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Who is a Care Leaver? A Care Leaver is a young person aged between 16 and 25 who has previously been in the care of a local authority. The type of support we can offer you will depend on when and for how long you were in care, for further information please contact the Leaving Care Service. …
Your Home As you become an adult, we can support you up until the age of 25 to access suitable accommodation or social housing. Your Personal Advisor will support you to set up your home and visit you at your accommodation, to check that you are managing. Some of the accommodation options avai…
Sheffield City Council has the ambition that every child and young person in and leaving care achieves their full potential. We will work hard on your behalf to secure and promote opportunities that meet your needs. Your Personal Advisor can support you to apply for the range of services on offe…
Money Matters Leaving care and transitioning to independent living will bring with it many challenges; one of these will be managing your own money. Your Personal Advisor will be able to advise and support you with managing your finances including learning to budget, opening a savings account a…
Downloads/Additional information Health, Wellbeing and Staying Safe We want you to be healthy, be able to manage your wellbeing and stay safe. To help you do this, your Personal Advisor can advise and support you with: Supporting you to access local leisure activities You can discuss your intere…
Your Personal Advisor will be your main link to the Leaving Care Service and can continue to support you with other relationships as you become an adult. A Social Worker will continue to support you until you turn 18 if you remain in care and a Personal Advisor will be allocated at age 16 …
Upcoming Events Summer B-B-Q (To be confirmed) Black History Month – Sunday 1 st to Tuesday 31 st October 2023 World Food Day – Monday October 16 th 2023 Care Leaver Week – Monday 23 rd to Friday 27 th October 2023 Christmas Meal or Event – December 2023 (To be confirmed) Groups and Activ…
Voice, Influence and Participation Getting my Voice Heard As a Care Leaver your experiences are the best to help us shape the services that you and future Care Leavers need. We want to hear from you about your experiences to help us understand what we can do, as Corporate Parents, to continual…
Useful Information Apprenticeships are a combination of work with training. They give you the chance to make connections to the industry that you want to have a career in. However, not all apprenticeships are the same, they may differ from one employer to another. So what does an apprenticeship…
We can help you when looking for jobs by giving you the support and guidance you need. We can tell you where best to look for jobs and we can advise you on how to prepare for interviews and starting work. Below you will find some useful links to look for jobs. It is important to remember that j…