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#Chances4Children: Bespoke service supports care leavers

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  • Tuesday, March 30, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Children’s rights charity NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service), has teamed up with Wirral Council to launch their SidebySide programme, which provides support and mentoring to young care leavers to bridge the gap between care and independence.

Legal Update: Staying put arrangements

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  • Monday, May 26, 2014
    • | CYP Now
Noel Arnold, director of legal practice at Coram Children's Legal Centre, discusses changes to the law that give children in care the chance to stay with their foster families until they turn 21.

Exit strategy

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  • Wednesday, June 11, 2014
    • | CYP Now
The government launched a cross-departmental strategy last autumn for young people leaving care. Joe Lepper investigates what impact it is actually having for care leavers.

From care to career

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  • Tuesday, January 22, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Young people in Derbyshire who leave the care system are being supported to build skills and find work through the Care Leavers' Employment Team. Jo Stephenson discovers how it is making a difference

Postcode lottery for care leavers setting up home

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  • Monday, October 17, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Care leavers face a postcode lottery in support when they attempt to set up home, with local authority grants to ease the transition to independent living ranging from 750 to 2,500, an investigation by CYP Now has uncovered.

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