Blog entries http://www.careleavers.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:10:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.careleavers.com/blog/care-leaver-stories.html <p>Earlier this year we asked people to send in their own story or poem. We asked you to write about anything in relation to being in care, leaving care or living as a post care adult. Most of the stories are now on the web site at http://www.careleavers.com/care-leaver-stories.</p><br/><p>The stories are all amazing. We hope they they are as inspiring to you as they were to us. There is great benefit in writing, shairing and reading stories.</p><br/><p>If a story moves you please feel free to put a comRead More... david.graham@careleavers.com Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:08:38 +0100 http://www.careleavers.com/blog/access-to-records-made-easier-updated-cla-guide.html <p>The CLA has recently updated its guide to accessing childhood care records. The aim of the guide is to help care leavers who are trying to gain access to their files from their time in care. It explains what the law says about accessing files of these kind, what you are entitled to see, what you are not and what to do if you think your request has not been dealt with properly.</p><p>Hopefully, the new guide will be more reader-friendly and easier to follow but we would like your feedback on tRead More... victoria@careleavers.com Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:56:20 +0100 http://www.careleavers.com/blog/australia-apologises-to-forgotten-children.html <p>On Sunday 16th November 2009, Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd,&nbsp; delivered an apology to the child migrants and thousands of Australian orphans who were abused in care in Australia as children.</p><p>It was also announced by the British Government that Gordon Brown would&nbsp;apologise for the programmes that sent&nbsp;hundreds of thousands of&nbsp;British children to Australia, Canada and other Commonwealth nations.</p><p>&nbsp;Read more about this story here: Australian Apology</pRead More... victoria@careleavers.com Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:09:46 +0100