LAC Info Pack 2018 - Local Offer EC8518-3 LAC Info Pack 2018 - Local Offer | Page 3

WHAT IS THE LOCAL OFFER?
We know that it is a big step when you move out of
care and start living on your own or with others. Just
because you are leaving care, or have already left care,
we won’t stop caring about you. We want to make sure
that you feel safe and supported and know where and
who to go to for advice and help.
This Local Offer is all about the services and support available to you as
a care leaver. It includes information about what we must provide to you
by law as well as the extra support we will offer. It applies to you whether
you currently live in the borough or not but are an Ealing care leaver.
Ealing Council has a strong commitment to acting as good ‘corporate
parents’ and provide the services that can help you achieve your goals in
life, including our award-winning Horizons Centre. We regularly hear from
our children in care and care leavers at the Corporate Parent Committee,
chaired by the Leader of the Council, and through our Children in Care
Councils that represent children and young people’s views up to age 25.
We will continue to listen to your views to make sure the services we offer
are what you need.
Ealing’s Horizons Shout Out Council (HSC) for care leavers have helped us
to produce this Local Offer. If you need help with reading or understanding
anything just ask your Personal Advisor in the the Leaving Care Service, we
can provide the information in the most accessible way for you.
You can also find out more about services and support in the ‘Life is
what you make it’ pack, produced in partnership with the HSC and now
updated for 2018/19. It can also be found online on the Young Ealing
website www.youngealing.co.uk
To be able to get the support set out in this leaflet, you must have been
in care for at least 13 weeks between the ages of 14 and 16 (including your
16th birthday) or for 13 weeks after your 16th birthday. If you are not sure
whether you qualify for support, then you can ask your Personal Advisor.
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