There are more than 80,000 children are children in care in England alone.
Young people usually need to leave care at age 18, and for those with a learning disability, mental ill health, or life-limiting conditions, the transition from child to adult services can be challenging.
Shared Lives can ensure that young people have consistent support and help throughout these challenging transitions.
Shared Lives Plus is working with schemes across the UK to expand opportunities for young people leaving care, through our Shared Lives Care Leavers Programme.
Shared Lives matches the young person to a family or individual who will celebrate their unique gifts and identity. It gives them a safe space, a community, and the security of a family environment.
Within this family environment, the young person will be supported to:
