HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE IN CARE ACHIEVE STABILITY

Our programmes work closely with young people and foster families to help achieve stability and dependability, usually via a 'Step Down Programme' designed to ease the transition from care.

7,661

weeks of foster care delivered

foster or adoption placements over 52 weeks

£8.0m

outcomes achieved

£12.9m

short-term value to Government

KEY BENEFITS OF THIS APPROACH

The switch to outcomes-based contracting has enabled a much more collaborative, flexible approach to problem-solving. This has facilitated a number of significant delivery innovations, including:

Investing in retainer payments to retain high-skilled foster carers - thus improving the matching process and making the introductory period more flexible

Using care-experienced mentors to bring out the voice of the child

Building additional capacity within the social work system, to ensure that social workers can play an active role in the process

Progress meetings that bring professionals together to find shared solutions and create a joint action plan

Please contact Iciar and Amit for more details about our Family Therapy projects.

IN FOCUS: HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE MOVE INTO FOSTER CARE

Foster Care Support, which is delivered by Core Assets, is a 'Step-Down' programme that helps young people to move from residential care to specialist foster care.

The Programme involves a carefully planned matching process and high levels of ongoing support, including fortnightly progress meetings and planned respite care. The goal is to achieve placement stability for the young person after 52 weeks, as part of a longer-term vision to empower them to secure a safer and happier future.