Tomorrow: our Sorted and Supported training for professionals supporting young care leavers to understand their rights and entitlements. 22 April 10:00-12:30 online. Last places going. £70. #CareLeavers #CoramVoice https://coramvoice.org.uk/training-and-events/

Are you a young person in care or a care leaver? A National Voice is your national community - join us and help shape the issues that matter to you. #ANV #CareExperienced #CoramVoice https://coramvoice.org.uk/sign-up-anv/

Coming up on 22 April: our Sorted and Supported training - a really practical session on care leavers' rights and entitlements for professionals. Online 10:00-12:30. Book your place now. £70. #CareLeavers #Advocacy #CoramVoice https://coramvoice.org.uk/training-and-events/

Meet AdvoCat! Our animated superhero is here to help children in care understand what advocacy is and how it can help them. Share this with the young people you know. #AdvoCat #CoramVoice #CareExperienced https://youtu.be/i6gqTCWXNng

Tomorrow: our Meaningful Communication training - exploring how professionals can better support young people with disabilities and additional communication needs. Last places available. £70. #SEND #Advocacy #CoramVoice https://coramvoice.org.uk/training-and-events/

Young people in care have the right to have their voice heard in every decision made about their lives. Find out more about your rights - and how Coram Voice can help. #ChildrensRights #CoramVoice coramvoice.org.uk/my-rights-when-i-am-leav...

Meaningful Communication training is coming up on 14 April - two hours online on supporting young people with disabilities and additional communication needs. A few places left. £70. #SEND #Advocacy #CoramVoice https://coramvoice.org.uk/training-and-events/

Jane had never been an Independent Visitor before - watch her story and see what a difference it made to a child in care. Could you do the same? Find out how to get involved. #IndependentVisitor #Volunteering #CoramVoice https://youtu.be/jupTZr81Sk4

Every child in care has rights. Does the young person you support know theirs? Here's a really clear place to start. #ChildrensRights #CoramVoice #CareExperienced https://coramvoice.org.uk/my-rights/

Our Bright Spots resource bank is packed with tools reports and guidance for anyone working with children in care. Go and have a browse - it's all free. #BrightSpots #CoramVoice https://coramvoice.org.uk/resource-library/brightspots/

What's a Pathway Plan and why does it matter? This short video is a brilliant explainer for young care leavers - and the people who support them. Have a watch! #CareLeavers #CoramVoice #YourRights https://youtu.be/u2-bfmvzeOQ

Coming up on 14 April: our Meaningful Communication training - two hours online on supporting young people with disabilities and additional communication needs. Book your place now. £70. #SEND #Advocacy #CoramVoice https://coramvoice.org.uk/training-and-events/

Young cheerful man with friendly kid taking selfie on cellphone in city park

Did you know that Independent Visitors volunteer simply to be a friend to a child in care? No professional background needed - just time and a willingness to show up. Find out more. #IndependentVisitor #Volunteering #CoramVoice coramvoice.org.uk/help-us/being-an-indepen...

Not sure if you count as a care leaver? It's one of the most common questions we get - and we can help you work it out in minutes. #CareLeaver #CoramVoice #YourRights https://coramvoice.org.uk/am-i-a-care-leaver

Are you in care or a care leaver? A National Voice is your space - connect with other young people who get it and have your say on the stuff that matters. Sign up today. #ANV #CareExperienced #CoramVoice https://coramvoice.org.uk/sign-up-anv/

Today, our sector coalition has written to @joshmacalister Minister for Children and Families to make the case that fostering panels must remain a core part of a reformed and improved fostering process.

If you agree, please share this message!
Read our open letter to the Minister: lnkd.in/eCRzG589

Want to stay in the loop on children's rights training and resources? Sign up to the our professional newsletter - it's free and lands in your inbox every month. #CoramVoice #ChildrensRights #Advocacy https://coramvoice.org.uk/prof-sign-up/

The Bright Spots offer - Coram Voice

Want to gain insights into the well-being of care-experienced children and young people? Need support turning these insights into real impact?

Bright Spots can help you - and if you book before 30th April 2026, you qualify for our 2025 prices!

https://ow.ly/2i4S50YyLlg

Wishing all our friends, colleagues and supporters who celebrate a happy and peaceful Eid.

If Coram Voice provides your local advocacy service, our Advocacy Helpline is here for you. Call 0808 800 5792.

This spring we are running courses on meaningful communication with young people who have disabilities, supporting care leavers and non-instructed advocacy. Find out more and book your place now https://coramvoice.org.uk/training-and-events/

One-off £2,000 cash grant gives care leavers head start, study finds Participants were less likely to become homeless or spend time in hospital or prison, researchers say.

“Care leavers who were given a one-off, no strings attached £2,000 grant were less likely to become homeless or spend time in hospital or prison, according to a new study”

The BBC reports on the results of our landmark trial with @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social

The March edition of Coram Voice professionals news is out now 👉 https://mailchi.mp/coramvoice/feb-10984877 If you'd like to receive monthly round ups of the latest news and opportunities sign up here https://coramvoice.org.uk/prof-sign-up/

Youth-Specific Guidance: Report and Chapter for Inclusion in the Homelessness Code of Guidance The report outlines the key issues regarding local authority youth homelessness support, as identified in interviews and focus groups with youth homelessness sector staff and young people with lived experience of homelessness, and highlights how these issues are reflected in the proposed chapter.

We're proud to have contributed to the youth chapter of the Homelessness Code of Guidance published by @centrepointuk.bsky.social today. We hope this will help local authorities recognise the issues affecting young people and clarify their duties. https://ow.ly/yVsJ50YsSCP

We're proud that the Coram Voice Advocacy Helpline has been awarded the Helplines Standard Award for the next three years. This is a recognition of excellence and best practice. Congratulations to our Advocacy Helpline team for delivering such a great service for children and young people!

By volunteering for just a couple of hours a month, you could change the life of a child in care. Find out more about becoming an Independent Visitor with Coram Voice http://www.coramvoice.org.uk/IV

We're very concerned by the new figures from @centrepointuk Homelessness Databank showing that almost 124,000 young people across the UK faced homelessness in 2024/25 - an increase of 6% on the previous year.

Who can you see, who can you live with and what do you do about money? Read our full guide to your rights if you're in care. coramvoice.org.uk/myrights/my-rights-while...

Last week Natalie, a Coram Voice Independent Visitor, and Carrie, the young person she supports, were invited to a reception at Windsor Castle to meet the King and Queen. Read Natalie's story: coramvoice.org.uk/news/every-time-i-come-b...

Introducing the 2026–2027 A National Voice Ambassadors 🎉

A fantastic group of care experienced young people who will be working with us this year, including supporting Amplified by Care Experience so great local ideas can reach young people nationally.

Feel free to welcome them in the replies 👋