Our response to the Children’s Commissioner’s report, ‘Children waiting to leave hospital’. We need a national strategy to create the right homes in the right places where children can grow and feel safe. The Government needs to act now. Read about our #GoneTooFar campaign: https://bit.ly/4bWQGs1

Last week, we supported some brilliant care-experienced young people to give evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, sharing their views on how well the social care system upholds young people’s rights. It was an important conversation, and we hope it helps to drive change.

Join us on 22 April by wearing red, getting creative, and raising funds so we can be there for care-experienced young people everyday. Whether it’s dressing up in red or hosting red-themed games, you can help us raise awareness. Get involved: https://bit.ly/4d6ltDH

Many care-experienced young people don’t get the support they need and are left to face adulthood alone at 16, 17, or 18 - long before anyone should have to be independent. A monthly donation can be a powerful way to show up for young people. Be someone they can rely on: https://bit.ly/4rWzpUG

How can your services best support the needs of care-experienced young people during key transitions? We’re teaming up with ReThink to share findings from their latest research in this area. Join us online on Tuesday 21 April, 9:30am-11am. Join this important conversation: https://bit.ly/4uDxOWa

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for care-experienced children and young people is launching a new inquiry into how the care system protects and supports children’s relationships. Watch Jess Asato MP, co-chair of the APPG, explain more about the inquiry. Get involved: https://bit.ly/4lJkifO

For #InternationalWomensDay this year, Alex looks back on her early memories and reflects on what this day means to her.❤️ Click the link to read her full blog: https://bit.ly/4uaYwFk #IWD #CareExperienced #YoungPeople

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! ❤️ Every care-experienced girl and young woman should have their rights protected, their voices heard, and equal access to opportunities. Today, and every day, we’re celebrating them and continuing to push for change, so they can thrive.

Have you heard the big news? @jinglejam.co.uk will be supporting us again this year! Last year was incredible, and the support we received meant we could reach even more care-experienced young people. A massive thanks to everyone at Jingle Jam for making this possible 🙌 #JingleJam2026

We’re heading to the NAVSH 2026 Annual Conference in Birmingham next week 🙌 We’ll be there to share about our Teachers Who Care training and our Propel into Education services. We hope to see you there! Find out more about Teachers Who Care: bit.ly/4b2i5qL

There's a lot going on in the world right now and it may be making you feel upset or unsettled. Our Care Advice Line is open 10am to 5pm. We're here to listen and support you. Call: 0800 023 2033 WhatsApp: 0786 003 4982 Email: [email protected]

Are you, or someone you support, care-experienced and thinking of applying to uni? We’re running a free online workshop to help students understand how student finance works and everything they need to know before and after they apply. Click the link to sign up: https://bit.ly/4azOt57

Huge thanks to a wonderful group of dog walkers in Sheffield who fundraised £600 from the sale of their book, Dogs of Chelsea Park, in memory of their dear friend Barley. She was a real champion of children in care and care leavers ❤️ You’re all brilliant, and we couldn’t do this without you.

Yesterday, we were at The Care Leaders Summit in York 🙌 We loved chatting about our support services and our Personal Adviser Development Programme, which is the first accredited programme of its kind in England. Find out more about our programme: https://bit.ly/4qTdhK9

On Tuesday, Tia, a care-experienced young person, joined us for a breakfast meeting at Downing Street. Watch her video for some behind-the-scenes moments from the day 🙌 Want to know more about what we get up to? Click the link below: https://bit.ly/4cNq2T1

We were back at Number 10 yesterday with some brilliant care-experienced young people and our trustees, joined by Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds. We discussed young people’s aspirations, the opportunities that public appointments can create, and why diversity in decision-making matters.

For #CareDay, Ashe reflects on her experience of entering care at 14 and challenges the stigma around older children in care. Read her full blog: https://bit.ly/46il5xL#CareDay Get involved and celebrate Care Day with us!

To celebrate #CareDay, Chloe Mae from our Youth Editorial Board, shares her story of being in foster care and why she wants to see change within the care system. Find out how to get involved and celebrate Care Day with us! https://bit.ly/4aYZmNR

Today is #CareDay 🙌 Join us to show you care. We want to show that there are many people who care about children and young people with care experience. Find our how you can get involved: https://bit.ly/4aYZmNR

Tomorrow is the 11th annual Care Day! And we want to hear from you. Watch the video to see how you can get involved. Don’t forget to include #CareDay so we can share your posts. Together, let’s raise awareness and make the care system better. 🙌

Final few days left to vote! Help us secure over £25,000 in funding through Project for Awesome. Click the link below to watch our nomination video, created with the brilliant Callum, and hit vote. https://projectforawesome.com/videos/project-for-awesome-become #P4A2026

Vote for Become to help us receive over £25,000! Project for Awesome is a fundraiser where people vote for the charities they want to support. Every vote helps us to continue supporting care-experienced children and young people. https://projectforawesome.com/videos/project-for-awesome-become

It’s great to see the Government committing to recruit and keep more foster carers. We hope this will mean more children can stay close to home and their siblings. Our #GoneTooFar campaign fights to keep children close to the people and places that matter. Find out more: https://loom.ly/A5d26pM

This week, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Care-Experienced Children and Young People, which we support, held its Annual General Meeting. We’re pleased to share that jessasatomp.bsky.social and darrenpaffey.bsky.social have been elected as Co-Chairs. Exciting plans ahead - watch this space!

Brilliant news to kick-start the morning 🙌 UCAS application fee will be waived for care leaver applicants across the UK up to age 26, from the 2027 application cycle. This will make a real difference for many young people across the UK.

One week. Two reports. Again, showing that the care system is failing - and it's children and young people paying the price. But this can be fixed. We need a national strategy to create the right homes where children can grow and feel safe. Read the full article: https://loom.ly/DrIHAzg

It's good to see the Government increasing support for care leavers but it doesn't go far enough. Thousands of care-experienced young people are still facing homelessness every year. Let's fix this. Let's permanently #EndTheCareCliff Read our letter in The Guardian: https://loom.ly/Ub_4FUE

Huge Policy win 🙌 Last year, we suggested changes to strengthen the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to better support care-experienced young people. Today, the Government has adopted them. Watch Simone, our Policy and Public Affairs Officer, give a full breakdown.

We’re so excited to introduce our new Youth Editorial Board 🙌 Ashe, Autumn, Chloe, Lawrence, Mary, Max, Tia and Tash will be joining us over the next year, working on creative projects and helping us to reach even more care-experienced young people. Watch this space!

Here's some of our favourite moments from 2025! From campaigning and visiting No. 10, to incredible collaborations with our partners and creators for Jingle Jam, it’s been a year to remember. Thank you to everyone who made 2025 so special – here’s to 2026 🙌

The moment it happened! 🏆 Huge congratulations to Ashley for winning Celebrity Mastermind last night! This support helps us to continue the work we do at Become to stand with care-experienced young people.

The black chair was no match for Ashley John-Baptiste. Huge congratulations to Ashley for winning Celebrity Mastermind 🙌 Not only did he take home the trophy, Ashley's win helped support the work we do at Become. Massive thanks for your support, Ashley!

A huge thanks to Ashley John-Baptiste for choosing to support us on #CelebrityMastermind! He’s taking on the famous black chair tonight, but first he sat down with our Youth Editorial Board who put him under the spotlight: https://loom.ly/rPC5e1A#CelebrityMastermind Watch Ashley tonight at 7:30pm on BBC Two.

“Your two minutes start... in 48 hours!" ⏱️ Ashley John-Baptiste is taking on #CelebrityMastermind this Monday! He'll be braving the famous black chair all in aid of Become. Good luck, Ashley! Tune in to BBC Two at 7:30pm on Monday 29 December: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002p246

For care-experienced young people, Christmas can be difficult for many reasons. We're sharing a powerful poem from Alex, a young person we work with, on what this time of year means to her. If you need support this Christmas, click the link below: https://loom.ly/mPe5Dks

From Westminster Bridge to the doors of No. 10, watch the behind-the-scenes of our banner drop and #GoneTooFar petition hand-in! For over two years, we've been fighting to keep children close to the people and places that matter to them. It's time for change. Find out more: https://loom.ly/A5d26pM

Klarisse, a care experienced young person we work with, spoke to BBC News about her experience being homeless. More and more young people are being failed each year by the very system that is meant to support them. Read Klarisse's full story: https://loom.ly/sOXPabg

Yesterday was a very big day! Lamar, Kevin, Louise and Georgia, from our #GoneTooFar campaign group, handed in our petition at 10 Downing Street. 🙌 A massive thanks to everyone who signed the petition. Learn more about our campaign: loom.ly/A5d26pM

We welcome MHCLG's commitment to an action plan to reduce homelessness among care leavers under 25 - a key step to #EndTheCareCliff. We'll be making sure care-experienced young people are heard as the plan's developed. Read 'A National Plan to End Homelessness': https://loom.ly/aQX9L0c

Early start this morning for an important job on Westminster Bridge with our care-experienced #GoneTooFar campaigners. Over 18,000 children in care are living far away from everything they know. Let's keep them close to the people and places that matter: https://loom.ly/A5d26pM#GoneTooFar

Double your donation and send a Christmas gift to a care-experienced young person. Thanks to @jinglejam.co.uk, when you donate £35 or more before 14 December, you can get the Games Collection of 15 high-quality video games. https://loom.ly/34lcCkI

Lamar's story is one of many. Young people in care are being moved far away from everything they know, and its impacting their lives. It's time we fixed this. Sign our #GoneTooFar petition to keep children close to the people and places that matter: https://loom.ly/A5d26pM

We smashed our target 🙌 We want to say a HUGE thanks to everyone who shared and donated to our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge appeal. And to our amazing pledgers and champion funder for match-funding it. We couldn’t do this without you!

Georgia's experience is still true today. 1 in 5 children in care are living more than 20 miles from their home area. And this number is rising each year. We need your help to change this. Sign our petition: https://loom.ly/A5d26pM #GoneTooFar #YoungPeople #CareExperienced #Petition

There's just two days left of our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge So, there’s still time to donate! From now until 9th December, every donation you make will be DOUBLED. ❤️ Don’t miss the chance to make double your impact: https://loom.ly/C6lG4E8

Just like Maria, many young people leaving care are expected to navigate adulthood without the family safety net so many of us take for granted. But your support can make sure no young person has to face this alone. ❤️ Double your donation and double your impact today: https://loom.ly/C6lG4E8

Being moved far away can disrupt a child’s education, their mental health, their relationships - even with brothers and sisters who they might be separated from. Things need to change. And your support is needed more than ever. Double your donation today 👇 https://loom.ly/PgXRZvA

Kerrie, a young person we work with, spoke to the BBC about her experience being homeless after leaving care. Too many young people are expected to leave care, just when they need stability the most. Let’s change this together. Double your impact today: loom.ly/C6lG4E8

Jingle Jam have raised £1 million! Thank you to all the incredible creators and supporters. We’re only just getting started - donate £35 to Become and get an exclusive Games Collection featuring 15 high-quality video games: loom.ly/34lcCkI

Jennifer’s story is one of many. But by standing with us, your help will make sure that when a young person reaches out, someone is there to listen and support them.❤️ Double your impact today and help make this Christmas different. https://loom.ly/C6lG4E8