Support for Care Leavers and Estranged Students

NATIONAL CARE LEAVERS WEEK 

Between the 28th of October and 3rd of November is National Care Leavers Week. It's a week to celebrate Care Leavers, amplify voices, and raise awareness. As part of the week, in Participation we will be bringing awareness of some of the factors young care leavers experience in a number of ways. See our NCLW events below:

1. Awareness raising on campus - we will be organising pop up stands outside Fulton House and chatting to students and staff about Higher Education for young people leaving Care and how we can best support young people 
2. Training opportunities - I will be hosting a training session on Friday the 1st of November which centers around the experiences of young people leaving care and experiencing estrangement, the support available to them at the university, and how they can access this. The training is aimed at staff, however the invitation has been extended to students studying Social Work.
3. #EndTheCareCliff - we will be posting information about the difficulties and discrepancies in support available when a young person leaves care at 18, what the Care Cliff is, and the work of organisations aiming to #EndTheCareCliff

COMMUNITY RESOURCES EVENTS:

For the upcoming academic year, Participation@CampusLife will be hosting organisations from the local community at our Community Resources events. Designed to link students with supportive resources in the community to aid in settling in Swansea, the first of these events is due to go ahead in October. Check back for more information! 

LEGAL RIGHTS AND ENTITLEMENTS WORKSHOPS:

We are currently in the process of putting together plans to offer opportunities for students to gain information, delivered by their peers in the Street Law Society, on their legal rights and entitlements relating the the care system and estrangement. This is in its very early stages, so please watch this space for further information!