Have your say
At Carefree, we want as many people as possible with care experience to share their views and opinions regarding the services they have received. Young people frequently work together to explore how to make things better, and when ready with Social Care and other partners, to improve the care received by all those who are care experienced.
This is an opportunity for young people to get together, have fun and give back to others in this ‘exceptional’ (Ofsted 2019) participation work led by Carefree young people.
Activities include-
- Campaigning for change
- Training professionals such as Social Workers and Foster Carers and others that work with care experienced people
- Interviewing people for jobs that make a difference
- Planning a variety of events for young people and professionals
- Attending national forums to improve the care service for the whole UK
- Skills training to influence change
- Eating food and making friends!
The Culture Card
Whereby young people (0-25 with Care Experience) have their own unique card that admits free entry for themselves and one other to many places in Cornwall.
- It’s Our Day of Action 22 June 2022
Carefree was one of the young people’s charities involved in ‘It’s Our Day of Action’, which saw a 100 care experienced young people head to Parliament to urge MP’s to put their voices at the heart of social care reform
Read more It’s Our Day of Action 22 June 2022 - Corporate Parenting Board Takeover
On the 13th April 2022, young people from Carefree met with members of the Corporate Parenting Board (CPB) at BF Adventure. They were involved in activities and workshops to identify common aims to improve the lives of children in and
Read more Corporate Parenting Board Takeover - Transport Campaign
The transport campaign is grass roots campaign involving care leavers and people with care experience. A lack of access to public transport in rural Cornwall, creates difficulties for care leavers accessing work, childcare opportunities, medical appointments, family get togethers’ support
Read more Transport Campaign
Get Involved
If you are 17 and under, you can join one of our Entry programmes, meeting others who are care experienced,
having fun, getting support and having a say about Cornwall’s care system
If you are a care leaver, you can refer yourself to our range of activities, including art workshops,
outdoor activities and events like our annual Care Leaver conference.
Get in touch via our contact form, email [email protected] or call 01209 204333
If you are 17 and under