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Supporting #CareExperienced young people through sustainable and fulfilling careers! Unlock your potential or partner with us to transform a life. #caretocareer
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Joined May 2012
Last week @YF_Foundation reported rising youth mental health issues - worsened by job insecurity & high housing costs. Care-experienced young people are hit hardest. 1 in 3 face homelessness within 2 years of leaving care. We need stable jobs & homes. #CareToCareer
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🚨39% of care leavers are NEET (vs 13% nationally). That’s a crisis. We’ve launched #CareToCareer to change that. 💼 Employers.📣 Advocates.💡 Funders.📊 Policymakers.👉 We need you. Let’s turn care into careers. Join the movement. 📩 anita@driveforwardfoundation.org
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We’re 15! 🎉. From career days to civil service internships, creative courses to green community projects - we’ve spent 15 years helping young care-experienced people go from #CareToCareer. Thank you to our amazing supporters 💙 The next 15? We’re ready. 🚀
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🎧 That’s a wrap! We spoke to @TheSaladKitchen Sam (co-founder) & Tom about helping care-experienced youth into amazing careers 🙌. From 🐶 dog walker to 🍽️ co-founder, Sam’s journey is inspiring!. Podcast drops soon ahead of #CareLeaversMonth. Stay tuned!. #CareToCareer
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From care to career - and now to Parliament. Keeley Stephenson, Drive Forward alumna, is now a UK Government Policy Advisor! Her journey started with support from her coach Heaven - and led to national change. We’re beyond proud 💙 #CareToCareer
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Care To Career Festival 2025 💥.A powerful day of stories, action & opportunity:.🎤 Inspiring talks.💼 Live jobs fair.🎬 Film, 💃 dance, 🥗 food - and community. Let’s keep driving the Care to Career movement. 📸 More highlights dropping throughout the week. #CareToCareer
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TOMORROW: Care to Career Festival 🎉.We’re celebrating 15 years of Drive Forward + the amazing care-experienced young people we work with 💙. Expect real stories, panel talks, performances, and a keynote from @ccwild79. More than a festival - it’s a movement. #CareToCareer
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🎙️ Coming soon: our Care to Career: Unwrapped podcast series!. Ep. 2 features Louise from our Policy Forum + our CEO Russell Winnard. “We’re not our care experience – don’t judge us for it.”. Massive thanks to @MapleStCreative for hosting us 💛. #CareToCareer
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39% of care leavers are NEET at 19–21. Only 22% are in work by 27 (vs. 57% of their peers). This is why #CareToCareer exists - a growing movement creating real pathways from care to career. Drive the movement and find out more:
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A night to remember! 🎉 We marked 15 years of Drive Forward & celebrated Martha Wandsborough’s lasting legacy 💙 . The room was full of everyone who knew or was touched by Martha - alumni, supporters, friends, and changemakers. Big thanks to @F_StrategyClub & Avalyn 🌟
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"Did I think I could be in the Civil Service? No. But with a mentor from Drive Forward, I did it." – Saffy 💬. Support from #CareToCareer doesn’t end at the job offer - it’s long-term, real, and life-changing.
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We joined @DCMS to help shape the new #NationalYouthStrategy and ensure care-experienced young people are front and centre. 💬. Through #CareToCareer, we’re feeding into Deep Dives that listen to those too often left out. #CareToCareer #iWill #DeliverYou
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A huge thank you to @WeilGotshal for an inspiring #ProBonoDay on #SocialMobilityDay!. From CV support to mock interviews, our care-experienced young people left empowered and inspired. #CareToCareer is breaking barriers - together we go further! 💙
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The Spending Review is out this week. Care-experienced young people are 3x more likely to be NEET. Extending Trailblazer pilots is a great start - now let’s make sure they work. At Drive Forward, we’re here to help make it happen. #CareToCareer #SpendingReview
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🗣️ “If the govt is serious about care leavers, this amendment will make it better.” – Lord Hampton. Proud to brief him today on our #CareToCareer vision. We’re calling for:.✅ Stronger Local Offers.✅ Public internships.✅ Housing, MH, UC reform & more
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On Saturday, Alfie - one of the amazing young people we support - spoke live on @bbc5live about the reality facing 923,000 young people in the UK who are NEET. 🎙️. Now, with Drive Forward’s support, Alfie is starting a tech degree apprenticeship this September. 🚀.#CareToCareer
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🚨 1 in 8 UK youth are NEET. For care-experienced young people? It's 39%. This week we asked: How would you cope moving out without support or a safety net?. Our #CareToCareer movement proves that with mentoring & opportunity, young people thrive. Let’s drive change. 👊
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🎉 Our first-ever podcast appearance is live!.Hear our CEO, Russell Winnard, on the @ThirdSector Podcast talking corporate partnerships + real impact for care-experienced young people. 🎧 Listen here: #CaretoCareer
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“Who am I?”. At 12, Hannah entered care. On @BBCBreakfast, she told her story with courage. Now studying law, she’s rewriting the narrative. Drive Forward is proud to support young people like Hannah from #CareToCareer. “We see future leaders.” – @FatimaWh1tbread
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Last night, 4 care-experienced young people cooked for the Italian Embassy 🇮🇹. Weeks ago, they’d never made a proper meal. Now they’re building skills, confidence & careers. 🙌. Massive thanks to @homewoodgroup. Let’s create more opportunities like this. #CareToCareer
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