What we do
The aim of the Bloom service is to promote, safeguard and enhance the rights of young people to assist them to make a successful transition to adulthood and empower them to be heard and to reduce loneliness and anxiety, develop skills, confidence and self-esteem to help young people fulfil their potential. The service works with care leavers 18+. There are three core elements of the project; life coaching, activity club and befriending & volunteer support.
The Bloom Activities service will provide regular opportunities to get together for group events and regular clubs such as cooking and gardening.
The aim of the Bloom Life Coaching service is to give young people the power to unlock their own potential for positive change, by providing them with the tools to build resilience, improve wellbeing, and understand themselves better. Coaching empowers young people to think about and move forward positively in their lives, by creating and working towards specific goals.
The Bloom Volunteering, Befriending and Peer Mentoring service provides befriending and volunteer support.
Volunteers will help with activities and provide an adult mentor where this is considered more appropriate.
Befrienders are members of the local community who befriend and provide ongoing assistance to vulnerable young people who have moved to independence from the ‘looked-after’ system.
Peer mentors are slightly older care leavers who will guide their young people through the complex process of leaving care and moving to independent living by drawing on their own experiences.
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We can help with
- Supporting the transition to independent living, including advice, supported lodgings, help getting a job.
- Find out more about Leaving care
- Search for Leaving care services