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Meeting your mentee for the first time is always a bit nerve-wracking! Here are a few tips to help it all go smoothly: goal17.global/blog/making-yo…

We've recently launched something new - "volunteering hub" websites collecting opportunities for volunteers. Our first two hubs are for Herefordshire and North Northamptonshire: goal17.global/herefordshire-… goal17.global/nnc-volunteeri…

There is never enough being done to support care leavers, but we're doing what we can. If you'd like to help us, please get in touch: goal17.global/volunteer

We've reached the end of National Care Leaver's Month #NCLM! Thank you for joining us on this journey - if you've been inspired by anything you've seen and are thinking about volunteering your own time to support care leavers, we'd love to have you. goal17.global

One of our Southampton mentoring pairs has been meeting regularly for six months and have exchanged over 600 messages on Wowment! Their communication and support are a fantastic example of how a partnership can become a lasting, life-long friendship. goal17.global/insights

Every care leaver is a success story, but here are a few you might have heard of! goal17.global/blog/famous-ca…

An interesting blog from the Children's Commissioner for England here: "why we should do more for care leavers." We agree! childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/news-and-blogs…

Mentoring is obviously hugely beneficial to the young mentee, but people often overlook the massive benefits for the mentors themselves. Here are a few reasons why mentoring is an incredibly rewarding thing to do: goal17.global/blog/the-many-…

This updated report from The University of Sheffield and Care Leaver Covenant on the pathways from care to university is a fascinating read: orda.shef.ac.uk/articles/repor…

...and here's part two! Anybody fancy some mountain climbing?

Today we're sharing a talk from Alex Staniforth that should prove inspiring to all, young and old. Here's part one...

Become are gathering advice for young care leavers, by asking all of us one question: what's one piece of advice that you've held onto/served you well? Answer here: becomecharity.org.uk/support-us/ncl…

One of our mentees wanted an online-only mentorship. She also wanted a mentor who works in the fashion industry and we were able to match her with someone experienced in that field. When asked about her experience, the mentee said: “You’ve given me everything I ever asked for.”

Today for National Care Leavers Month #NCLM, we're taking a look at some of the sobering statistics around care leavers in England. There is never enough support. If you would like to help, please visit us at goal17.global

We're so proud of Wowment.ai, our secure and safe messaging technology that enables all our mentoring partnerships. Here's the story of how we created it: goal17.global/blog/wowment-o…

John Lewis continue to do incredible things for care leavers - such as this "Made By Care" collection, designed by a care-experienced person and raising money for the Building Happier Futures fund! johnlewis.com/browse/edits/m…

Here's the second part of our great with Dougie Stringer, the co-founder of Skills2Thrive. Today we chat about how the current system can be improved and the important of role models, plus plenty more:

Today we're sharing the first part of our chat with Dougie Stringer, co-founder of Skills2Thrive, a digital platform delivering essential life skills to empower people to thrive. Dougie is care-experienced and wanted to do all he could to help those in similar circumstances...

The amazing NHP (National House Project) is supporting young care leavers as they find somewhere to live. Here's an introduction to their great work: youtube.com/watch?v=yW6u3c…

If at first you don't succeed, try again. One young person joined one of our programmes last year but wasn’t quite ready for mentoring at the time. We reached out again this year and she’s now thriving with a mentor - with their help, she has already secured a new job!