- date: Wednesday 4th December 2024
- time: 6:00-7.30pm
- speakers: Kathy Evans and Phoebe White of NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service)
- topic: Care Leavers and Housing: A Complex Story of Discrimination and Inequality
- venue: online only via zoom
- RSVP: here
This talk will build on the speakers' article recently published through the Discrimination Law Association, exploring the complex story of discrimination and inequality facing children in and leaving care. They will highlight some examples of the direct, indirect, systemic and intergenerational discrimination that care-experienced children, young people and care leavers will too often encounter in their day-to-day lives.
Specifically, they will discuss how discrimination interacts with care leavers' access to a safe, stable and loving home both whilst living in care and once they leave care after turning 18 years old, before concluding with potential options for reform. They will welcome an open discussion with the group and are looking forward to hearing and learning from your own perspectives and insights into this topic.
You will be able to learn more about the lived-experiences, challenges facing children in and leaving care.
These meetings are free for DLA members. Non-members are asked to pay £10 (or join). If you are attending online, login details will be sent in due course.
We look forward to seeing you soon at one or more of these events!