📽️ We launched 'Dare to Care' at Parliament, and our policy forum members had the chance to visit the Judicial Office to record speeches.
⚖️ Our young people shared insights into the challenges faced by care-experienced people in the criminal justice system.

#DareToCare

We had an amazing time at the Netball Fundraiser hosted by our partners, @squirepattonboggs, yesterday. The energy was fantastic, and it was a pleasure to be part of it!

Thank you for supporting Drive Forward, and we can't wait for future events!

#CareToCareer

We're delighted with the outcome of our 'Meet the Partnership Team' series of events, hearing directly from our young people about their career aspirations and discussing how we can help them enter and progress through the workforce from #CareToCareer ! 💼

#careexperienced

We caught up with the inspirational Lorraine about her one-year journey using the Drive Forward counselling services with Richard Barnado. 💡

Watch the video to see how much she has grown in confidence and the obstacles she has overcome from #CareToCareer . 🙌

#careexperienced

It was wonderful to meet Zack Polanski, Deputy Leader of The Green Party. We're excited to welcome him at our upcoming round table, where he'll hear directly from some of the care-experienced young people we work with.

#careexperienced #GreenParty

Are you a care-experienced person? We want to hear from you 👥

As we continue our investigation into how Government could improve children’s social care, we want to understand more about your lived experience of social services.

Complete our survey 👉 forms.office.com/e/6QLpTBMkst

#TeamSPB 🇬🇧+🇮🇪 are joining forces on 18 April to embark on a 13-hour cycle challenge.

The mission? To collectively cycle the distance between each office, fundraising for their office charities.

Which office will pedal the farthest? Which will top the fundraising leaderboard?

What an amazing week of spotlight events with our partners for #ExploreYourCareerOptionsWeek ! Drive Forward young people gained valuable insights into broadcasting, accountancy, law, and fashion career pathways. 📚📷 #CareToCareer

Another example of why our #DareToCare guide is so important, a guide for lawyers to use when representing care-experienced young people.

More information can be found here:
yjlc.uk/resources/lega….

It was so lovely to meet the six amazing Squire Patton Boggs runners and witness their incredible hard work in completing the Brighton Marathon over the weekend, fundraising for Drive Forward. 🙌

We're honoured to be their charity of the year!

#caretocareer #fundraising

Only 29% of autistic people are in any form of employment.

This #AutismAcceptanceWeek , we are celebrating our #neurodivergent colleagues and the young care-experienced people we work with. 🌟

“Sport was my saviour, that’s exactly what saved me.”

Thank you, Fatima, for sharing your wonderful story. This is another reason why a pathway into a sustainable career is so important for care-experienced young people. #CareToCareer

Our CSCS programme has achieved incredible results! 👷‍♀️ Four participants received job offers on the very day of their interviews, with some even securing multiple offers!

This highlights our dedication to providing sustainable employment through #CareToCareer . 💼

Our talented new hires are still coming thick and fast, and this week we're spotlighting our new Head of Employer Engagement, Andy!

A father of two and an Arsenal fan who loves gardening. 🌱👨‍💼

Swipe to hear how he plans to drive forward (and for some cute pics of baby Andy) 👉

A huge thank you to our partners at the The Bridge for inviting our young people to a mocktail and pastry masterclass at the Hilton Bankside. DFF young people learned invaluable skills and they are eager to explore more careers in hospitality. 🙌
#CareToCareer

It was delightful to hear from the inspiring Amelia Durkin on her journey from #CareToCareer , shared in celebration of #InternationalWomensDay and #NationalCareersWeek . 👩‍💼

Currently in her second year as a trainee solicitor at Squire Patton Boggs 💙

Meet Anita, the newest member of our partnerships team! 👑

Queen of networking and social impact, she’s fitting in already. Whether it’s creative problem-solving or making meaningful connections. ✨

Swipe to hear who her heroes are! 🚗

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2024

Big thank you to Become for inviting Drive Forward 's policy forum to the launch event of their new report at Portcullis House. Special mention to Maleekah & Louise who spoke brilliantly on the topic of extending corporate parenting responsibilities to the police & schools

An important message from our CEO, Anton Babey , regarding Spring #Budget2024 .

We urge the government to invest in the future of the most vulnerable young people. #CareExperienced young individuals are encountering significant barriers amid the cost-of-living crisis.

GOV.UK

As we celebrate #NationalCareersWeek and approach #InternationalWomensDay , we're highlighting the inspiring career journeys of incredible young care-experienced people that we work with. 🎉
Meet Aqila, one of the 11 dynamic catalysts at VML (formerly Wunderman Thompson).