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Impact Report 2024/25

Become is the leading charity for children in care and young people leaving care in England, providing 1-2-1 advice, education support, independent living programmes and professional training, while campaigning for systemic reform. Their 2024/25 impact report highlights 15 policy changes secured, 1,858 young people directly reached, and a record £1 million five-year corporate partnership with Mace.

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Care Advice Service, Propel into Education, KEYS independent living programme, young campaigners (Gone Too Far and End the Care Cliff), professional training, Become the Movement, Youth Editorial Board Custom geography from upload: England

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 1,858 young people directly reached; 16,000+ used website (42,000+ page views); 661 received support through Care Advice Service
Key Metric 2 15 policy changes to the care system secured; work raised 33 times in parliament; 110 national media hits
Key Metric 3 90% of young people feel more confident about their situation; 98% of professionals trained said learning would directly impact their practice

Key Outcomes

  • Three major wins through Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: corporate parenting extended to NHS and schools; Staying Close support extended to age 25; 'intentionality' rule removed from homelessness law for care leavers
  • 126 young people supported 1:2:1 into education; 43 moved into training or work; 6 helped into university; over 1,000 professionals trained
  • Local connection test for social housing scrapped for care leavers; 85% of KEYS participants felt more confident living independently; 100% would recommend the programme

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440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
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140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
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373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
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55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
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45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
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95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
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91,000 young people supported across 24 countries in 2024/25, including 67,368 in the UK
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Over 70% of the 25,500 young people who completed Employment and Enterprise programmes achieved a positive outcome
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Education programmes engaged 63,000 young people (69% of the total), the largest share of delivery
In the UK, 71% of Employment and Enterprise completers achieved a positive outcome, including 39% into employment or self-employment
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851 students supported through the In2STEM programme in 2024, from 2,036 applications
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27,447 hours of in-person STEM placement experience provided to participants
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94% of participants know what it means to work in STEM after the programme, up from 69% beforehand
97% of alumni who applied to university were successfully offered a place, based on UCAS data from 1,760 alumni