PROJECT
Drive Forward Foundation Mentoring Programme
FUNDING
Nearly £22,000 from the Berkeley Foundation for 2017/18
BACKGROUND
For seven years, the Drive Forward Foundation has been helping London care leavers develop the self-belief and aspirational thinking needed to break out of the "benefits trap" and into employment, through employability training, one-to-one support and internships with corporate partners. "But we found an awful lot of them dropping out of work or being dismissed within six months. We needed to address this," says head of mentoring Lucy Jacobs.
ACTION
The charity launched its in-work mentoring programme in July 2016, out of recognition that care leavers' support needs don't end on employment. After referral by leaving care teams and job centres, young people are matched with mentors from sectors they aspire to work in.
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