Care Leavers Project

Описание: A great project where Krunch worked alongside the Sandwell Forum for Independent Adults.

Krunch was approached by the Sandwell Community Partnerships Team to put together a project that would increase understanding of the experiences of Care Leavers and how we can improve the support and services that they access through their transition into independent living.

This came about because Sandwell's Care Leavers Forum had expressed their concerns around the stigma and mistreatment that they face when looking for a property and settling in their homes, and our previous mentoring project with Care Leavers also highlighted a need for improved emotional health and wellbeing support for care experienced young people at an earlier age.

We were able to carry out consultations with the forum to capture their views and suggestions to improve housing and mentoring support, and spent time with them to formulate a script and film a training video for all council staff that we will be showing to you all shortly.

Everyone has worked hard to make this video authentic and impactful, but none of this would have been possible without the young people of the forum. It is their persistence and determination to advocate for all Care Leavers that has made this project so successful, and we are thankful for their time and willingness to share their stories so that we can make a difference for upcoming Care Leavers.