Media Centre
Become (formerly known as The Who Cares? Trust) has been supporting, and campaigning for, children in care and young care leavers since 1985. Our experienced spokespeople can talk authoritatively and confidently about the issues facing children in care and young care leavers. We believe it’s important to listen to children and young people and what they think about care – and that extends to media comment. We will try and facilitate links between young people and journalists when this is appropriate.
If you have an enquiry for Become, please contact us on 020 70172784 / 07593004482 or email media@becomecharity.org.uk
Recent Press Releases
Sept 2019: Become launches new strategy
Aug 2019: Become responds to 2019 Stability Index
Jul 2019: Become appoints new CEO
Oct 2018: Teachers Who Care
Sept 2018: Propel Relaunched for the 2018/19 Academic Year
March 2018: Become Wins National Campaigning Award
July 2017: Support for Teachers Needed to Tackle Stigma
July 2017: Become welcomes new Chair of Trustees
Sept 2019: Become launches new strategy
Aug 2019: Become responds to 2019 Stability Index
Jul 2019: Become appoints new CEO
Oct 2018: Teachers Who Care
Sept 2018: Propel Relaunched for the 2018/19 Academic Year
March 2018: Become Wins National Campaigning Award
July 2017: Support for Teachers Needed to Tackle Stigma
July 2017: Become welcomes new Chair of Trustees
News and Opinion
Many children in care will be spending this holiday season with a family who are strangers to them, away from their brothers, their sisters, their siblings. You can help us be there for them now and into the year. http://www.becomecharity.org.uk/ChristmasAppeal pic.twitter.com/41q5dzo7j6
Remember: our Christmas Link Up event is taking place on Tuesday! If you're aged 16-25 and care-experienced, join us for games, food, socialising, debates and festive vibes. 
https://twitter.com/Become1992/status/1204748056190738432 …
Not all care-experienced young people have the opportunity to vote today, so if you can, make sure your voice is heard by voting! #GeneralElection2019 
#YourVoteMatters https://twitter.com/HouseofCommons/status/1204819887228628996 …
#Voices2020, our writing competition for #childrenincare and #careleavers is now OPEN! You can write anything from a rap, poem or short story, with exciting prizes on offer! Enter now at http://coramvoice.org.uk/voices pic.twitter.com/n7KBGpFhr3
NEW: Neil Harrison presents research that shows that the disadvantage felt by care leavers in early life is often mitigated by study at university. @DrNeilHarrison https://buff.ly/2PFvwmT pic.twitter.com/EfFFqjW0r6
