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Website helps care leavers compare councils’ support

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A comparison website set up specifically for care leavers is helping thousands of young people to understand the level of support on offer to them from local authorities.
Care leavers can find details about work experience and mentor schemes on the site. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock
Care leavers can find details about work experience and mentor schemes on the site. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Young people can search the website's database to see what benefits, services and policies are offered in their area

The site is highlighting good practice by councils and encouraging others to improve policies and provision to keep pace

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A comparison website set up specifically for care leavers is helping thousands of young people to understand the level of support on offer to them from local authorities.

Founded by Terry Galloway, himself a care-experienced person, the Care Leaver Local Offer site is the first of its kind to provide such a comprehensive search engine for care leavers.

Within the first few months of its launch last year, the website was shortlisted for the CYP Now Awards Leaving Care category.

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