Care Leaver Forum
Care Leaver Forum is a participation group for young people who are care experienced, aged 17-24 years, from Lancashire or living in Lancashire.
Care Leaver Forum is run by Lancashire County Council's Targeted Youth Support - Participation Service.
This participation group is to have your voice heard, have the opportunity to influence decision-making and bring about change.
Join us and you can:
- Join face-to-face and online sessions, to build on your confidence, communication, presentation and public speaking skills
- Train in recruitment and selection to carry out interviews for job roles within Lancashire County Council such as social workers
- Take part in Lancashire County Council’s Corporate Parenting Board to raise issues that are important to children in care and care leavers
- Organise and attend the PROUD Awards and Care Leavers week
- Plan and run yearly participation conferences
- Create informative videos and resources for social care teams, and other care experienced children and young people, fostering residential and adoption services and beyond
- Become a Young Advisor and feedback to children’s homes and other services for positive change
- Take part in other activities such as life skills, cooking, art and crafts
We meet monthly across Lancashire both in person and online.
More information and advice
- Care leavers local offer information about support in Lancashire for care leavers aged 16-25.
- The FYP on Instagram (@the_fyp_Lancashire) for care experienced young people in Lancashire to keep up to date with news, events and entitlements – and a way to interact if you wish!
Contact
Contact April or Adam to find out more and join us.
Email: cypparticipationteam@lancashire.gov.uk
April: 07929 724 815
Adam: 07977 273 904
Meetings
Meetings are usually fortnightly, 5.30pm to 7.30pm at:
- Whitecross Multi Room, Lancaster (Mondays)
- County Hall Meeting Point, Preston (Wednesdays)
- The Zone, Burnley (Thursdays)
please contact April or Adam to check the date and time before attending.
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