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Manchester Leaving Care Info for young people
Info for young people
Manchester Leaving Care Service provides support to young people in Manchester who are leaving care.
We work with young people from about the age of 16 until they are at least 21. We consult with you through the whole process to make sure that you are involved in the plans for your future.
As you leave care you are assigned a leaving care worker or personal advisor who will support you through the whole process. They will help you achieve the following by the time you are 21 years old:
- be living in stable, suitable accommodation
- have sorted out your money and be able to manage your finances
- be in some form of education, training or employment
- be registered and plugged into primary health care services and know how to access more specialist health services if necessary
- have some leisure and social interests
- have some networks of support in the community other than care or ex care links
- have understood issues as to why you were in care in the first place, and if appropriate helped youre-establish some ongoing relationship with your birth family
- have helped you develop enough confidence and self esteem so that you feel able to face the future positively
