Plymouth City Council has teamed up with charity Barnardo’s for a new project to improve employment prospects, reduce levels of loneliness and increase support for those leaving care.
Barnardo’s is investing at least £1m to develop the Plymouth Care Journey Programme over the next seven years.
The partnership is one of the first of its kind in the UK and signifies a new way of working for both organisations to deliver better outcomes for care-experienced young people, Barnardo’s said.
There are around 420 children and young people living in care in Plymouth where research into the scheme highlighted “a lack of preparation for independent living, finding their way around the complexity of the care system, and not feeling informed and in control”.
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