Kent care leavers embarked on a 229-mile virtual ‘Tour De Kent’ to raise money for the Young Lives Foundation. Members of Kent’s Young Adult Council and Virtual School Kent’s Participation Team took over County Hall with a cake sale and gym where they walked, cycled, rowed as they plotted their progress on a winding tour…
Kent County Council (KCC) has secured £407,000 of Government funding for a new initiative to support asylum-seeking care leavers in Canterbury and Medway. The project has seen the creation of a multidisciplinary team to help young people live independently, integrate into their local communities, support their physical and mental wellbeing and reduce antisocial behaviour. The…
Kent children stepped into the shoes of senior council staff and councillors as part of an initiative that put young people at the heart of decision making. Kent County Council’s (KCC) Takeover Day on Wednesday, May 29 saw children in care, care leavers and adopted or fostered young people take charge of the Corporate Parenting…