Available as a contracted service or on an ad-hoc basis, we offer a variety of Advocacy services for all children who are looked after or are care leavers. Our support services cover looked after children and child protection advocacy to ensure children and young people’s support needs are met, no matter their circumstances. Our services include:
If you would like to make a referral for one of the below services and the child or young person is from the following Local Authorities, please visit
Available as a contracted service or on an ad-hoc basis, we offer a variety of Advocacy services for all children who are looked after or are care leavers. Our support services cover looked after children and child protection advocacy to ensure children and young people’s support needs are met, no matter their circumstances. Our services include:
If you would like to make a referral for one of the below services and the child or young person is from the following Local Authorities, please visit
We are a leading provider of independent visiting for looked after children and young people across the UK. We offer young people within the care of a local authority the opportunity to build a long term, trusting, one to one relationship with a reliable, committed adult role model.
What our Independent Visitors do:
BEFRIEND: Visit a child on a regular basis, usually once a month, to befriend them.
ADVISE: Provide Looked After Children with someone to talk to who is independent of the local authority.
SUPPORT: Provide a consistent and reliable adult with a view to building a trusting and positive relationship with the child.
DEVELOP: Provide a child with the opportunity to try new activities and spend time away from their placement.
We make this service available to all children aged 10 or over, subject to an initial child protection conference.
If you are part of Brighter Futures for Children, Bristol, Milton Keynes, South Gloucestershire, we are your provider. Please contact us on 0800 3891 571 or visit your local portal below to make a referral (click for the link):
We are a leading provider of independent visiting for looked after children and young people across the UK. We offer young people within the care of a local authority the opportunity to build a long term, trusting, one to one relationship with a reliable, committed adult role model.
What our Independent Visitors do:
BEFRIEND: Visit a child on a regular basis, usually once a month, to befriend them.
ADVISE: Provide Looked After Children with someone to talk to who is independent of the local authority.
SUPPORT: Provide a consistent and reliable adult with a view to building a trusting and positive relationship with the child.
DEVELOP: Provide a child with the opportunity to try new activities and spend time away from their placement.
We make this service available to all children aged 10 or over, subject to an initial child protection conference.
If you are part of Brighter Futures for Children, Bristol, Milton Keynes, South Gloucestershire, we are your provider. Please contact us on 0800 3891 571 or visit your local portal below to make a referral (click for the link):
Transitioning out of care and into independence can present a number of challenges – from financial and next steps, whether that be work or education, through to social, emotional and much more.
Our Mentors support care leaver in developing their confidence and skills required to live independently, and if required, can advocate on their behalf at meetings or appointments.
Our service is available in six monthly blocks at a fixed price per young person.
Our mentoring services include:
Transitioning out of care and into independence can present a number of challenges – from financial and next steps, whether that be work or education, through to social, emotional and much more.
Our Mentors support care leaver in developing their confidence and skills required to live independently, and if required, can advocate on their behalf at meetings or appointments.
Our service is available in six monthly blocks at a fixed price per young person.
Our mentoring services include:
Our Participation Services are designed to ensure that the collective voices of children and young people in care are used to inform the design, delivery and evaluation of services to children in care and care leavers of the Authority and partner agencies.
We involve children and young people in the design, delivery and implementation of services which affect and impact their lives, helping them in playing an important role to ensure better outcomes for their future. Our teams support conversations between children who are in care and those who provide services via dedicated children in care councils, as well as forums and panels.
Our service is available in six monthly blocks at a fixed price per young person.
Our participation services include:
Our Participation Services are designed to ensure that the collective voices of children and young people in care are used to inform the design, delivery and evaluation of services to children in care and care leavers of the Authority and partner agencies.
We involve children and young people in the design, delivery and implementation of services which affect and impact their lives, helping them in playing an important role to ensure better outcomes for their future. Our teams support conversations between children who are in care and those who provide services via dedicated children in care councils, as well as forums and panels.
Our service is available in six monthly blocks at a fixed price per young person.
Our participation services include:
Our Visiting Advocacy Service helps Residential Schools and Children’s Homes to keep children and young adults safe and support their well-being. We can help you listen to children and young people, identify concerns, and improve your provision.
Our team of Independent Advocates, Coordinators and Managers of the service, have all had experience of working within a regulated service as well as direct one to one work with children and young people receiving services. We follow Safer Recruitment Practice and provide robust and supportive initial and ongoing checks, training, and support for all team members.
Our Visiting Advocacy Service helps Residential Schools and Children’s Homes to keep children and young adults safe and support their well-being. We can help you listen to children and young people, identify concerns, and improve your provision.
Our team of Independent Advocates, Coordinators and Managers of the service, have all had experience of working within a regulated service as well as direct one to one work with children and young people receiving services. We follow Safer Recruitment Practice and provide robust and supportive initial and ongoing checks, training, and support for all team members.
A return home interview provides an opportunity for a young person to explain why they went missing. The purpose of the interview is to gather information about the child’s life with a holistic perspective to identify reasons for running or going missing and to discuss what needs to be put in place to prevent them from going missing again.
The interview will help understand and address:
This is important to determine if the young person has been at risk during the time they were missing or are vulnerable to harm in any way. Return home interviews help us to identify any support young people might need to help keep them or others safe.
Following a return home interview, it is best practice to give feedback to another relevant practitioner (school safeguarding staff, social worker etc.) or a parent or carer depending on what has been discussed.
If safeguarding concerns are identified, they will be communicated to an already allocated social worker. In addition, and if appropriate, information will be shared with the police and/or other agencies.
If additional support for the young person is needed, a conversation will be held with someone already working with them in order to facilitate this. This could be staff at school or college, a social worker, an early help practitioner or a youth justice worker.
It is usually more appropriate for this work to be carried out by those with a more holistic and comprehensive understanding of the needs of the young person and their family. However, the return home interview service will also make referrals wherever necessary.
A return home interview provides an opportunity for a young person to explain why they went missing. The purpose of the interview is to gather information about the child’s life with a holistic perspective to identify reasons for running or going missing and to discuss what needs to be put in place to prevent them from going missing again.
The interview will help understand and address:
This is important to determine if the young person has been at risk during the time they were missing or are vulnerable to harm in any way. Return home interviews help us to identify any support young people might need to help keep them or others safe.
Following a return home interview, it is best practice to give feedback to another relevant practitioner (school safeguarding staff, social worker etc.) or a parent or carer depending on what has been discussed.
If safeguarding concerns are identified, they will be communicated to an already allocated social worker. In addition, and if appropriate, information will be shared with the police and/or other agencies.
If additional support for the young person is needed, a conversation will be held with someone already working with them in order to facilitate this. This could be staff at school or college, a social worker, an early help practitioner or a youth justice worker.
It is usually more appropriate for this work to be carried out by those with a more holistic and comprehensive understanding of the needs of the young person and their family. However, the return home interview service will also make referrals wherever necessary.
