The Careleavers' Association

Have a look around. If you are a care leaver, why not join us? We also welcome anyone else who agrees with our goals. If you'd like to meet up with people that you were in care with then why not join CareleaversReunited.com as well? Feel free to tell us your ideas, come to our meetings or just keep coming back here from time to time.

We have lots of things planned for 2008, including forthcoming meetings in London on Saturday 10th May (University of London Union, Malet Street , London , WC1E 7HY (map), from 3-5pm), Glasgow on 7th June, Brighton on 12th July and Newcastle on 4th October (all at 3-5 p.m). If you want to come along to a meeting that is close to you, put it in your diary now. If you want us to hold a meeting in your city or town, then contact us. The London meeting will include a report back on our trip to Jersey to help care leavers over there deal with the problems that have emerged in recent months. Our meetings are also part of our 'It's Our History, It's Our Right' Access to Records Campaign. However, we will also discuss any other issues that care leavers want to bring up. Our meetings are very friendly and enjoyable. We will also go somewhere for a social event afterwards, for those who want to (coffee, cake, a drink; whatever we decide). If you would like more information about the meetings, please email Victoria Hull, our National Development Worker, at info@careleavers.com or telephone her on 0161 953 4047.

At the moment, our main priorities are our campaign on Access to Records and, because of what is in the news about the abuse of children in care in Jersey, on abuse in the care system. If you want to know more about that subject, read the news stories below. However, we also do lots of other things and welcome care leavers of any age from 18 upwards. We are a diverse, lively, tolerant and committed bunch of people and will do our best to help you to feel welcome in the CLA.