Grateful for the space to come together, reflect and keep building a culture where everyone feels they belong.

It was great to have Social Matters join us (we’ve long been listeners of their podcast!)

Thank you, for guiding our recent workshops and creating space for honest reflection. 💜

A picture of Alice smiling to camera Image text: Meet the team

Image text: I'm a Senior Trusts and Foundations Officer at Settle, which means I help raise the money that we need to support young people. As we are a charity, we're always fundraising to keep our work going, so I spend most of my time writing about Settle, telling people about the need for our work and how we can make a difference. Before starting this role in April, I was a Senior Settle Coach for over 3 years! I absolutely loved it. I got to know so many amazing young people and it was such a privilege to see each person achieve things they never thought they could. This new role is great, because it gives me the opportunity to help more young people experience Settle's life changing support.

Image Text: I worked at a charity that supported charity CEOs who had lived experience of the problem they were trying to solve. Our aim was to make sure that they were given personalised support to give them the best chance at making a difference, so I worked closely with each person to understand what they needed, like support with their finances or wellbeing - kind of like a Settle Coach!

Image text: I had always wanted to work in a frontline role. I love meeting lots of different people and making sure people feel seen and heard is incredibly important to me - especially if they've been disempowered. I wanted to work somewhere that helped people to believe in themselves and see that other people believe in them. I started to learn more about the care system in my previous job, where I worked with someone who was building trauma-informed children's homes in the UK. The more I learned about what young people's experience can be like in the care system, the more I wanted to play a part in helping those young people experience meaningful care and support.

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴

If you’d like to join a supportive, fun, and enthusiastic fundraising team, and work alongside amazing colleagues like Alice, apply now. More information and how to apply on the career page of our website, link in bio.

#YoungPeople #CareExperience #Fundraising #W

Members of the Settle team, The Saltways and Settle Advocates pose smiling together.

Lucy from The Saltways and a Settle Advocate discussing the script and making amends.

A Settle Advocate and a social worker featured in the film posing and smiling to camera.

Settle Advocate and others sit at a table discusing a script and making amends.

📸 Some snaps from a day of filming with The Saltways for our new film exploring the support that Settle offers.

Best of all, this film was shaped by and features members of the Settle community who have been through the Settle Programme themselves. 💜

We are committed to increasing the representation of lived experience of the care system in our team. For this reason, care-experienced applicants who meet the essential criteria are particularly encouraged to apply, and will be guaranteed an interview.

Image text: We're Hiring Head of Fundraising London, Greater London (Hybrid) Salary: c£55,000 per year Apply by: Friday 17 April

🚨 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 🚨

📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Settle HQ, London (Hybrid)
🗓 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲: 17th April 2026

Join us on our mission and help build a future where no young person leaving care experiences homelessness

𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲, tag them in the comments
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄:

💜 Wishing a happy Nowruz to everyone celebrating today and over the weekend from all of us at Settle 💜

Comic Relief funding helps us support more care-experienced young people as they move into their first homes, giving them the support they need to settle and thrive.

To everyone taking part and fundraising today, good luck and have fun! 💜

#RedNoseDay2026 🔴

At Settle, we’ve been lucky enough to work with @Comic Relief to share the stories of care-experienced young people and the challenges they have overcome.

#RedNoseDay #ComicRelief #DoSomethingFunnyForMoney #RedNoseDay2026

Eid Mubarak 🌙✨

Wishing everyone celebrating Eid al-Fitr a beautiful day filled with joy, connection, and plenty of good food.

With love from all of us at Settle 💜

At Settle we know that with the right support, young people leaving care can thrive, and build stable, fulfilling futures for themselves.

𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀:

• 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴
• 𝗘𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆
• 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲

Image text: New research from the Centre for Homelessness Impact gave 99 young people leaving care a £2,000 unconditional cash transfer. The study found that young people who received the payment were more likely to be in stable housing six months later and less likely to be sofa surfing.

Image Text: Dan Jones, Settle's CEO, said: "Money matters and this research shows the difference that targeted financial support can make to young people leaving care. We're also glad to see robust evidence of the positive impact that happens when you give young people control. The young people we work with at Settle know what they want and need as they set out into adulthood and independence. It's our job to give them the support that meets them where they are, so they can take the next step that's right for them."

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝟵𝟵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 £𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿.

The study found that young people who received the payment were more likely to be in stable housing six months later and less likely to be sofa surfing.

#CareExperienced #Ca

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺, 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟭𝟬, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 £𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲. 💜

This is William's second incredible fundraising success for Settle after he took on the children's Tough Mudder course and raised £300 just last year!

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺. 💪

We would like to shout out our partnership with Mooncup: we’re proud to be working together to ensure that any young person who needs period care can access the products they need.

Partnerships like this allow us to to provide the support that young women leaving care need. Thank you Mooncup!

This #InternationalWomensDay we’re celebrating the amazing young women in the Settle community and the passionate, talented women whose hard work makes what we do possible every day. 💜

#ForAllWomenAndGirls #IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay

𝗪𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽-𝗶𝗻𝘀. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

Yesterday, The Government announced changes to the UK asylum system. We know this news may feel worrying for young people who came to the UK as unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. We want to reassure you that these changes 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 affect our commitment to you.

We are committed to increasing the representation of lived experience of the care system in our team. For this reason, care-experienced applicants who meet the essential criteria are particularly encouraged to apply, and will be guaranteed an interview.

Image text: We're Hiring Senior Settle Coach London, Greater London (Hybrid) Salary: £32,292-£33,799 per year Apply by: Sunday 22nd March at 11:30pm

🚨 We’re hiring a Senior Settle Coach 🚨

📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Settle HQ, London (Hybrid)
🗓 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲: 22nd March 2026

As a Senior Coach you will be working on the frontline delivering high quality one-to-one support to a caseload of young people across London.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄:

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴!

If you’re inspired by the work our coaches do and want to make a real difference for young people leaving care, we’re currently recruiting for a Senior Coach and a Programme Manager to join our team.

wearesettle.org/careers/?utm...

Image: An photo of Abi standing infront of a vibrant green back drop, she is smilling warmly. Image text: Meet the team

Image text: Hi Abi, What’s your role at Settle? I am a Settle coach. I work frontline, meeting young people on a weekly basis for sessions. I support young people with their transition into independent living by holding sessions where we can discuss what they need support with. Some sessions may focus on setting up rent and utility accounts, while other sessions may focus on finding and applying for external grants for young people.

Image text: Why did you join Settle? I joined Settle because I wanted to support young people with similar lived experience as me. As a care leaver myself, I would have benefitted from a charity like Settle when I was younger and not so clued up. I am happy to be that person who provides support for other care leavers.

Image text: What are you up to when you’re not working? When I am not working, I spend my time watching football, cooking and reading detective mysteries. My favourite book is Agatha Christie's 'The Mysterious Affair at Style'. I think there is something special about me never being able to guess the suspect correctly.

Abi is one of our Settle Coaches, meeting young people every week.

Meeting with young people and working together to find the support they need, Abi's work ensures that care-experienced young people have everything they need to sustain their tenancy and have the best start at independence.

Ramadan Mubarak!

to everyone beginning their Ramadan celebrations we want to wish you all a generous and healing Ramadan from Settle 💜

#Ramadan

This week we discussed what it means to share our story and how we can use our experiences to campaign for change while still caring for ourselves.

A huge thank you to Frankie from The Advocacy Academy who is facilitating these forums, we are so excited to see what we can create together 💜

Yesterday the #SettleAdvocates kicked off their collaboration with Advocacy Academy!

Over the next 4 months we will be working together and continuing to build on the Settle Advocates' #HomeOfOurOwn campaign.

#YouthVoices #CareExperienced

In December, Rica, one of our #SettleAdvocates, was interviewed by the Evening Standard and met with Lemn Sissay to talk about her experiences and her poetry.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql6T...

In February 2025, Sarah, a Settle Graduate, shared her story for #RedNoseDay, reaching thousands of people across the UK.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BjJ...

We were lucky enough to work with Comic Relief twice last year, sharing the voices of care-experienced young people from the Settle community with a national audience.

Comic Relief has now launched their new Stories YouTube channel where you can watch both films in full.

We are committed to increasing the representation of lived experience of the care system in our team. For this reason, care-experienced applicants who meet the essential criteria are particularly encouraged to apply, and will be guaranteed an interview.

✨ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲?
✅ 100% of our team would recommend us as an employer
✅ 100% feel we invest in their wellbeing
✅ 95% say we’re a welcoming and inclusive organisation

🌱 4 annual wellbeing days
🌍 Real commitment to equity, diversity & inclusion
🤝 A truly supportive and collaborative work culture

🚨 We’re hiring a Programme Manager 🚨

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄: wearesettle.org/careers/?utm...

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