Appeal to help us reach more
From the i News appeal to our first Voice Day, and the launch of our new Propel into Work service, in the last year we have increased our impact for care-experienced young people. Here’s what your support can help to achieve this year.
Children and young people are paying the price
The care system is facing some of its biggest challenges as the number of children in care continues to rise whilst local authorities struggle to cope with a lack of foster and residential homes, soaring inflation and budgetary pressures.
Children who desperately need stability, support and love are paying the price and the need to deliver meaningful and lasting change is greater than ever.
We’re the only national charity dedicated to fighting for care-experienced children and young people, but with your support we can make a life-changing difference.
Increasing our reach and impact
This year, we will work to reach more care-experienced young people, including those of a younger age and those facing particular disadvantage. We’ll deliver even more in-person care advice surgeries in places where young people are to make them more accessible, including in custody and community settings.
We will create a Youth Editorial Board of care-experienced young people, bringing new ideas and insights to our communications work to help us increase our reach and engagement.
We will continue to focus on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion across Become, reviewing our policies and practices, supporting our team to grow and learn through training and reflection sessions, and centring the voices of a diverse range of care-experienced young people in all we do.
I first started working with Become because I wanted to improve the care system. MPs are talking about the issues a lot more now. It’s much more on the radar.
⎯⎯ Kane, a care-experienced young person and Gone Too Far campaigner
Please donate, and together we can support more young people to have their voices heard.
Other ways to give
You can pay in your donation directly into our bank using these details:
Account Name: Become Charity,
Bankers: Unity Trust Bank,
Sort Code: 60-83-01
Account Number: 54000645
Articles from iNews
Our campaign with the i newspaper featured young people we work with, our team & supporters of Become. Here you can read what they have to say about the care system.
Lucinda's article
"I wouldn’t have been able to get to university if it wasn’t for my foster parents"
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Matt's article
"It felt like I didn’t matter and that as soon as I was 18, I couldn’t be there anymore."
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Kim's article
“For me, being introduced to other care-experienced people has been a big thing."
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Kane's article
"I’m proud that we have that bond. We fought for it when we shouldn’t have had to. We were just kids, we were twins, and all we had was each other."
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Jade's article
"If you are constantly around people who don’t look like you, you are going to start questioning yourself as to whether your hair is good enough or your skin is good enough.”
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Duncan's article
"There is only so much you can do as a young person to try and cope on your own."
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