Quilts for Care Leavers provides ‘quilted hugs’ to care leavers aged between 16 and 25 who are living independently after their time in local authority care has come to an end. A representative from this charity will be giving a talk on the work done by its volunteers.

The facts about life after the UK care system are bleak: 1 in 5 homeless people have been in care and 1 in 5 care leavers go on to spend time in prison. Once discharged from local authority care, these 16-25 year old young adults are effectively on their own, often with very limited resources. In response, every year across the country, groups of volunteers host Christmas Dinner events for many of these young adults who would otherwise be spending Christmas Day alone.

Quilts for Care Leavers is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation set up “To establish in life and relieve the needs of young people, specifically those who are leaving, or have left, the care of their local authority and are progressing towards independent living, through the provision of a handmade quilt or other handmade object.”

Follow this link to find out more about this charitable organisation - Quilts for Care Leavers