Advocacy

Advocating for Change

Home for Good seeks to both influence and deliver change in order to achieve our vision of finding a home for every child who needs one. We advocate because we recognise there are some challenges to achieving our vision that can only be unlocked at a political or systemic level. We take a hopeful, innovative approach, not just calling for change but demonstrating how it can be achieved. Central to our mission is the principle, ‘nothing about us without us.’ Which means we are dedicated to amplifying the voices of children, young people, and families with lived experience in the care system, ensuring that their perspectives and interests remain central to everything we do.

New Report: The Voices of Supported Lodgings

We are delighted to present The Voices of Supported Lodgings, a report that reflects the voices and experiences of young people who live in supported lodgings.

Read the report here

New Report: The Voices of Supported Lodgings

Pillars of advocacy

Relational

Engaging and partnering with those in positions of influence to enact change. This includes governments, parliamentarians and other decision-makers.

Research

To effectively advocate, we gather evidence on what works and what doesn't in the children's social care sector. This involves conducting our own research or commissioning studies as needed.

Reactive

Advocacy often requires a reactive approach. For instance, when a relevant story breaks in the media, we quickly amplify it to those in power or reach out to the source to gain deeper insights.

We rely on donations and grants from individuals, churches and trusts to deliver our advocacy work and amplify the voices of those who are all too easily silenced. Please consider whether you could support this work and help sow the seeds of change for the future of children and young people in care'. 'If you'd like to hear about how your financial support you help take this work forward, email [email protected]


Reports

We have published a number of compelling reports that focus on particular challenges or solutions for children and young people. Take a read below, and for the full list of our reports, click here.

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Statistics

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National statistics for fostering and adoption

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