💜 Care-experienced & born between 1 September 2002 and 2 January 2011?

🏦 An article from the BBC found that 'Nearly a million [Child Trust Fund] accounts not accessed'.

⬇️ Find information on what a Child Trust Fund is and support here:

becomecharity.org.uk/claim-your-hmr…

Such a treat to see Cassie and the Lights
Patch of Blue and do a Q+A with the writer/director Alex Howarth last night! An award-winning play about a teenager who tries to become the carer of her two sisters🌟 Do check it out 👇southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/ca…

Today Become has published its manifesto with an open letter signed by young people with #careexperience calling on party leaders to show they care. Change is urgently needed- please share!

Really moved by this poem from Aimee

⬇️ This survey has been extended the survey until Monday 15 April, make sure your views are heard!

If you have tried to access your care records, ICO - Information Commissioner's Office want to hear from you:

💜For Care Experienced History Month ( #CEHM ), we asked people to share what they want to see made history in the care system.

💬 Slaney, a TikTok influencer, talks about ending the secrecy around personal records.

⬇️ Read Slaney's blog:

becomecharity.org.uk/slaney-slay-bl…

💜 For Care Experienced History Month ( #CEHM ), we asked people to share what they want to see made history in the care system.

➡️ Read Cal's full blog on our website that looks at stigma, mental health battles & a support package for #CareLeavers : becomecharity.org.uk/calums-blog-fo…

I have posted this again as the deadline is 10th April. It's easy to complete. It took me about 20 minutes. The Information Commissioner's Office want to improve the experience for care leavers accessing their files. This is the best chance we have to influence their guidance.

Each year over 17,000 children in care are moved to placements over 20 miles away from their home area. I spent the afternoon with current & former children in care at the #GoneTooFar campaign event led by Become, listening to their stories & discussing what needs to change.

🎦 Alongside Young Hackney’s CiC Council, we have invited MPs to a screening in Parliament on 19 March of our #GoneTooFar campaign film & Raw Gods, which highlight the impact of distance moves on children in care.

⬇️ Tag your MP below or read more here:

becomecharity.org.uk/become-the-mov…

Omg I can't believe I didn't spot this in the Kate Middleton photo: shorturl.at/nENOY 😲😲😲

So many children growing up in hotel rooms not homes. The most appalling aspect of this is that they cannot EVER have a home cooked meal. Please sign and share our petition chng.it/XcPbTMyWrD to ask for change.

👂 For #InternationalWomensDay , we want you to listen to #CareExperienced young women and #InspireInclusion

📹 Hear from Ella on what she would change about 'leaving' care & listen to more care-experienced young women on our website:

becomecharity.org.uk/nclw-ellas-tho…

🗒️ The APPG for Care-Experienced Children and Young People has published a new report

❗ The report details 14 recommendations for the Gov't about extending corporate parenting responsibilities across the public sector

➡️Read more here: becomecharity.org.uk/report-the-app…

💰 We are pleased to see £45m in match funding for local authorities to build children’s homes in #Budget24

⚠️ There must be a national strategy to prevent children in care from being moved far from their support networks, except in their best interests

becomecharity.org.uk/become-the-mov…

🎉 It's #NationalCareersWeek & we are launching our NEW Propel into Work service.

💜 Free information, advice & support for #CareExperienced young people applying for jobs & apprenticeships

➡️ Explore our new pages: becomecharity.org.uk/get-support/pr…

💬 'They basically dumped me there and told me to get on with it. I kept asking for help and saying this isn't a place for me, but they just left me there.' - Duncan, a #CareExperienced young person we work with, in Daily Mail Online

Read the full article: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Many of us have been working with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to improve access to care records for care leavers. This survey is an important chance to tell the ICO about your experience, so they can help improve guidance and practice:
ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…

'it is not something that most people will have direct experience of, which means there is less public debate and discussion and less pressure on politicians to act' Katharine Sacks-Jones talking about children's social care in The House magazine politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on #CareExperienced people to share the challenges they have faced when accessing their care records.

🗒️ They have opened a survey to gather insight on how they can improve.

⬇️ Find out more: ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…