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Finding Support as a Care Leaver

Posted by: Emily, Posted on: 20 November 2025 - Categories: Care leavers
Emily’s baby shower (Emily is second to the right)

Emily shares how her life has been transformed by Staying Close, a Department for Education-funded programme supporting care leavers.

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