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Elijah Proetta

@elijah_proetta

He/Him | Audio Student| Foster Care Reform Advocate | 26 | opinions my own

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Elijah Proetta
Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
My social worker says she's looking into it, but things are moving incredibly slowly, and I've been left without ANY of the support that my care act assessment lays out. Safeguarding have said this isn't a safeguarding concern...
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Elijah Proetta
Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
My adult social care package fell apart after safeguarding issues with the support company. Now I'm in week 3 of having absolutely no support; I've missed so much university & am highly likely to fail the semester.
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Chris Wild
Chris Wild@ccwild79·
I need to get ad many people as I can to sign up to Foster Greatness UK. Any support you could provide would be greatly appreciated. We’re calling on everyone involved in children’s social care — professionals, carers, advocates, and allies — to join the movement. 👉 Sign up today to learn more or discover how you can get involved: fostergreatness.co.uk
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Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
struggling to manage university on top of everything. My life now is vastly different from back then. I finally have an amazing social worker from adult social care, and I passed my first year at university with 70% overall.
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Elijah Proetta
Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
I'm now in my second year of university, have been renting my flat for just over a year and have renewed the tenancy for another year. It's wild to think how far I have come compared to when I used to post on here. I was homeless, struggling hugely with my mental health and...
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Elijah Proetta
Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
A year ago I never would have believed that I would be living in my own flat and on summer break after finishing my first year at uni with support in place from adult social care. With the right support care experienced young people can truly thrive. #careexperienced #fostercare
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Elijah Proetta
Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
I spent 12 years in the care system, I was left homeless by leaving care, I'm still fighting for accountability from my LA, but last month I finally finished my first year of university. I've come so far in a year and it still feels surreal.
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Elijah Proetta
Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
@Sam_Fi82 Definitely, I'm in stage 3 against my LA, and the process has added to my ever-growing list of things in the system that need a complete overhaul.
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Elijah Proetta
Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
The children's services complaint process needs a national overhaul. The timelines & procedures are designed to benefit & expedite the process for social services—not to help young people get accountability. It retraumatises those it should be protecting, and it needs to change.
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Elijah Proetta
Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
The difference a year makes. In 2023, I was stuck in an unsafe supported living placement—unheard & unsupported. I left in November, became homeless, & spent months fighting to be listened to. By 2024, with the right support, I started to heal. Now, in 2025, I’m in my own flat, healthier, and finally thriving. This is what happens when care leavers don’t get the support they need—and what happens when they finally do. We deserve to be heard before we reach crisis point. #CareExperienced #CareLeaver #FosterCareReforr #Homelessness #HealingJourney
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Elijah Proetta
Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
I prefer being able to take part in advocacy and campaigning without it being my career. That way, I have the flexibility to support and fight for young people while still doing what I love.
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Elijah Proetta
Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
Advocacy is important, but it’s not my whole identity. People often push me toward social work or careers helping young people in care, but I chose to study audio because it makes me happy. I respect those who take that path, but it’s just not for me. Care leavers deserve to follow their own dreams and not have to relive our trauma in our careers. #careleaver #careexperienced #fostercarereform
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Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
@AlioOrland It’s been a big adjustment, I’m used to being blamed for it when things aren’t working but instead Liverpool listened and adjusted things when needed, it’s very different to how my original LA treated me
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Alison_O
Alison_O@AlioOrland·
@elijahs_voice this is heart warming to hear. I am so glad they listened
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Elijah Proetta
Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
Liverpool Adult Social Care has achieved in just one year what the care system couldn't in 12. They set up a support plan that truly works and helps me thrive. Children's services blamed me when things weren’t working, but Liverpool listened, made changes, & genuinely helped me.
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Elijah Proetta
Elijah Proetta@elijah_proetta·
It’s been a year since I was put into emergency accommodation after being homeless. It blows my mind how much has changed since then—I’m thriving in university and have my own flat. I never would have thought a year ago that I'd be doing this well a year later. #careexperienced
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