Surrey Care-Leavers Fund

Launched in 2024, the Surrey Care-Leavers Fund was created to support organisations working with care-leavers and to provide financial support directly to young care-leavers.

1 in 4 children in the UK will need social care before turning 18.

In Surrey, there are currently just under 1,000 children in care and around 800 care-leavers (young people aged 16-25 who have care experience).

The outcomes for care-leavers are significantly worse than those without experience of the care system:

  • Care leavers are three times more likely to be NEET (not in Education, Employment or Training);

  • A third face homelessness within two years;

  • Around a quarter of the prison population has care experience; and

  • Only 9% enter higher education by age 19, compared with 47% of peers.

Who to talk to

For any enquiries relating to the Surrey Care-Leavers Fund, please contact Zoe, our Fund Development Manager.

Zoe Coltart

(She/Her)
Fund Development Manager

call

01483 958307

zoe@cfsurrey.org.uk

mail

Mon - 8am-6:30pm

Tues - 9am-2:30pm, 3:30pm-4:30pm

Weds - 9am-5:30pm

Thurs - 9am-2:30pm