How we work

Manchester Leaving Care has a very strong philosophy of consulting and involving young people from the outset, ensuring they are placed at the centre of what is happening in their lives and that their views and wishes are taken seriously and treated with respect. This doesn’t mean that workers don’t impart advice, or have their arguments with young people as with all teenagers, but listening to what young people want and trying to work with and not for them is the basic approach.

MLCS has a strong philosophy of aiming high for all its young people, recognising there are all sorts of different ways young people can achieve things and emphasising that young people leaving care have just as much talent and potential as any other group of young people.