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Young advocate wins Centrepoint Award for her work to change the care system
The Young Lives Foundation said Hayleigh’s advocacy helped her find her voice and support other care leavers facing housing barriers.
- The Young Lives Foundation nominated Hayleigh for Centrepoint's "Partner" award, recognizing her advocacy work on behalf of care leavers and other young people from similar backgrounds.
- After entering care at 10 years old, Hayleigh overcame significant challenges while raised by her grandmother and now serves on the Children in Care Council representing care-experienced youth.
- The Young Lives Foundation in Kent supported Hayleigh for over a decade, helping her build confidence. Leaving Care Mentor Amy said: "I met Hayleigh four years ago and was immediately impressed."
- Separately, Centrepoint successfully campaigned for a new Housing Benefit rule effective this October, allowing young people in supported housing to keep more earnings from work.
- Centrepoint launched Centreprise, an entrepreneurial program backed by a £1 million legacy gift from the late Alex Fortescue, providing £70k in support to help young people build businesses over five years.
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Young care leaver wins Centrepoint award as housing benefit reforms arrive
Hayleigh Evans, a 22‑year‑old former care leaver from Kent, will receive Centrepoint’s Partner Award at a London ceremony later this month. Evans entered the care system at the age of ten after her family home became untenable, and her grandmother left a 18‑year nursing career to look after her and her siblings. She recalls the early years as a maze of rotating social workers, saying, “When I was younger, there were a lot of social workers invol…
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