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Care-experienced young people challenge stereotypes in shaping charity’s marketing

Charity supports young people in and on the edge of care, and care leavers to shape publicity materials, learning skills in the process and challenging wider perceptions
Young people felt that professionals often focused on poorer outcomes, ignoring the potential of care leavers. Picture: Daniel Ernst/Adobe Stock
Young people felt that professionals often focused on poorer outcomes, ignoring the potential of care leavers. Picture: Daniel Ernst/Adobe Stock

St Christopher’s Fellowship is a charity supporting children and young people in care, leaving care and on the edge of care. Since opening in 1870 we have developed expertise in participation, ensuring that young people’s views are at the heart of our work.

Our participation team supports young people to be involved in matters that are important to them, not just issues that adults deem they should find important. However, we also see participation as everyone’s responsibility. The team supports the whole organisation to view young people not as adults in waiting, but as individuals in their own right with valuable contributions.

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