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Useful Resources for CE YP

Former MemberFormer Member Obnoxiously Large AnchorPosts: 1,201 Wise Owl
edited March 2024 in Home, Law & Money
Useful Resources for Care Experienced Young People

I'm going to write some country specific resources, funding and anything else useful for people in care, care leavers or care experienced young people. All will be links but don't worry I've checked them all!

England

https://www.ucas.com/providers/good-practice/emerging-cohorts/care-experienced-students

https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/promoting-equal-opportunities/effective-practice/care-experienced/

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.celcis.org/files/7415/8376/8320/care-experienced-bursary-faqs_.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjewfOKr6jxAhU17eAKHbpfBm0QFjABegQIBBAG&usg=AOvVaw0PFsnoNkXr1C1ZT3YJQXWa

https://buttleuk.org/

Scotland

https://propel.org.uk/Scotland/

https://buttleuk.org/

https://www.gov.scot/publications/care-experienced-children-and-young-people-fund-operational-guidance/#:~:text=Intandem, is Scotland's mentoring programme,authority but living at home.

https://www.whocaresscotland.org/

http://www.sfc.ac.uk/access-inclusion/equality-diversity/care-experienced/care-experienced.aspx

https://www.saas.gov.uk/full-time/support-for-care-experienced-students

Wales

https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=16183

https://socialcare.wales/service-improvement/supporting-care-experienced-young-people-to-achieve-successful-futures-and-independent-living

https://gov.wales/childrens-minister-announces-ps15-million-expand-services-support-families-and-help-reduce-need

https://www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/practitioners/undergraduate-students/full-time/other-funding/independent-students-and-care-leavers.aspx

Northern Ireland

https://www.ulster.ac.uk/about/widening-access/bursaries/children-from-care

https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/news/new-strategy-care-experienced-children-and-young-people-published

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/university-and-college-bursaries

Some of these websites may provide useful resources within them - unless they were a major site I chose to omit them as to avoid overwhelming the page.

Feel free to use the comments section to add more resources - please just state which country/s they're relevant to! If they're relevant to the whole of the UK just put UK.

Also feel free to comment on the usefulness or not usefulness of the resources you've checked out.

Feel free to share amongst any of your friends who may be care experienced.
Post edited by JustV on

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