers & “antisocial” behaviour” »
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