Our 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.
Leicestershire Cares has a positive meeting with the Care Leaver Covenant
2019 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.
Only 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!
This year our business volunteers supported 6,442 young people in 67 schools! We now have dates for our education activities next year.
As 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.
Check out what the YES Project has been up to and what we have accomplished this past year.
On Friday the 14th of June, Leicestershire Cares coordinated our very first Careers Day at Ellesmere College.
The Cycling Sportive has been rescheduled to Thursday the 5th of September.
On Friday the 21st of June, The City Retreat hosted an event in honour of Jox Cox and the legacy she left behind.
Check out this report on how funding charities in prisons can be effective and beneficial.
During 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.
Join 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.
Check out what some of business volunteers and young people got up to at A Place to Grow during Leicestershire Cares week.
A 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.
Happy Eid Mubarak to all our staff, family, friends and everyone who works with us.
This year, our Volunteer of the Year Emily Quinton was able to attend the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.
Teenagers taught about the world of work are more motivated to get higher GCSE results, say researchers.
Read about all the great work our partnerships have been delivering and what we have planned in the next quarter.
For Leicestershire Cares Week, young people attended a World of Work tour at the Walkers Charnwood Bakery – part of Samworth Brothers.
Check out what Leicestershire Cares has been up to in the last year.
Thank 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 thought-provoking presentation on the importance of businesses role in societal change and questioned how local government can best support this going forward.
Check out the film created from this year's YES Awards ceremony, where we celebrated our young people's achievements.
On Friday the 5th of July Leicestershire Cares will be holding a Youth Mental Health First aid course, which will be delivered by Chris Rollings.
Sytner 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.
Our Annual Celebration Event is being held on Thursday the 16th of May at Winstanley House and we are happy to announce our Award Finalists.
This year we have the opportunity of delivering a series of mental health workshops that ran successfully last year.
Earlier this year, Leicestershire Cares took part in developing new resources aimed at improving care leavers’ access to education, employment and training.
Leicestershire Cares and our CEO Kieran Breen have been nominated for awards by the East Midlands Charity Awards.
This year Knights have organised a charity cycling sportive to raise funds for Leicestershire Cares.
This 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.
Our Annual Celebration Event is soon approaching on Thursday the 16th of May.
In total this spring term, 1,960 students were given a mock interview by business volunteers at 11 events across schools in Leicester and Leicestershire.
Our first ever work tour at the Kettleby Foods bakery – part of Samworth Brothers.
Check out some more photos from our World of Work tour around BBC Birmingham.
Our 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 have donated £1,500 to the WIRE project to support getting ex-offenders work ready.
Have a read of an article our CEO Kieran Breen has written for Howard League's blog on their website.
Our young people on the Flying Fish and YES Projects went on a work tour at the Sytner Audi showroom.
A new independent living skills workshop through the VOICES project at Leicestershire Cares.
Our CEO Kieran Breen has recently reviewed a book exploring the issues facing care experienced young people.
Lord Willy Bach Police and Crime Commissioner says thank you to all the businesses and organisations for supporting the PCC Business Breakfast event.
166 employees from member businesses rose to the challenge of making the festive season more fun for people by supporting local charities and community groups.
30 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.
Carla Loughrey from Hinckley and Rugby Building Society is our Champion's Champion!
Great Samworth Brothers Supply Chain showcasing their involvement in the PPC Employers Event.
Several local businesses came to support the breakfast event on the 21st of February and many shared their experiences and successes of the WIRE Project.
The annual YES awards where local charities and organisations gather to celebrate the achievements of young people.
Our quarterly update includes all the exciting projects and events Leicestershire Cares has been involved in to ensure no one is left behind.
Leicestershire Cares will be running a new group for care-experienced young people (aged 18+) on a Monday evenings.
The 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 upcoming breakfast event is set to engage the business community in employing ex-offenders.
Our Chief Executive, Kieran Breen explores why the care system is not delivering for young people.
BBC Radio interview with Amanda and Sam from Alltruck and Dennis Sayer