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Takeover Challenge!

As part of the national Children’s Commissioner’s ‘Takeover Challenge’, on Thursday, 27 October 2016 Medway’s Children in Care Council (CiCC) attended Gun Wharf to takeover Medway professionals’ roles for the day!Continue reading »

Representing Children in Care

On 3rd October, our Children in Care Council (CiCC) members gave an emotive and powerful presentation to Medway Area 1 Managers. Karleigh and Paddy, YLF’s Apprentices and CiCC members, were invitedContinue reading »

Awarding Achievers

YLF are very pleased to celebrate two most recent achievements from young people being supported through our Mentoring Programmes! We are proud to announce that Will has been awarded hisContinue reading »

Apprentice is Hired!

YLF has recently appointed our very own, Participation Apprentice! Karleigh began her new role on Monday and will work full time with YLF to support the Children in Care CouncilContinue reading »

YLF Summer BBQ

The sun was shining for another year running at our annual YLF summer BBQ. Over 90 people joined us on the day and it was great to see so manyContinue reading »

Footie Fever

The sun was blazing once more for the annual charity football match between Children in Care (CiC) and Medway Council’s social care workers! On 14 July over 60 supporters attended the matchContinue reading »

YLF Summer Supper

On Wednesday 6 July, YLF hosted yet another successful Annual Summer Supper Event in the beautiful grounds of Godmersham Park, courtesy of Fiona Sunley and King’s School, Canterbury. The eveningContinue reading »

Award Winning President!

YLF President, Clive Emson, became an outstanding award winner at the KEiBA Awards 2016! The Kent Excellence in Business Awards (KEiBA) is an annual awards scheme staged at the Kent Showground inContinue reading »

The Patron’s Lunch

YLF was privileged to be invited to The Patron’s Lunch on Sunday 12 June CEO, Stephen Gray, braved the rain to join the invited guests on The Mall to celebrate The Queen’sContinue reading »

Advocacy Week is Here!

IT’S YLF’S ADVOCACY WEEK!! And we are kicking the week off by launching YLF’s Freephone line dedicated to young people needing advocacy support Over the past year the Advocacy Team observed thatContinue reading »