Tougher Together. December 2020 Newsletter
30 Nov 2020Leicestershire Cares December 2020 newsletter
News & events
The UP Project continues to support young ex-offenders during the second national lockdown
26 Nov 2020The UP Project continue to offer support to young people who have and continue to experience difficulties due to their offence history.
Our Leaving Care Team Confirmed Finalists at Children & Young People Now Awards 2020
25 Nov 2020Leicestershire Cares is shortlisted in the Leaving Care category in the Children & Young People Now Awards 2020
Office Depot Donate Tonnes of Toiletries
24 Nov 2020Office Depot and Leicestershire Cares Community Development Team link with charitable organisations to reach people in need throughout Leicester and Leicestershire.
Festive Challenges: All Booked Up and Ready to Wrap
24 Nov 2020Businesses are still determined to offer volunteer support despite the many difficulties they have faced this year.
‘Together We Care’ Christmas Card Competition has a Winner!
24 Nov 2020Young relatives of Leicestershire Cares staff design the card for our sponsored #Collect4Christmas packages
Winners: East Midlands Chambers Commitment to people development award 2020
20 Nov 2020We were delighted to win the commitment to people development award at the East Midlands Chambers annual awards 2020.
2020 Winter Gardens
20 Nov 2020We are excited to announce that we are one of eight charities chosen to be a part of the 2020 Charity Winter Gardens.
A Letter from an UP Project participant
19 Nov 2020Mum to Be Jade described her gratitude to the UP Project and project manager Siobhan explained the Power of Multi Agency Work
Welcome aboard Captain Counter’s Pirate ship, The Jolly Number!
19 Nov 2020This November the Education team sent out a set of fun maths challenges for their Number Partners project.
Knife crime webinar: We need an evidence based approach to understanding cause in order to prevent
19 Nov 2020The third webinar in the series BBB Youth Welfare webinars that we run in partnership with De Montfort university and LLR safeguarding took place on the 12th November 2020.
YES Project Update
18 Nov 2020The YES Project team have been working hard to support NEET young people throughout the pandemic.
BBB Youth Welfare Series: How can we provide safe & affordable housing for young people during Covid?
18 Nov 2020The fourth webinar of the #BBBYouthWelfare series is focusing on how young people’s housing arrangements have been impacted by the pandemic and what we can do about it.
Creativity, agility, kindness and empathy
17 Nov 2020We have been reflecting on our learning over the lockdown period and have come up with a simple framework.
Volunteering - A Path to Employment
15 Nov 2020The YES Project delivered an online webinar exploring how volunteering can boost employability skills.
Happy Diwali
13 Nov 2020We would like to wish all our friends, partners, staff and volunteers a happy and safe Diwali this weekend.
Futures 4-week Employability Programme
13 Nov 2020Leicestershire Cares have been delivering a 4-week virtual Employability programme to help prepare individuals for employment.
Recycle and Upskill: An Easy Win-Win!
12 Nov 2020Do you or your business have old IT equipment? Read on to find out how your old laptops can be revamped and recycled to support disadvantaged groups across the region to develop their digital skills.
#TogetherWeCan: Nobody Left Behind
5 Nov 2020Ensuring nobody is left behind during this second lockdown
Wrapping up National Care Leavers Week 2020
2 Nov 2020A review of Leicestershire Cares activities during #NCLW2020
Participation, partnership, community and love
2 Nov 2020The second webinar in our #BBBYouth Welfare series took place on Wednesday 28th October.
New project tackling violence within the care experienced community
29 Oct 2020Care experienced young people will identify their own solutions to avoiding violence and create pathways to recovery and a life free from violence.
Webinar: How do we prevent knife crime in Leicester?
29 Oct 2020The third webinar of our BBB Youth Welfare series will discuss the knife crime context for Leicester on the 12th November 1-2pm
Leicestershire Cares work with care leavers featured on BBC Radio Leicester
27 Oct 2020During National Care Leavers Week 2020, Casey was interviewed by Rupal Rajani on the Mid Moring show on BBC Radio Leicester about being a care leaver
‘Together We Care’ at Christmas
27 Oct 2020Working with local businesses to collect and distribute care packages this Christmas to those affected by the Covid pandemic and most in need.
National Care Leavers Week at Leicestershire Cares
27 Oct 2020Celebrating the amazing care experienced young people we work alongside throughout Care Leavers Week 26-30 October
Care Leavers in the workplace report published
26 Oct 2020Employers’ views of care experienced people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Leicestershire Cares Gets Stuck In!
23 Oct 2020Participants from the WIRE and Leaving Care Projects have been busy assisting at the Aylestone Meadows site.
Remote volunteers needed
19 Oct 2020Volunteer and make a difference with our remote 'Interview Technique' events
All change as we move to a remote way of delivering our Interview Technique events
19 Oct 2020Year 11 Students at Lutterworth High School and the Madani Schools Federation were the first to experience a remote way of receiving a mock interview and valuable feedback from a business volunteer in the community.
Not long to go until Care Leavers Week 2020
15 Oct 2020Leicestershire Cares will be celebrating the amazing care experienced young people we work alongside throughout Care Leavers Week 26-30 October
Leicestershire Cares’ leaving care podcast features on BBC Politics East Midlands
13 Oct 2020Care leaver Casey is interviewed by the BBC about her podcast and why it is a great platform to campaign for care leavers issues
Making Moves Project update
13 Oct 2020Leicestershire Cares and the homelessness project ‘Making Moves’ have been working hard since the announcement of the lockdown on the 20th March.
Champion’s Champion awarded to Sally Romankiw
12 Oct 2020Our Champion’s Champion award is presented to Sally Romankiw from Samworth Brothers.
Winners of Leicestershire Cares’ careers competition receive their prizes
12 Oct 2020School staff were proud to send us pictures of winners, runners up and highly commended students who took part in our career competition during lockdown
How can we #BuildBackBetter for care leavers?
6 Oct 2020Join our webinar at 1pm on 28th October to discuss how we can create better opportunities for care leavers post-Covid19.
Our Education Volunteer of the Year 2019-20
2 Oct 2020Leicestershire Cares is delighted to recognise Keeley Jeffries as our Education Volunteer of the Year 2019-20
IMPACT20: The National Conversation: Inclusive Economies
1 Oct 2020We were delighted to be asked by the cabinet office and DCMS to attend and present our thoughts at the Midlands roundtable leg of this series of national workshops.
Great news from the National Lottery Community Fund
30 Sep 2020We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant of £43,000 by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Levelling up our communities
30 Sep 2020We were very pleased to see the publication of this report which is very much in line with a lot of our thinking and practice during the pandemic.
Using heritage craft to explore care leavers positive memories
28 Sep 2020The Taking Hold of Our Heritage project takes care experienced young people to a wood carving workshop
Responsible Business
28 Sep 2020We were delighted to be asked to share our learning and experience with the Responsible Business Team at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).
New Employability Scheme for NEET 15 – 24 year olds on YES
28 Sep 2020As part of the YES Project, we’re excited to announce a new 6 week employability scheme starting for young people aged 15 – 24 who are not in education, employment or training.
No silos, egos or logos. #BBBYouthWelfare
25 Sep 2020We have been working in partnership with, De Montfort University, and the Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland Safeguarding Children Partnerships and a wide range of local and national organisations to put together a series of webinars.
Virtual Champions meeting
24 Sep 2020We had our very first Champions meeting via Zoom on Wednesday 23rd September
People development award
21 Sep 2020We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the East Midlands Chambers Commitment to people development.
Community Safety Survey
18 Sep 2020A new survey by the OPCC and VRN exploring what the community feels the priorities are when it comes to community safety.
Champions Meeting
18 Sep 2020We are having our first virtual Champions Meeting on the 23rd September.
New workshop: Fakeaways
16 Sep 2020We are launching a new workshop called ‘Fakeaways’ - making our favourite takeaway foods in a healthier way.
#BBBYouthWelfare Webinar 24th September 1-2pm
10 Sep 2020There is a lot of talk in the media about #BuildBackBetter, but what does it mean? What would it look like locally? This webinar will be a chance to hear from Neal Lawson one of its leading architects.
Spreading the good news
9 Sep 2020We have been delighted at the coverage our #TogetherWeCare awards have received in the local media.
Where are we heading together? September Newsletter
8 Sep 2020Leicestershire Cares September 2020 newsletter
The £2 billion Kickstart Scheme launched and is now open to any employer
8 Sep 2020This is a great opportunity for local employers to support young people getting into work.
Community Development: Covid Friendly Team Challenge
27 Aug 2020How Leicestershire Cares staff forged the way for Covid Friendly Team Challenge Employee Volunteering
Education Projects Annual report 2019-20
26 Aug 2020Leicestershire Cares is celebrating the start of the new academic year by publishing its annual education report, highlighting the successes of our projects during 2019-20
Fostering A New Approach Episode 7: Going to university when you're care experienced with Kim Emenike
24 Aug 2020A podcast produced by care experienced young people. This episode is about going to university
Getting to Grips with Interviews Webinar
20 Aug 2020Rob Allen from Everards delivered an informative webinar on interview skills.
223 awarded with a certificate of recognition
18 Aug 2020223 community heroes have been recognised through the #TogetherWeCare award
Using LinkedIn For Your Job Search Employability Webinar
14 Aug 2020Ellis Di Cataldo from Rock Kitchen Harris delivered a fun and informative webinar on using LinkedIn For Your Job Search to NEET Young People.
Creativity and agility is in demand
13 Aug 2020Throughout the lockdown we have sought to work in a creative and agile way , adapting our efforts as best we can so nobody is left behind.
Quarantine Cooks
6 Aug 2020The quarantine cooks workshop has come to an end after 10 successful weeks
Join us for two webinars this August
30 Jul 2020Young people are welcome to join us for two webinars on interview skills and job searching on LinkedIn
Life Under Local Lockdown
28 Jul 2020On 30 June, Leicester became the first city in the UK to experience a local lockdown. This rapid assessment builds on the findings of our ‘Life Under Lockdown’ report to explore the impact that the local lockdown is having on vulnerable young people
Fast fashion, sweatshops and modern slavery
27 Jul 2020New article by our CEO Kieran Breen on the issues surrounding modern slavery
Whirlwind Year for the Community Development Team
16 Jul 2020Here’s a summary of the good work that goes on through our employee volunteering program
Heritage Project creative art competition
16 Jul 2020Taking Hold of Our Heritgae presents a creative art competition for care leavers aged 16-25 in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.
Our rapid appraisal on Knife Crime in Leicester and Leicestershire
15 Jul 2020To inform our future work on knife crime, we set up an independent survey and sent it out our young people and participants to see what their views were on knife related crime.
Working with Rock Kitchen Harris
13 Jul 2020Creative collaboration with Rock Kitchen Harris during lockdown
#BuildBackBetter
13 Jul 2020350 business, community , church and political leaders signed a #BuildBackBetter statement.
Knife crime session
10 Jul 2020Leicestershire Cares' UP and WIRE Projects are collaborating with BBC Radio in response to knife crime.
Results of our careers competition 2020
10 Jul 2020We have the results from our Education Competition we launched in April to June.
We welcome government’s Kickstart job creation scheme for young people
9 Jul 2020Yesterday chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new scheme to help young people secure jobs.
Prisoners released into homelessness
9 Jul 2020New report shows many prisoners are released into homelessness
Domestic abuse bill
8 Jul 2020The Domestic Abuse Bill completed its Report Stage and Third Reading on Monday 6th July.
Leicestershire Cares supports care experienced young people to respond to government consultation
8 Jul 2020We worked with young people to help them share their views on government plans on unregulated accommodation for children in care and care leavers
Fostering A New Approach Episode 6: Care Experienced and the Criminal Justice System with Dr Claire Fitzpatrick
7 Jul 2020A podcast about care experienced life and the criminal justice system by Leicestershire Care young people
Team reflects and celebrates
3 Jul 2020Leicestershire Cares reflects on the pros and cons of the 2019-20 financial year
#TogetherWeCan
26 Jun 2020How working together could could help us tackle key issues as we transition out of the pandemic.
Black Voices
25 Jun 2020As we reflect on the powerful messages coming out of the #BlackLivesMatters movement we are keen to listen to Black voices.
The impact of volunteering
22 Jun 2020On the Go For Reading Project, it has been uplifting to receive feedback from the schools and volunteers.
Fostering A New Approach Episode 5: Unregulated accommodation for children in care and care leavers
15 Jun 2020A podcast about care experienced life by Leicestershire Care young people, this time exploring housing and accomdation
Twelve weeks in: Our response to COVID-19 pandemic
15 Jun 2020Leicestershire Cares Pandemic response newsletter
Disclosure Guide from the WIRE and UP Projects
15 Jun 2020The WIRE and UP Projects have put together a guide and some useful resources to help people disclose cautions and convictions to potential employers.
Community Development: Together Project
12 Jun 2020Helping to Connect the Community via Social Media
County Building Societies support COVID-19 response work
12 Jun 2020Leicestershire Cares and four other charities based in the city and county have been lucky enough to receive a share of £10,000 thanks to the county’s five building societies.
Leicestershire Cares wins at East Midlands Charity Awards
12 Jun 2020Our Education manager, Helen Treadwell, won Volunteer Manager of the Year, and Leicestershire Cares was highly commended for Charity of the Year.
What's so funny about peace love and understanding?
12 Jun 2020Over the last few months we have seen an outpouring of goodwill and community based social action. Kieran Breen, CEO of Leicestershire Cares has written more on this subject.
#BlackLivesMatter a time for reflection and action
10 Jun 2020As an organisation and as people we were shocked, sickened and outraged by the vicious killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Loughborough University campus tour, lockdown edition
8 Jun 2020Children and Young People across our partner schools and projects attended a virtual campus tour of Loughborough University created by the School and College Liaison Team.
Volunteers Week 2020
1 Jun 2020For Volunteers Week 2020 we would like to thank all of our business volunteers for the support they have provided to our charity and the community.
Fostering A New Approach Episode 4: Housing and Accommodation
29 May 2020A podcast about care experienced life by Leicestershire Care young people, this time exploring housing and accomdation
Job Seeking and COVID-19
26 May 2020Many job seekers are feeling worried about how COVID–19 could affect their employment opportunities. There are a few things that they can do, with the help of Leicestershire Cares, to improve their employability.
Pandemic Programme at Leicestershire Cares
22 May 2020At Leicestershire Cares, we have been delivering a variety of workshops for our young people during the current pandemic.
#TogetherWeCare Awardees 2020
21 May 2020We have a full list of all the awardees that were nominated for the #TogetherWeCare award.
Come and join our Social Media and PR Webinars in June 2020
21 May 2020All are welcome to join our webinars aimed at VCSE organisations local to Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
"I honestly do not think I’d be alive without my foster family"
21 May 2020Celebrating Foster Care Fortnight 2020
East Midlands Charity Awards 2020
21 May 2020We are delighted to be finalists in two categories: East Midlands Charity of the Year and Volunteer manager of the Year.
Life Under Lockdown
19 May 2020Leicestershire Cares publishes finding of rapid participatory assessment of the impact that the lockdown is having on vulnerable young people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
18 May 2020Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, as a charity we have worked hard to stay connected to our participants and young people.
Telling the stories they want heard about their lives.
14 May 2020Taking Hold of our Heritage is a project that reframes the negative stigma attached to them.
Fostering A New Approach Episode 3: The Exit Strategy for Care Leavers
7 May 2020A podcast about care experienced life by Leicestershire Care young people, this time exploring the new normal.
The first six weeks. Our response to COVID-19 pandemic
7 May 2020Leicestershire Cares Pandemic response newsletter
Tackling domestic abuse
6 May 2020As an organisation we are committed to tackling domestic abuse and we strongly believe in a partnership approach.
Lockdown cooking sessions prove a huge hit!
4 May 2020Samworth Brother’s deliver egg-citing treat for our young people!
Leicestershire Cares does Masterchef
1 May 2020Leicestershire Cares invites chef Sandie Vara – the Spice Guy, to lead a live cookalong for our care leavers.
Beating the pandemic through creative partnerships
30 Apr 2020Across our city and county, we have been working with local government, business and community to ensure isolated and vulnerable people receive practical and emotional support.
Nylacast getting PPE to the frontline
30 Apr 2020We have been working with our business partner Nylacast to get PPE to staff and volunteers working on the frontline.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Volunteer For CoronaKindness
28 Apr 2020How one of our businesses is being kind in this global crisis
Ramadan Mubarak
24 Apr 2020In this month of reflection and worship , wishing all who follow and worship a safe and happy time.
Fostering A New Approach Episode 2: What makes a good support worker for care experienced young people
23 Apr 2020A podcast about care experienced life by Leicestershire Care young people
Feed your Family for a Fiver Workshop
21 Apr 2020Before the lockdown some of our young people on the Homelessness Project attended the Feed your Family for a Fiver workshop; similar sessions have been ran via Zoom with Samworth Brothers.
Protected Characteristics
20 Apr 2020How Leicestershire Cares is raising awareness of hate crime among our young people and building relationships with the police
Leicestershire Cares working with the BBC to raise awareness of care leavers’ experiences of the lockdown
17 Apr 2020Care experienced young people we work with have been speaking with BBC journalists about how they are coping with isolation, including a feature on East Midlands Today
Leicestershire Cares' support for ex-offenders continues through lockdown
15 Apr 2020Read how we've been continuing to provide support for individuals with convictions during the Coronavirus crisis
Reading Rocks!
9 Apr 2020It has been great to visit our Go for Reading partner schools this term and see our committed and enthusiastic business volunteers raising confidence and sharing their love of reading with students in Leicester and Leicestershire.
The UP Project Continue to Offer Support Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic
8 Apr 2020The UP Project continues to offer holistic support to all current and new participants during the coronavirus pandemic.
Samworth Brothers 360 kilo support!
8 Apr 2020Walkers Deli and Sausage donate to Covid-19 support groups
New care experienced podcast - Fostering A New Approach
6 Apr 2020Two care experienced young people, Casey and Diana, talking about issues facing their community
Leicestershire Cares go virtual!
6 Apr 2020Virtual mock interviews delivered by business volunteers to some of the young people across our projects.
Celebrating our local community heroes
3 Apr 2020Our CEO Kieran Breen will be on BBC Radio Leicester at 11:15am today to talk about the launch of our #TogetherWeCare awards.
Competition Time
1 Apr 2020We’re running a competition for primary and secondary school students in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to encourage careers education over the coming weeks.
Launching #TogetherWeCare
1 Apr 2020A new initiative to recognise individuals who have been working hard in their community during Covid-19.
Leicestershire Cares UP and WIRE Projects are hosting online Employability Support and Mock Interviews
1 Apr 2020Great things never come from comfort zones. Take yourself out of yours and join our online employability support from: 31st March – 23rd April. We look forward to seeing you then.
Stories of care experienced young people in lockdown
30 Mar 2020Care experienced young people tell their stories of coronavirus lockdown in this video
Stepping up
30 Mar 2020Leicestershire Cares have been stepping up to the challenge of the pandemic by partnering with the local community and businesses.
Quarterly Newsletter April 2020
30 Mar 2020Check out our quarterly newsletter, it features the great work our partnerships have been delivering in the past four months and what we have planned for the next quarter.
Food parcels delivered to our young people
30 Mar 2020The homelessness project ‘Making Moves’ have been active in delivering food parcels to our young people across Leicester and Leicestershire.
Number Partners Count
27 Mar 2020Amazing commitment from business volunteers in primary schools across Leicester and Leicestershire.
ExChange Book Giveaway 2020
27 Mar 2020ExChange are giving fifteen lucky individuals the chance to win one of the amazing books featured on their blog.
Our first Champions Lunch of 2020
23 Mar 2020Our first Champions gathering of the year hits the mark.
Volunteering to provide students with essential employability skills
23 Mar 2020The start of 2020 saw our brilliant member volunteers providing students in Leicester and Leicestershire with the tools they need to become employable to businesses.
Sharing knowledge
20 Mar 2020Leicestershire Cares’ staff share new found knowledge about social pedagogic practice, after 3 days training in the ThemPra’s Diamond Model.
Our response to COVID-19 pandemic
20 Mar 2020We are working with a wide range partners to support those most in need over the coming weeks.
Educational resources for children
20 Mar 2020Please find a list of useful educational resources for families who have children who have to self isolate.
Food packages and essential support available in Leicester
19 Mar 2020Please find a list of useful organisations to contact if you are in need of food packages or essential support.
UPDATE: Leicestershire Cares Collaborates Mental Health and Wellbeing work with BuddhiByM
18 Mar 2020Please find an update regarding the planned mental health and wellbeing workshops we have running with BuddhiByM.
Leicestershire Cares Collaborates Mental Health & Wellbeing work with BuddhiByM
13 Mar 2020A collective mission working toward inproving the Mental Health and Wellbeing of our participants.
An Alternative Way For Our Young People to Channel their Energy and Get fit
12 Mar 2020Our young people dusted off their boxing gloves and showed off their skills in the Princes Trust Get Started with Boxfit programme.
Let’s brew this!
11 Mar 2020On Thursday 8th of March at Leicestershire Cares, we had a coffee event and motivational speaker to celebrate International Women’s Day.
Champions Lunch agenda
6 Mar 2020On Tuesday 10th of March we will be holding our Champions Lunch event, for our business members.
YES all the way – sharing how we contribute to the wonderful YES Project!
4 Mar 2020Last week Leicestershire Cares attended the YES Stakeholder Event – #ReRoutingFutures and shared all the wonderful work we do as a YES delivery partner.
Press release - Capacity Building event
3 Mar 2020Last Friday, the Together Project organised an event for VCSE sector organisations to access business advice and skills share support to deliver their services more effectively.
Quarterly Newsletter February 2020
28 Feb 2020Check out our quarterly newsletter, it features the great work our partnerships have been delivering in the past four months and what we have planned for the next quarter.
UK Parliament - Everyone's voice should be heard
25 Feb 2020Care experienced young people experience Parliament beyond Westminster
Reimagining a care system
24 Feb 2020As part of Care Day 2020, Leicestershire Cares’ young people took to social media to speak out about how they would like the care system to be, as well as what sets them apart from ‘normal’ young people.
Having their voices heard: Care Day 2020
24 Feb 2020Care experienced young people host a Twitter Q&A
Leicestershire Cares supports calls for an independent care review in England
19 Feb 2020Our Head of Children and Young People reflects on the findings of the Scottish Care Review and the impact a similar review in England could have for children in care
Care Day 2020 is coming!
18 Feb 2020The annual international celebration of the Care Experienced community taking place on Friday 21 February.
We are recruiting!
17 Feb 2020We are currently recruiting for a Development Officer for our Community Development Team.
Home Office and PCC visit Leicestershire Cares WIRE and UP Projects
14 Feb 2020Leicestershire Cares' WIRE and UP Project staff and participants, came together to meet with the Home office and PCC.
DNV GL becomes newest business member of Leicestershire Cares
10 Feb 2020Leicestershire Cares is delighted to welcome DNV GL as its newest business member.
Champions Lunch 2020
7 Feb 2020We are having our first Champions Lunch for the new year on Tuesday the 10th March 2020.
Upcoming Interview Technique events
7 Feb 2020We have number of Interview Technique events coming up for 2020.
Leicestershire Cares wins Value for Money Award at Safer Community Celebration
3 Feb 2020Leicestershire Cares' work with ex-offenders was recognised at a special event staged by Leicestershire’s Police & Crime Commissioner, Lord Willy Bach.
Lilu Restaurant World of Work Tour
31 Jan 2020Young people attended a World of Work Tour at Lilu Restaurant and learnt all about the catering and hospitality Industry.
Capacity Building for the VCSE Sector
30 Jan 2020Leicestershire Cares invites you to the launch of The Together Project – The National Lottery Community Funded initiative enabling VCSE sector organisations to access business advice and skills share support.
New toolkit for businesses to be launched at business breakfast event on 5 March
27 Jan 2020Leicestershire Cares has been working with the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership to develop a new toolkit for employers to support local skills development. It will be launched at a business breakfast event on the 5 March.
Developing our participatory practice with children and young people
27 Jan 2020Our CYP team recently took some time out to reflect on how we can further embed participatory and co-production approaches into our work with young people.
Disconnected: Career aspirations and jobs in the UK
23 Jan 2020A new report discovers a disconnect between young people's career aspirations and jobs in the UK.
Wealth creation and community development
15 Jan 2020Check out an article that our CEO, Kieran Breen has written on wealth creation.
WIRE project up for an award
10 Jan 2020We are delighted that Leicestershire Cares – WIRE Project has been shortlisted for the Value for Money award at the PCC's Safer Community Celebration award.
Support for our work
6 Jan 2020Rupert Matthews, Conservative Prospective Candiate for Police & Crime Commissioner for Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland recently visited our office.
The launch of the UP Project
6 Jan 2020Leicestershire Cares has been featured once again in an article on the Exceptionals blog. It explains the UP Project's successes to date and the importance of having a project focused in rehabilitating young offenders to reduce reoffending.
Changing attitudes and making our communities safer
20 Dec 2019Earlier this year, two of our team members from Leicestershire Cares participated in a seminar aimed at encouraging local employees to consider giving emplyment opportunities to ex-offenders.
Carol Singing at Age UK - Leicestershire Cares Festive Team Challenge
20 Dec 2019For our annual Festive Team Challenge, as a team we went carol singing at Age UK on Monday the 16th December.
Collect 4 Christmas update
18 Dec 2019Leicestershire Cares are thrilled to announce this year’s successful Collect 4 Christmas campaign received donations in the region of £30,000 from local business members.
Together We Can: Business and community networks delivering for those left behind.
17 Dec 2019Read more on how Leicestershire Cares has been connecting businesses and communities to tackle poverty and exclusion locally.
How can we connect businesses with unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees?
17 Dec 2019The Freedom Club at the Centre Project in Leicester is a safe place for unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees to adjust, acclimatise and then thrive into their new life. So how can business benefit from supporting them?
Supporting Education-Business links across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
13 Dec 2019Leicestershire Cares continues to work with schools to provide opportunities for students to have meaningful encounters with our member business volunteers.
Continuing Our Great Work with NEET Young People
13 Dec 2019With a full team in house, we have been delivering and planning a range of activities and workshops to continue our great work with NEET young people.
Leicestershire Cares supports Christmas party for foster and adoptive families
10 Dec 2019We were delighted to sponsor selection boxes for children at Home4Good’s annual Christmas party.
What drives behaviours?
6 Dec 2019Yesterday, Joules delivered a training session at Leicestershire Cares on 'what drives behaviours?'
Beaumanor Hall visit
27 Nov 2019Recently, a few of our staff and young people took a visit to Beaumanor Hall for a fun day of activities.
Successful work placement
27 Nov 2019Anthony, a WIRE Project participant has had a successful two week work placement with the parks team and is eager to work another two weeks!
Taking Hold of Our Heritage
26 Nov 2019Leicestershire Cares wins funding to run care experience heritage project
Nelsons Law Team Challenge
25 Nov 2019Nelsons Law help revamp games room at Highfields Adventure Playground.
Festive Challenges 2019
25 Nov 2019Our 2019 Festive Challenges Campaign has started, check out the article to read more.
Sharing our learning
20 Nov 2019Kieran Breen, our CEO will be facilitating two workshops at an upcoming conference on the 28th November at DMU aimed at social services staff working with young people.
Quarterly Newsletter November 2019
20 Nov 2019Read about all the great work our partnerships have been delivering and what we have planned in the next quarter.
TT Electronics - Giving back in Lutterworth
7 Nov 2019Keeley Jefferies from TT Electronics shares her experience of giving back to the school she once attended through Leicestershire Cares.
Community Development Updates
7 Nov 2019The Community Development Team have many updates as we approach the Christmas period, they have various festive challenges and the Collect 4 Christmas 2019 which will support vulnerable people affected by homelessness.
Learn more about CSR and our work at breakfast seminar
6 Nov 2019We are delighted to be co hosting a breakfast seminar with East Midlands Chambers on 20th November on CSR at Gateley’s city centre office.
Local businesses commit to care leavers through the Promise to Care
1 Nov 2019The Promise to Care was launched on 31 October to a packed audience, including the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, local businesses and care experienced young people.
Champion’s Champion award
1 Nov 2019At our Champions Lunch on the 30th October, we were able to award Michelle Newman from Knights plc with the Champion’s Champion award.
Golden Hearts awarded
1 Nov 2019On Wednesday the 30th of October 2019 at our Champions Lunch, we were able to present two Golden Heart awards.
Sexual health workshops delivered in two local hostels
25 Oct 2019Leicestershire Cares partners with Haymarket Sexual Health Clinic to raise awareness of importance of sexual health amongst young women living in hostels.
The Zinthiya Award for support to the community
23 Oct 2019We are happy to announce that we received an award for our support to Zinthiya Trust.
Count down to the Promise to Care
23 Oct 2019New local business pledge to support looked after children and care leavers into independence.
PCC Breakfast
17 Oct 2019On Wednesday 30th of October, Leicestershire Cares will be attending the PCC Breakfast event in Leicester to encourage businesses to support employment for ex-offenders.
Champions Lunch
16 Oct 2019At Leicestershire Cares on Wednesday the 30th of October we have our Champions Lunch.
Leicestershire Cares supports UK's first storybook written by children in care
7 Oct 2019The charity jointly sponsored the printing and launch of the book, published by Leicestershire Virtual School, alongside business member Checkprint
Total Motion pledges support to Leicestershire Cares
1 Oct 2019Local vehicle management company becomes newest business member of Leicestershire Cares.
How Change Happens book review by Kieran Breen
1 Oct 2019Our CEO Kieran Breen has written a book review on How Change Happens.
A chance for care experience people young and old to share their thoughts on the care system
1 Oct 2019Check out the article to find out more about this new opportunity to share your thoughts about the care system as a care experienced person.
Great News for Young People Not in Employment Education or Training
24 Sep 2019The YES Project, which has supported over 400 NEET young people has received continuation funding for a further two years.
Leicestershire Cares wins prestigous annual East Midlands Chamber Award
23 Sep 2019Our Education team were delighted to win the East Midlands Chamber Leicestershire Education and Business Partnership Award 2019 at the Chamber's annual awards ceremony on Friday 20th September.
Promise to Care: How Businesses Can Support Local Care Leavers
18 Sep 2019Helping businesses in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland support looked after children and care leavers into employment.
Different but equal
16 Sep 2019Our whole team took time out of our busy schedules last Thursday to spend time with Lyn Warren from Joules to learn more about diversity , dignity and inclusion in the workplace.
Terex Pegson Ltd- Team Challenge at Hospice Hope
11 Sep 2019On the 3rd of September volunteers from engineering firm Terex Pegson based in Coalville spent a day supporting a local day centre called Hope House, based in Griffydam.
Update on our work and upcoming activities
10 Sep 2019Check out what we have been up to from our latest Quarterly Newsletter.
Breaking down isolation by experiencing new things
9 Sep 2019Leicestershire Cares and the Freedom club take fourteen unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people to the theme park and zoo, Drayton Manor.
Nobody is left behind
6 Sep 2019On Thursday 5th September cyclists from firms across the city and county came together to participate in the Knights cycling sportive.
Our work with vulnerable students in 2018-19
6 Sep 2019A key focus of our education work last academic year was to increase our engagement with special schools and improve support for vulnerable and disadvantaged students.
Employability Impact Report 2018-19
5 Sep 2019Last academic year, our business partners supported over 2,000 secondary school students to develop their employability skills.
Number Partners Impact Report 2018-19
4 Sep 2019Last academic year, our business partners supported 360 primary school pupils to improve their maths skills through Number Partners.
Go For Reading Impact Report 2018-19
3 Sep 2019Through the support of our business volunteers, the Go For Reading Project has been able to impact the lives of many young people to help build their confidence in reading.
Interview Technique Impact Report 2018-19
2 Sep 2019This past year we have delivered extensive work in schools through the Interview Technique project with the support of our business volunteers.
Care leavers shaping their pathway to employment and training
27 Aug 2019Leicestershire Cares’ young people take part in Learning and Work Institute focus group to explore future pathways to employment and training for care leavers.
Fresh lick of paint for community hall
23 Aug 2019Earlier this month, the University’s Career Development Service turned off their computers, picked up their paintbrushes and swapped their day jobs to spend the day supporting local residents as part of a staff volunteering initiative.
The Together Project Press Release
23 Aug 2019Our new Together Project was featured in the Leicester Mercury, please read full article here.
Birthday cakes, rockets and washing machines: How Fuzzy logic can empower young people
20 Aug 2019Our CEO Kieran Breen, has written an article for vulnerability 360 on why working with young people in an "agile and adaptive manner" is important for their development.
Collaborating with the Care Leaver Covenant
8 Aug 2019Leicestershire Cares has a positive meeting with the Care Leaver Covenant
Stability of the care system rocked by rise of older children entering it
6 Aug 20192019 Stability Index shows the journey to adulthood for young people in care is even harder than before, as around 80% are more likely to experience two or more changes of home within a year.
Sponsor our team in the Knights Charity Cycling Sportive
5 Aug 2019Only one month to go until the Charity Cycling Sportive which Knights are organising to fundraise for Leicestershire Cares. Get involved or sponsor our team of young people!
New dates for education volunteers for 2019-20
26 Jul 2019This year our business volunteers supported 6,442 young people in 67 schools! We now have dates for our education activities next year.
Lemn Sissay inspires our care experienced young people
24 Jul 2019As part of Voices, we took a group of young people to see the celebrated poet, writer and performer who was in care himself when he was young.
A Year in YES
19 Jul 2019Check out what the YES Project has been up to and what we have accomplished this past year.
Ellesmere College Careers Day a big success
3 Jul 2019On Friday the 14th of June, Leicestershire Cares coordinated our very first Careers Day at Ellesmere College.
Rescheduled date: Charity Cycling Sportive 5th September 2019
28 Jun 2019The Cycling Sportive has been rescheduled to Thursday the 5th of September.
Prayer and Cake
24 Jun 2019On Friday the 21st of June, The City Retreat hosted an event in honour of Jox Cox and the legacy she left behind.
More impact for our criminal justice work
19 Jun 2019Check out this report on how funding charities in prisons can be effective and beneficial.
Nylacast raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace
17 Jun 2019During the month of May, Nylacast were able to raise much needed funds for Leicestershire Cares whilst also raising awareness of mental health and wellbeing with their staff.
Invitation: 'The Great Get Together'
13 Jun 2019Join us on Friday the 21st of June for the Great Get Together as we attempt to support what Joanne Cox stood for in the hope of bringing communities together.
A day of volunteering at A Place to Grow
7 Jun 2019Check out what some of business volunteers and young people got up to at A Place to Grow during Leicestershire Cares week.
Thank you to all Interview Technique volunteers
6 Jun 2019A student from Beaumont Leys School attended Leicestershire Cares’ Annual Celebration Event at Winstanley House to say thank you to all the volunteers who have taken part in our Interview Technique project this year.
Eid Mubarak
5 Jun 2019Happy Eid Mubarak to all our staff, family, friends and everyone who works with us.
Our Volunteer of the Year Emily Quinton attends Royal Garden Party
4 Jun 2019This year, our Volunteer of the Year Emily Quinton was able to attend the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.
Connecting pupils with the world of work pushes grades up
29 May 2019Teenagers taught about the world of work are more motivated to get higher GCSE results, say researchers.
Quarterly Newsletter 2019
23 May 2019Read about all the great work our partnerships have been delivering and what we have planned in the next quarter.
Walker & Son World of Work Tour
23 May 2019For Leicestershire Cares Week, young people attended a World of Work tour at the Walkers Charnwood Bakery – part of Samworth Brothers.
Leicestershire Cares 2019 Slideshow
22 May 2019Check out what Leicestershire Cares has been up to in the last year.
Annual Celebration Event 2019
21 May 2019Thank you to everyone that attended our Annual Celebration Event on Thursday the 16th of May, it was a great way to celebrate the hard work of our business volunteers.
Alison Jeffrey delivered a presentation for our Annual Celebration Event
17 May 2019Alison Jeffrey delivered a thought-provoking presentation on the importance of businesses role in societal change and questioned how local government can best support this going forward.
YES Awards Film 2019
15 May 2019Check out the film created from this year's YES Awards ceremony, where we celebrated our young people's achievements.
Youth Mental Health First Aid Course
8 May 2019On Friday the 5th of July Leicestershire Cares will be holding a Youth Mental Health First aid course, which will be delivered by Chris Rollings.
Work tours with Sytner Leicester BMW a great success!
8 May 2019Sytner Leicester BMW were able to do two World of Work tours with the STEM Ambassadors from Madani Schools Federation on the 1st and 3rd of May.
Leicestershire Cares Awards Finalists 2019
2 May 2019Our Annual Celebration Event is being held on Thursday the 16th of May at Winstanley House and we are happy to announce our Award Finalists.
Mental health and wellbeing workshops
25 Apr 2019This year we have the opportunity of delivering a series of mental health workshops that ran successfully last year.
Leicestershire Cares supports development of new care leaver resources
18 Apr 2019Earlier this year, Leicestershire Cares took part in developing new resources aimed at improving care leavers’ access to education, employment and training.
East Midlands Charity Awards
12 Apr 2019Leicestershire Cares and our CEO Kieran Breen have been nominated for awards by the East Midlands Charity Awards.
Get on your bike with Knights and raise funds for us!
11 Apr 2019This year Knights have organised a charity cycling sportive to raise funds for Leicestershire Cares.
Go For Reading Graduation Celebration
10 Apr 2019This week Moat Community College invited students and business volunteers that have taken part in the Go For Reading Project to a party to celebrate all the reading successes that have happened this term.
Annual Celebration Event
9 Apr 2019Our Annual Celebration Event is soon approaching on Thursday the 16th of May.
Interview Technique
8 Apr 2019In total this spring term, 1,960 students were given a mock interview by business volunteers at 11 events across schools in Leicester and Leicestershire.
Kettleby Foods World of Work Tour
2 Apr 2019Our first ever work tour at the Kettleby Foods bakery – part of Samworth Brothers.
BBC Birmingham World of Work Tour Photos
2 Apr 2019Check out some more photos from our World of Work tour around BBC Birmingham.
BBC Birmingham World of Work Tour
1 Apr 2019Our young people on the Flying Fish and YES Projects visited the home of Doctor Who and the Peaky Blinders at the BBC Birmingham studios.
Leadership Gateway Ltd recognises the importance of our WIRE project
1 Apr 2019Leadership Gateway Ltd have donated £1,500 to the WIRE project to support getting ex-offenders work ready.
All you need is love and a village
27 Mar 2019Have a read of an article our CEO Kieran Breen has written for Howard League's blog on their website.
Sytner Audi World of Work Tour
26 Mar 2019Our young people on the Flying Fish and YES Projects went on a work tour at the Sytner Audi showroom.
Know Your Stuff
21 Mar 2019A new independent living skills workshop through the VOICES project at Leicestershire Cares.
Read Kieran Breen's book review
20 Mar 2019Our CEO Kieran Breen has recently reviewed a book exploring the issues facing care experienced young people.
Lord Willy Bach gives his thanks to those who supported the PCC breakfast event
18 Mar 2019Lord Willy Bach Police and Crime Commissioner says thank you to all the businesses and organisations for supporting the PCC Business Breakfast event.
Member businesses rose to the Festive Challenge
18 Mar 2019166 employees from member businesses rose to the challenge of making the festive season more fun for people by supporting local charities and community groups.
Local businesses donate £26,000 to those affected by homelessness
18 Mar 201930 local businesses, 22 of which are members of Leicestershire Cares, supported our annual Collect for Christmas appeal and raised almost £26,000 worth of items and cash to support families and individuals affected by homelessness.
Champion's Champion
15 Mar 2019Carla Loughrey from Hinckley and Rugby Building Society is our Champion's Champion!
Samworth Brothers Supply Chain
7 Mar 2019Great Samworth Brothers Supply Chain showcasing their involvement in the PPC Employers Event.
Successful WIRE Project breakfast event
25 Feb 2019Several local businesses came to support the breakfast event on the 21st of February and many shared their experiences and successes of the WIRE Project.
Annual YES Project Awards
21 Feb 2019The annual YES awards where local charities and organisations gather to celebrate the achievements of young people.
Leicestershire Cares Quarterly Update
19 Feb 2019Our quarterly update includes all the exciting projects and events Leicestershire Cares has been involved in to ensure no one is left behind.
Chill & Chat
18 Feb 2019Leicestershire Cares will be running a new group for care-experienced young people (aged 18+) on a Monday evenings.
Impact for change
14 Feb 2019The article Kieran Breen wrote for Vulnerability 360 on how the care system is failing young people has sparked further discussion and attention.
The WIRE Project's breakfast event
14 Feb 2019The WIRE Project's upcoming breakfast event is set to engage the business community in employing ex-offenders.
We care so why can we not deliver?
7 Feb 2019Our Chief Executive, Kieran Breen explores why the care system is not delivering for young people.
Ex-offender’s integral part within Alltruck business
5 Feb 2019BBC Radio interview with Amanda and Sam from Alltruck and Dennis Sayer