Other help and support

Accommodation and housing

• Staffordshire
  
  
• Cannock Chase
  
  
• East Staffordshire
  
  
• Lichfield
  
  
• Newcastle under Lyme
  
  
• South Staffordshire
  
  
• Stafford
  
  
• Staffordshire Moorlands
  
  
• Tamworth
  
  
• Shelter

Finances

• Citizens Advice
  
  
• The Capstone Leavers Trust (CCLT) awards grants to people aged 17-25 who have been in local authority care in England or Wales and are in need
  
  
• Talisman Charitable Trust provides poverty relief grants for education, health, housing, disablement or disability
  
  
• The Money Advice Service provides free and impartial money advice, set up by government
  
  
• The Trussel Trust develops, runs, and enables community projects that combat poverty and exclusion including provision of food banks across the county
  
  
• House of bread food bank
  
  
• Warm home discount scheme
  
  
• Central government - benefits page

Education, training and employment

• National Careers Service
  
  
• Adult and community learning for aged 19+
  
  
• Learning options
  
  
• Central government - apprenticeship page
  
  
• UCAS supporting care leavers toolkit provides information and advice to help support care leavers applying for higher education
  
  
• Nova Training training provider
    
• PM Training training provider

• National Apprenticeships 
     
• Do It volunteering opportunity 
     
• Propel – information for young people thinking about attending University. Links to details about what support each University can offer to care experienced young people

Health and wellbeing

• Savana - a charity based in north Staffordshire that provides support for anyone who has experienced or is affected by any form of sexual violence
     
• Arch - works in north Staffordshire and surrounding areas supporting and tackling domestic abuse, helping to end homelessness and promoting social inclusion
     
• Brighter futures - provides a range of services for those whose emotional, physical, social or financial situation leaves them in need of support

• PAPYRUS - a national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide
  
  
• Young Minds - a national charity supporting young people with mental health support to enable them to have the resilience to overcome life's difficulties
  
  
• Changes YP - a peer support service promoting the recovery of young people in mental distress throughout Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire
  
  
• Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) self help - proven to help mental health problems

Relationships and participation in society

• Change Grow Live (CGL) - provide advocacy and independent visitor services for the following groups of children and young people:
  
  
• Coram Voice - enables and equips children and young people to hold to account the services responsible for their care.
  
  
• National Citizen Service (NCS) - aims to develop a more cohesive, engaged and responsible society, and participants will improve their communication skills and develop as leaders.