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Facilitated by the Care Leavers Foundation. National Care Leavers' Week aims to raise awareness of the issues affecting Care Leavers in the UK.

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#reachforthesky #NCLW2018 High hopes this week to see agencies working together to equip #careleavers to reach their full potential. A week to support, celebrate and act for #ourchildren
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Do we have that #FridayFeeling? Do we ever! Not only is it #StDavidsDay but we're at @CardiffCity for our annual #ProudToBeMe conference. Energy is high and spirits in the sky. #cep #careexperienced #bame #WalesCares #WeCare #CareHour #VoicesfromCareCymru #DyddGŵylDewi – at Cardiff, Wales
Image from Voices from Care Cymru (@VoicesFromCare)
Image from Voices from Care Cymru (@VoicesFromCare)
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Fantastic to see the corporate world stepping into the lives of these young people. All to often needing a positive opportunity to thrive, explore and reach their full potential. Societal gold right here well done @JavaRepublic 🦋👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Java Republic (@JavaRepublic) profile pictureJava Republic@JavaRepublic25 Feb 2019
We are proud to announce our partnership with Oberstown Children Detention Campus, Ireland's only facility for detained young people. We will provide on-site barista training, with the goal being that they can embark on a professional barista career once they leave Oberstown.
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Today is #CareDay19, the world's biggest celebration of children and young people who have experience of care! What does care mean to you? @VoicesFromCare
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Today is #CareDay19 and we are proud to have @VoicesFromCare and @NYASServices as Partners of the #WelshYouthParliament to make sure that care experienced young people have a voice! 😃🗣👍
Image from Welsh Youth Parliament (@WelshYouthParl)
Image from Welsh Youth Parliament (@WelshYouthParl)
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We proudly celebrate Care Leavers, for their resilience, for their care for others and for just getting on with things despite adversity. Let's hear you all Roar!! Special thanks to @__Ksoxo for inspiring us all #ECLCM #teamRoar #inspiring #careday2019 @nadhimzahawi @IDickson258
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Also huge shoutout @imo_latest for their #dearyoungerme campagin where they asked teens in care/care leavers to write postcards to their younger selves. I always wonder what I would say to mini-Sophia, but these guys really summed it up well #careday19 👏 imohub.org.uk/dear-younger-m… – at Walthamstow, London
Image from Sophia Watkins (@sophiassocials)
Image from Sophia Watkins (@sophiassocials)
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After living semi-independently for over two years this 21-year-old gained the skills needed to be able to manage his own property. A lot of #careleavers at the age of 18/19 are taking on a burdens that limits them and their opportunities. #caretotalk #careday19 #housing
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Just spotted this page 7 #careleavers benefit sanctions proposal to improve communication n impact - def one to watch re: implantation @DrLouiseHill @childrensociety @nlcbf publications.parliament.uk/p…
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Care leavers are taken into the system for their protection and yet, at times, they need to be protected from that same system. They are the forgotten 1%. #careday19 shines the light these powerful people! – at Lambeth, London
The Howard League (@TheHowardLeague) profile pictureThe Howard League
@TheHowardLeague14 Feb 2019
Our programme to end the criminalisation of children in residential care continues with this moving blogpost by @IDickson258, a retired social worker and former child in care. howardleague.org/blog/my-sto…
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We work to empower care leavers and support them on their journey. At 14 Joel was in care. He was antisocial and struggled with emotional well-being. Now at 20, he is confident, enrolled on an apprenticeship and is ready for the adult world. #careday2019
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Proof it can be done! Many councils in England have taken the sensible step to scrap council tax for care leavers this year but not enough. It’s just about cost neutral and makes a huge difference. #CareDay19 @Become1992
Become (@BecomeCharity) profile pictureBecome@BecomeCharity14 Feb 2019
Well done Wales - fantastic news for care leavers - and just in time for #CareDay19! bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politi…
Council tax scrapped for care leavers across Wales

Council tax scrapped for care leavers across Wales

From April, young people leaving the care system in Wales will not pay the tax until they are aged 25.

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Meet @careexpconf team member Elaine Pearson-Scott! @s3eptds "I am honoured to be part of the steering group; the time is long overdue for our services to meet the needs of all our looked after children and care leavers." ow.ly/YTCM30nI29g
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Happy #CareDay19 to all young people & #careleavers who have been and are currently in care. Wishing continued strength to the many caring adults in your life & that you are inundated with opportunities to assist you reach your full potential 💜Best wishes to all @epicireland 🦋
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This #CareDay19 we're sharing messages from children in care, young care leavers and adults who care for and work with them. Please join in by telling us what you wish other people knew using the hashtag #Iwishyouknew Here we kick off with a message from a young person.
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Well done Wales - fantastic news for care leavers - and just in time for #CareDay19! bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politi…
Council tax scrapped for care leavers across Wales

Council tax scrapped for care leavers across Wales

From April, young people leaving the care system in Wales will not pay the tax until they are aged 25.

bbc.com
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IMO@imo_latest15 Feb 2019
We asked hundreds of teens in care and care leavers to write postcards to their younger selves. Here is a small selection of the wonderful, inspiring and heartfelt messages, words of encouragement, and advice they shared with us imohub.org.uk/dear-younger-m… #dearyoungerme #careday19
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Happy #CareDay19 everyone. A time for us to celebrate all children in care and care leavers and recommit to providing the best love & opportunities as you grow up and succeed in life. Tell us your stories @imo_latest @Become1992
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Replying to @Humanity_Lane @ResCareTo21 @witharoar @CoramVoice @Careexpconf @NCLW2017 @TCDSheffield @ChildrensComm
Wonderfully @annelongfield stood alongside @ResCareTo21 during our Westminster visit in October 2017 at the invitation of @HollyLynch5 who I firmly believe also supports Every Child Leaving Care Matters campaign I hope they have both signed the petition too
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Ami is absolutely rocking this mental health training. We are also looking forward to training mentors and Personal Advisors across Cheshire East and Stockport
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