Five Rivers Futures

Support for Five Rivers community care leavers

Five Rivers Futures is a befriending service for young people aged 18-25 who have left Five Rivers’ care, including our partner agencies in the Five Rivers community. We provide our care leavers with the following support and guidance after they leave our care:

  • Employment support – CV and job application advice
  • Financial support
  • Housing
  • Support with Education and University Applications
  • A support ‘hamper’, co-designed by our care leavers.

What you need to know about Five Rivers Futures

 

Post Care guide

Access our Post Care guide here and have your questions about leaving care answered.

Support for Care Leavers:

In certain circumstances, we may also be able to consider making small grants which need an application from a social worker, foster carer or residential child care worker. We may also request some of your personal data – please see our privacy policy for more information.

Grants are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and range in value from £10 to £500, depending on circumstances.

  • Small Grants (£10 – £30) – speak to your care worker, foster carer or social worker to apply for a small grant.
  • Large Grants (£30 – £250)
  • Exceptional Grants (£251 – £500)

For more information, or to request a grant:

A hamper to the value of £60 will be supplied to every Five Rivers’ Care Leaver. The hamper has been co-designed by our Care Leavers to match their needs as they leave Five Rivers. Each hamper contains over ten ‘basic essential items’, such as household products and the Five Rivers Cookbook full of simple recipes and advice, as well as a choice of luxury items which are selected by each individual young person to go in their own unique hamper.

Everyday advice on any issue can now be accessed via Become. The contact details for this are:

Request a Call