About Us
Become is here to make a difference to individual lives right now, and the care system as a whole for future generations. Since 1992 we’ve been working to improve the everyday lives and future life chances of children in care and young care leavers.
Our vision is that children who spend time in care have equal chances to lead a happy and fulfilling life to those who are raised in their birth families.
We provide help, support and advice to young people in care and young care leavers so that they can unleash their potential and take control of their lives. We help make the care system work better by ensuring that young people’s voices and perspectives shape policy and service provision.
We are fearless – we speak up for children in care and young care leavers and put their needs above ours We are compassionate – we care about the young people we support and we help the care system to be more like a loving parent We are determined – we work to the best of our ability to bring about change for individual young people we work with and for the care system.
We believe in the potential of children and young people who spend time in care. With the right support and people who believe in them, we believe that even the lives of the most vulnerable and traumatised children and young people can be turned around. We also believe that it is our duty to use the knowledge gained from our direct work to campaign for better policy and to champion the rights of all children in care and young care leavers.
For 2016-2019 we have three key strategic aims: 1. To improve the emotional wellbeing of young care leavers, with a particular focus on developing resilience, self-belief, social capital and aspiration. 2. To improve the educational outcomes of children in care in the UK and to narrow the gap between their educational attainment and those of their peers. 3. To identify, highlight and seek to remedy injustices in the experiences of children in care and young care leavers, with a particular focus on their legal rights and entitlements.
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If you’re over 25 and care-experienced, there’s still time to share your views on what we do over the next five years. #haveyoursay #wearelistening #voicesofchildrenincare https://www.becomecharity.org.uk/news-and-opinion/have-your-say-in-the-future-of-become/ … pic.twitter.com/6TiSrTGupW
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As an organisation, working with young people in care and understanding their rights is extremely important. Become offer affordable training and consultancy to help you do just that. Find out more by calling us today: 0207 251 3117
If ppl can't see why transporting a child's belongings around in bin bags is detrimental to their self worth, self esteem and general wellbeing then they should not be in the role IMO. There is no excuse ever that would make this acceptable.
All the major children's charities are as opposed to using bin bags as we and the young people are. Councils have opposed it openly too over many years, but still it happens. That's why I think individuals who still do it should be penalised by Ofsted