Useful Contact Information
Care Leavers 18+ Service Offices
North and West Kent
Worrall House, 30 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AE
Phone: 03000 421124
South and East Kent
Thistley Hill, Melbourne Avenue, Dover, CT16 2JH
Phone: 03000 410701
Adult Social Care teams and Young People’s Teams
Email: social.services@kent.gov.uk
For those aged 18 and over: call 03000 416161
For those aged 16-17: call 03000 411111
Virtual School Kent
For information about the Young Adult Council, Activity Days, sitting on Interview Panels or other ways to participate:
Email: VSK_Participation@kent.gov.uk
Phone: 03000 419163
Training Providers in Kent and Apprenticeships
- www.kentprospectus.co.uk
- www.kentprospectus.co.uk/information/students/become-an-apprentice
- www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/college-sixth-form-employment-and-training
- www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/volunteering
The Care Leaver Covenant
The Care Leaver Covenant App has been created to show you useful offers provided by organisations, charities and businesses across the UK. These could include work experience placements, work shadowing, mentoring, discounts and much more! They are exclusive to Care Leavers, and are intended to help you start your career, stay healthy and make new friends.
Go to www.mycovenant.org.uk to find out more.
Other Useful Links
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Benefits: www.gov.uk/browse/benefits/entitlement
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Solicitor: www.lawsociety.org.uk/find-a-solicitor
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Care Leavers Association: www.careleavers.com
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National Leaving Care Advisor Service: www.leavingcare.org
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Care Leavers Foundation: www.thecareleaversfoundation.org
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Refugee Council: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
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Shelter: www.shelter.org.uk
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Become: www.becomecharity.org.uk
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Voice: www.voiceyp.org