Life hacks

Check here for practical advice and tips, great recipes for using on a budget and life experiences from other young people leaving care.

Featured Life Hacks

Advice from others: Mental health

8 tips to help you nail an interview

An open letter to my foster carer

I can slag it off all I want, but coming into care really was the best thing for me – it saved me.
Chloe, 19

Latest Life Hacks

Positive outcomes

What should government do to make children and young people’s lives better?

Were you in care growing up? You know there’s support out there… right?

Quick and delicious budget recipes: Sausage & Bean Casserole

Apply to be on the Children’s Commissioner’s Care Experienced Advisory Board

Quick and delicious budget recipes: Tree biscuits

Other opportunities

A practical guide for finding discounts, grants, funding and career opportunities

Quick and delicious budget recipes: Homemade Pop T*rts

Quick and delicious budget recipes: Chickpea, carrot & coriander falafels

Quick and delicious budget recipes: Biscoff crumble key lime pie

Quick and delicious budget recipes: Caribbean style chilli

Quick and delicious budget recipes: Frying-Pan-Pizza

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