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Building Happier Futures for young people from care

Building Happier Futures

Donate to our Building Happier Futures fund and make a difference to young people from care.

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Building Happier Futures for young people from care

Our charity partners

Along with Action for Children, Who Cares? Scotland and Home-Start, we’re working to create a happier future for young people from care

Ensuring kids in care, and young people from care, have a safe and happy childhood as well as the foundations to thrive

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Home-Start volunteers work with parents, offering support when they're needed most, to create the best possible start for children

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A national voluntary organisation giving a voice to young people from care across Scotland

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How we're helping

From our scholarship initiative to apprenticeships, we’re helping young people from care to find careers at John Lewis and Waitrose.

Careers

We've created scholarships to make finding a job easier

We’re helping young people from care into education and work. Because caring shouldn’t stop at 18.

Education

Find out how we're helping young people from care stay in education

We’re helping young people from care into education and work. Because caring shouldn’t stop at 18.

Change

We're asking those in power to introduce fairer policies

Early intervention

Discover the steps we're taking to help families from the beginning

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How you can help

Or you can donate now with Give Star

Or you can donate now with Give Star

It's a quick and easy way to start making a difference

It's a quick and easy way to start making a difference

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Do you need help?

If you need to chat to someone about your experience of care, these five charities are here to help

Become

For ongoing coaching, crisis
support, a safe space and more

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Action for Children

Offering practical and emotional
care and support near you

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Drive Forward Foundation

For mentoring opportunitues, work
placements and more

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Who Cares? Scotland

Offering connection, a listening ear,
lifelong advocacy and support

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Home Start

Local charities providing early support for children and families

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Donations Terms & Conditions

Photographs are posed by models to protect the identities of the young people we’re supporting.
John Lewis will gift 50% of your donation to Action for Children (Registered Charity Number 1097940; Scotland Registered Charity Number: SC038092), 20% of your donation to Who Cares? Scotland (Registered Charity Number: SCO26076) and 30% of your donation to Home-Start UK (Registered Charity Number: England and Wales 1108837 and in Scotland SC039172) (minus 5% platform charges)