Once again, talking to a young person in care reveals that adults not following through on their promises is a huge issue. Simply doing what you say you are going to can make all the difference in the world.

It's another busy week for us at Goal 17! We're seeing several partnerships continue past the designated end of a programme which is just fantastic! If you'd like to get involved yourself, you know we'd love to hear from you!

The Care Leaver Covenant have a fantastic resource full of opportunities for care leavers to find employment or experience. Take a look! mycovenant.org.uk/for-care-leave…

Perhaps ironically, a lack of consistency among adults is consistently an issue when speaking to young people in care! Making plans and sticking to them seems so minor, but for young people used to turbulence and change, it means so much.

We're extremely excited to share that our new Independent Visitor training is now underway, providing even more volunteers with the skills they need to support young people in care. Check out our blog for more details: goal17.global/blog/goal-17-s…

A few of us have signed up for this, a free session on the complex intersection between neurodivergence and trauma. This is something that inevitably impacts a huge number of children in the care system and we urge you to sign up too! linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Today is World Suicide Prevention day, part of Suicide Prevention Month. Over the coming days we'll be sharing a variety of useful tools but for today, here is an incredible list of support services for young people from CALM. We encourage you to share them.

Suicide isn't inevitable and suicidal thoughts can be interrupted. Simply by reaching out and talking to someone, you can make the most important difference in a person's entire life. We love this video from Samaritans - spread it far and wide! youtube.com/watch?v=MKQen9…

One aspect of the care system that many people don't consider is leaving it. Young people are often thrust into a completely new world with no support or preparation. Ofsted polled a variety of care leavers for this video and the results are telling: youtube.com/watch?v=lViyVE…

Matching the right volunteer to the right young person is one of the most important parts of creating a successful partnership. When we say we go the extra mile to make sure each young person gets the perfect partner, we mean it! Here's a recent example: goal17.global/blog/going-the…

We all know social media can have a harmful effect on young people (and adults!) Here are five conversation starters if you need to speak about this with any young people in your life: goal17.global/blog/hidden-ha…

When we talk about mentoring, we often focus on the mentee. But a mentoring partnership can benefit the mentor as well - we’ve seen time and time again that they get just as much from the experience as their young mentee. Find out more: goal17.global/blog/the-many-…

This session on emotional coaching could be of great use to anyone supporting a young person! linkedin.com/posts/thecarel…

Setting clear boundaries is extremely useful when building a mentoring relationship. Here are three that all new volunteers should keep in mind: goal17.global/blog/how-bound…

The latest statistics around homelessness in care leavers are alarming - we dig into it here. There's plenty you can do to help your young person, but more has to be done at a governmental and societal level! goal17.global/blog/understan…

"I'm Moving To My Fifth Home", a poem written by a fifteen-year old in care - please give it a read. A poignant reminder of why we do what we do. becomecharity.org.uk/get-involved/c…

Volunteering is about more than the people directly involved. Kindness ripples outwards, spreading so much further than you think. It transforms communities in ways that benefit everyone. goal17.global/blog/the-rippl…

Our own Bethany Wrigley was a guest at a recent event held by the fantastic Surrey House Project. Incredible things being done to help care leavers AND some new sign-ups on the night - does it get any better? goal17.global/blog/goal-17-a…

This week is International Child Safeguarding Week and Keeping Children Safe have created a fantastic site with a huge amount of useful resources - videos, articles and more. There is tons of thought-provoking material here! keepingchildrensafe.global/icsw2025/

Moving from texting and phone calls to meeting in person is a massive step in every mentoring partnership, but not one that you need to stress yourself over. Follow these tips and it will go brilliantly: goal17.global/blog/moving-fr…