Mentoring for Care Leavers
YLF’s mentors support care leavers in building confidence and independence, offering help with budgeting, job searches, housing, and regular contact to reduce isolation and develop life skills.
YLF’s mentors support care leavers in building confidence and independence, offering help with budgeting, job searches, housing, and regular contact to reduce isolation and develop life skills.
Many young people face numerous challenges when they transition out of care. They may face financial challenges, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, difficulties in finding work, and much more.
A Mentor can motivate and assist a care leaver, develop their confidence and skills required to live independently, and if requested, can advocate on their behalf at meetings or appointments.
The programme is delivered to care leavers in Medway, Kent and across the South East as part of our Future Care Leavers Offer.
Regular visits
Phone contact by call or text
Practical tasks such as budgeting
Maintaining accommodation
Finding employment, training or education