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 April or Adam to find out more and join us.

Email: cypparticipationteam@lancashire.gov.uk

April: 07929 724 815

Adam: 07977 273 904

Meetings are usually fortnightly, 5.30pm to 7.30pm at:

please contact April or Adam to check the date and time before attending.

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