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NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) is a children's charity that supports and empowers care-experienced children and young people.
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Mentoring and befriending can play a crucial role in improving mental health and helping children and young people reconnect with their families.
New evidence published today highlights just how impactful these relationships can be. ๐
Statement reads: The impact of yesterdayโs Spring Statement, and the welfare cuts that it heralds right across the UK, is hard to accept, or to fathom. At NYAS we have welcomed UK Government commitments to a new child poverty strategy, just as we have welcomed their new โcorporate parentingโ duty on all government departments to give special regard and added support to children in and leaving care. Yet itโs hard to see those important promises reflected in cuts to benefits that the governmentโs own calculations say will see poverty levels rise even higher. The withdrawal of entitlement to PIP (health top up on Universal Credit) for disabled young people under 22 has been given no rationale as a policy except for cost savings. No reflection on the real lives and needs of the young adults who will face isolation and profound hardship without it, at precisely the point in their transition to adulthood when they will need it most. No reflection of any โcorporate parentingโ principle towards those in that age group who are also facing the huge challenge of leaving care at 18. But the impact will be wider still. The message this announcement sends to all children and families living on benefits, especially those with disabilities, is that they cost more than we can afford as a country. At NYAS we believe the opposite โ our country cannot afford more poverty and destitution. One child in poverty is one too many. One homeless young person is one too many. We urge the government to listen to the outcry and think again. Listening to the voices of children, young people and everyone most directly affected by government decisions is exactly what our charity is here for โ and we find every day that when we listen, we learn. There could be no better time to show that government is listening than now.
NYAS responds to announcements made in yesterday's Spring Statement.
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We were pleased to coordinate this open letter to Angela Rayner on guarantors signed by 28 organisations.
Far from allowing certain types of tenants access to housing, guarantor requests are often a tool for discrimination. They must be restricted.
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96% of babies with care-experienced mothers in Project Unity were placed under child protection before birth.๐ถ๐ผ
Past care-experience often affects views on the ability to parent.โ๏ธ
NYAS Cymru calls on @welshgovernment.bsky.social to review and improve referral processes.๐#TrustUsToCare
NYAS Cymru calls on @welshgovernment.bsky.social to set up an โactive offerโ of support from Project Unity for care-experienced young women once a pregnancy is noted.๐คฐ๐ป
This provides earlier support, improving outcomes before legal proceedings.โ๏ธ
Guidance for LAs is needed. #TrustUsToCare
Data Collection!
Our first #TrustUsToCare recommendation urges @welshgovernment.bsky.social to publish annual data on care-experienced young women and child protection.๐ถ๐ผ
To support them we must track how many have children and enter care.๐ข
Local authorities should report on this yearly.
Image of a young woman holding her baby. The image says "Trust us to care. International Women's Day. 8th March 2025."
Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, weโre celebrating the vital work of Project Unity & Trust Us To Care in supporting young mothers across Wales.โจ
A huge thank you to @welshgovernment.bsky.social for funding the project โgiving young mums the support they deserve.
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We will be sharing lots of our advocacy work and campaigns for change over here, so follow along to stay up to date with what we are up to!
But don't worry, you can find support from us here: www.nyas.net/get-support/
Join us as we work to change the lives of children in care.๐
At NYAS, we listen to what children and young people want. We care about what they say, and we empower them to have their voices heard, especially when other people are making decisions about their future.
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NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) is a charity that supports and empowers care-experienced children, young people and adults in vulnerable situations. Our mission is to make sure every child feels heard, safe, and involved.๐ฃ
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