WHO CARES?
Is a youth-led training programme turning care-experienced stories into powerful tools for change
Who Cares? is a youth-led project supporting care-experienced young people to turn their stories into practical training for professionals. Participants receive mentoring, public speaking coaching, and confidence-building support to help them lead professional training and drive system change.
​Why We Do It
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This project is built on years of frontline delivery. We've seen first-hand how:
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Professionals often lack the tools and lived insight to truly connect with care-experienced young people.
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Young people in care carry wisdom, resilience, and critical insight into what should have happened – and they want to use their voices to help others do better.
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Who Cares? bridges this gap. It helps young people reclaim their voice and use it to create systemic change, while equipping professionals to better understand, engage, and support.
What we do - in action
Who Cares is more than a project — it’s a movement led by care-experienced and high-risk young people determined to create real change. Our participants are trained and supported to design and deliver powerful, honest, and transformative workshops for professionals across sectors — including social care, education, and the justice system.
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These sessions challenge outdated perceptions, tackle unconscious bias, and bring the realities of being a young person in or on the edge of care into sharp focus.
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Through this programme, young people:
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Deliver lived-experience-led training to professionals, frontline staff, and decision-makers
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Share their journeys, challenges, and insights to shape better policy and practice
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Co-produce materials, presentations, and case studies used in professional development
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Gain public speaking, facilitation, and leadership skills
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Reclaim their narrative while helping others do better for the next generation
Get involved
Who Cares is built on the power of youth voice — and we’re always looking for passionate young people, professionals, and partners to be part of the movement.
Are you a young person with lived experience?
Join a community of changemakers. We’ll support you with training, mentoring, and real-world opportunities to use your story to drive change. Whether you want to build confidence, learn facilitation skills, or speak truth to power — this is your space.
Are you a professional or an organisation?
Bring the reality of lived experience into your training room. Our facilitators deliver raw, impactful sessions that leave lasting change, improving how services engage with care-experienced and high-risk young people.
Want to support the project?
From sponsoring sessions to providing venues, mentoring, or job opportunities, there are so many ways to help amplify youth voices.