We listen. We care. We love.
The Catalysts have created Seeds for Change an indoor plant starter kit that will bring nature and nurture inside to care leavers and workers' homes. Read more
Staf has published a report setting out the impact of COVID-19 on care leavers, based on feedback from young people themselves and Staf member organisations who support them. Read more
Staf has compiled information and resources on coronavirus (COVID-19), to help assist care-experienced young people and those who support them. Read more
We all want the best support for young people leaving care in Scotland. Join Staf's influential network to understand, implement and influence the sector for the better. Read more
young people eligible for aftercare as at 31 July 2018
percentage of young people eligible for aftercare who were in education, training or employment
young people recorded as in a Continuing Care placement in 2017-2018
Staf's leadership team are now looking for someone with financial qualification/expertise, ideally from charity finance background, to bring the additional skillset and experience to our Board to achieve our strategic ambitions.
This crisis has shone a new light on the issues children and young people in and leaving care face but we also know that there’s some great work continuing and we hope to highlight this through the #WeLove campaign.
Building Relationships is the second stage in our new three-year project to support you to develop relationship-based practice, funded by The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
Funded by the Life Changes Trust, Project Return will bring together young people and practitioners to aid our understanding of trauma and trauma-informed practice, and to explore the supportive environments we know are required to support recovery and the development of relationships.
With funding from the Life Changes Trust, we have begun a new project, jointly with the Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice, to listen to the voice of care and justice-experienced young people so that their views are given the due weight and attention they deserve.
Scotland’s leading care-experience organisations have written to the Scottish Government, calling on the Care Experienced Students Bursary to be increased so that it is paid year-round – a change that would benefit over 2,500 students in Scotland. Read more
Staf CEO Jo Derrick has welcomed the appointment of Fiona Duncan as chair of the Promise Oversight Board, which will provide oversight to the implementation of the Care Review. Read more
Wednesday 15 July 2020 | 10.30am - 1230pm | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more
Tuesday 4th August 2020 | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more
Tuesday 18th August | 10am - 11.30pm | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more
Staf's Learning and Development Project Worker Papoula Petri Romão updates on the work of the Building Relationships Advisory Group. Find out more about the work being undertaken and how you can get involved. Read more
Staf's 'Building Relationships' Advisory Group is creating a comprehensive tool that will support organisations to prioritise relationship-based practice. Read more
Kevin Lafferty reflects on how Youth Justice Voices has continued to give care and justice experienced young people a space to be heard during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more