We listen. We care. We love.
Staf's Youth Justice Participation Lead shares the importance and role of of youth work in participation and youth justice. Read more
On the 17th March 2021 over 170 delegates gathered to hear from a range of speakers as we discussed moving from Promise to Action. Here you can find speaker presentations along with useful links. 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
young people eligible for aftercare as at 31 July 2019
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
Do you have financial experience you want to put to good use? Do you have a day a month to help Staf achieve it's vision? Would you like to be part of a passionate and enthusiastic Board who care deeply about the outcomes for care leavers? Then you may just the person we are looking for.
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.
The REAL Toolkit – Relationships, Empathy and Love The toolkit will be guide for young people who are leaving care and importantly, it will also be guidance for those working in care on how to promote relationships. Our vision is that every young person in care and leaving care will have positive meaningful relationships. 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.
Staf CEO Jo Derrick discusses the idea of a Universal Basic Income as a way out of poverty for care leavers. As seen in The Herald, 04.03.21 Read more
A coalition of charities supporting care-experienced children and young people across the UK have written to the Work and Pensions Secretary calling on her to keep a £20 per week increase in Universal Credit that is due to end in April. Read more
Staf CEO Jo Derrick has welcomed the announcement of a care review in England. Read more
Tuesday 11th May 2021 | 10.30am - 12.30pm | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more
Thursday 27th May | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Zoom) Read more
Wednesday 9th June 2021 10.30am - 12.30pm| Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more
As the Scottish Parliament elections approach we take a look at the manifestos of the main 5 political parties and examine what they have to offer young people with care experience and the workforce who support them. Read more
On behalf of the Scottish Government, and in partnership with NES, Staf are seeking feedback from organisations/services and also Supported Carers/Supported Lodgings in Scotland. The purpose of the survey is to hear from you and gain your perspective to inform the current landscape of trauma informed practice across the country. Read more
Youth Just Us worker Kevin Lafferty shares a fascinating insight into the groups' involvement in the 'Nae Danger' game created in collaboration with No Lives Better Lives. Read more