Southern Counties Charity Partnership with ASDAN

Tackling this issue head-on during the coronavirus pandemic, we have partnered with ASDAN with the aim and determination to help provide young people with the skillsets for work and life outside of care.

At the centre of the program is our very own experienced foster parent, Sarah Lambkin, who is taking the role of the support lead for the ASDAN course, she commented:

“We’re committed to achieving better outcomes for children and young people and we hope that through the ASDAN courses, children in our care are able to prepare for their future in a fun and interactive way.”

Alongside this partnership, we are proud to announce our West Sussex fostering office is now a certified ASDAN centre. Together, this partnership will offer children and young people a range of curriculum development courses to enrich their lives.

While the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the routines of many children and young people in care, we are ensuring no one is left in the dark. Many young people within foster care have more than likely never been given the opportunity to harness basic life skills due to unstable home environments.

James McGarrigle, Registered Manager, commented: “‘We continually strive to support the children in Orange Grove to the best of our abilities.

“This often means looking at creative ways in which we can accomplish this. By tapping into the ASDAN resources, we are hoping to provide another layer of service for our children and young people. With the resources available, children and young people can learn, grow and further prepare themselves for the future.”

ASDAN presents a number of accredited and unaccredited programmes that can transform lives, presenting young people and SEN individuals with engaging programmes that equip them with transferrable life-enhancing skills.

ASDAN also offer more vocational based courses, which can be used to support young people of all abilities. There are over 30 Short Courses available, and some of these can be achieved as part of a child’s regular activities, e.g. Sport, football, gardening.

We are now offering our looked after children the opportunity to take part in ASDAN’s Living Independently Short Course. The course includes how to earn and keep track of money, finding a place of their own, cooking skills, health and wellbeing and career management, ultimately learning how to transition from education to adulthood.

If you would like to know more about becoming a foster parent or providing short term foster care, get in touch with a member of our team on 0800 369 8513.