
Jim Goddard
@jimgoddard1
Chair of The Care Leavers' Association (CLA). Raised in children's homes between the ages of three and 17. Retired academic. I only post CLA-related tweets.
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http://www.careleavers.com 30-10-2009 15:57:36
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At the House of Lords this evening, speaking at an event for Drive Forward about transitions to work for care-experienced young people, based on my 2023 report for the Nuffield Foundation...



📢 Changes to UC Benefits & PIP could hit CEP hard — especially the U25s. At the CLA we need real stories to help inform policy. Your voice matters. Faced benefit barriers? Let us know: [email protected] #CareLeavers #UniversalCredit #PIP #MakeCareCount #CareExperienced


Struggled to get ID or a passport as a care leaver? We're working with His Majesty’s Passport Office to share your experiences. Costs, paperwork, lack of support — we want to hear it all. 📩 Email: [email protected] Let’s improve access to ID. #CareLeavers #AccessToID #PassportBarriers







You may have heard about the Christmas Dinners. We are the board of Gold from the Stone, our mission is that no care leaver is alone on Christmas Day. We met up today, to work on expanding to even more towns and cities. lemn sissay OBE FRSL you deserve to be the proudest man alive for


Growing up needing a “system” to care for you feels ironic. But attending the APPG for care experience this week, meeting MPs & others with care experience, showed me we’re not alone and people are fighting for us. Thank you Jess Asato MP Become Josh MacAlister MP



A new creative community project for care leavers aged 25 and beyond — a space to create, connect and reflect on your own unique journey through art. Email us at [email protected] to get involved. 💙


Brilliant day with Justice and Care and various people with lived experience and professionals discussing solutions to the exploitation of children in care and care leavers. Inspirational presenters. And a beautiful setting Now we need action.


There was a break in the rain clouds on Saturday afternoon when Shipley Town Councillors, staff & volunteers were once more out tidying up Shipley. Let us know if you would like to join in or have suggestions for where we should target next - [email protected]




Spoke in the House of Lords about children in Care and the difficulties they experience when they leave care. Ashley I mentioned your book ‘Looked After- A Childhood in Care which I highly recommend as it illustrates the challenges ❤️Ashley John-Baptiste