PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY

We want you to feel part of your community, to be proud of where you come from and to feel your voice is heard. Remember to access any of these offers please speak to your Young Person’s Advisor (YP) at any time

Awards

• You will have the opportunity to be nominated for the annual I Awards for Children in Care and Care Leavers.
• You will have the opportunity to be nominated for the Care Leaver of the Month award. Each month the winner will receive a £10 voucher from ‘Love2Shop’, certificate and a card from Jazmine Walker – Head of Service. Annually, it will be decided who is the overall winner for the year who will receive an award at the Care Leaver annual awards.
• You will be able to nominate a “ Worker of the Month”

Social Media and Surveys

• You can access to Facebook/webpage / Twitter link / Instagram link / children who are looked after website to ensure awareness of events and significant changes in service delivery
• You will be asked to take part in or annual care leaver survey to ensure you can feedback your thoughts on the services provided to you
• You can have access to a webpage information on opportunities to join groups and wolveschildrenincare.com/

Activities

• You will have the opportunity to come together with other young people and staff to build relationships, for example, at our annual Easter half away day, our annual Christmas party, our annual summer BBQ and our annual Christmas meal
• You will have the opportunity to take part in the annual National Take Over Challenge
• You will have the opportunity to take part in a full week’s activities to celebrate Care Leavers Week

Your Voice

• We can help you register to vote
• You will be asked to take part in or annual care leaver survey to ensure you can feedback your thoughts on the services provided to you
• You be offered an exit interview when you no longer require the services of the REACH Team
• You will have the opportunity to attend the National Care Leaver Bench Marking Forum events
• You will have the opportunity to contribute to the selection process for internal and external job roles at the City of Wolverhampton
• You will have the opportunity to develop the National Covenant for Care Leavers as part of the Wolverhampton’s role as a pilot local authority
• You will have the opportunity to attend National Citizenship Service at no cost for care leavers aged 16-17

Care Leavers Independent Collective

• You will have the opportunity to join a monthly care leavers forum, Care Leavers Independent Collective supporting young people to have their say about the services they receive or require
• You will have the opportunity to sit on the Corporate Parenting Board representing care leavers You will have the opportunity to be trained in Total Respect (training for professionals, by care experienced young people) and facilitate this training for professionals
• You can also meet with a Participation Officer to discuss begin part of the Collective at: Corporate.Parenting@wolverhampton.gov.uk