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Introducing The Halo Code
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We are excited to announce that Become has adopted The Halo Code, the UK's first Black hair code.
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Get involved: Become announces new initiative supported by Children in Need
17 Dec 2020
In partnership with Children in Need, we are looking for young care-experienced people aged 16-18 to help us develop a series of workshops on building and maintaining healthy relationships for other care experienced young people aged 13-18.
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Announcing our new Interim CEO, Victoria Langer
15 Dec 2020
We are pleased to announce our Interim Chief Executive has been appointed. Whilst Katharine Sacks-Jones takes maternity leave in 2021, Victoria Langer will join the team to ensure we deliver our mission of helping children in care and young care leavers.
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Support the #KeepCaringTo18 campaign
14 Dec 2020
Support rhe campaign to make it law that every looked after child receives care until at least their 18th birthday.
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Is the UK government upholding the rights of children in care and care leavers?
09 Dec 2020
Today sees the launch of the Civil Society report to the UN Committee, coordinated by CRAE but representing the views of over 100 organisations championing children’s rights, including Become.
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Becoming a care leaver: my life without a safety net
17 Nov 2020
Samara is 25 and a care leaver who lives in Bradford in the UK. Here, she tells us of her experiences of the care cliff in support of the End the Care Cliff campaign for National Care Leavers Week 2020.
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