About this Talk
More than a quarter of young people at Centrepoint have been in care. They often have little choice but to deal with the challenges and responsibilities of living independently at a young age.
Mark Riddell, MBE. National Implementation Advisor for care leavers and Matthew Gordon, Chief Executive at Spectra, delivery partner for the Care Leaver Covenant will be talking about how they are pushing the forward the key issues affecting care leavers nationally in their session ‘From Care to Where? Participants will:
· Gain an understanding of the work of the National Implementation Advisor for care leavers · Hear how Government Departments can improve their support for care leavers · Share good practice examples of supportive transitions from care · Hear how organisations can pledge support for care leavers