"When you're a care leaver everybody wants a guarantor, regardless of how good your credit history is." Check out NYAS and Generation Rent's new Across the Border report, for which we spoke to NYAS Campaigns Advisors about how they feel locked out of safe and secure housing.

Important new report NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) highlighting the difficulties care leavers can face accessing properties in the private rented sector. At Barnardo’s we are calling for a package of funding to introduction national rent deposit & guarantor scheme.📷 bit.ly/418dKge

Amazing news coming from Scotland this week!💫 Congratulations to all those who have worked so hard to achieve this - you are all incredible. Such important progress for children across Scotland.💪🏽

Alongside the Children's Coalition, NYAS were proud to invite young survivors of abuse to the UK House of Commons to share their stories and advocate for what changes they want to see from the Victims and Prisoners Bill. nyas.net/news-and-campa…

Huge congratulations to Madlug™, who have been included in the Big Issue Changemakers list! We are so grateful for their support of #MyThingsMatter; they have sent 4970 bags to local authorities who have signed up to the campaign. bit.ly/47Kv1hn

Today the Welsh Government has shared its strategy to tackle child poverty. NYAS Cymru is disappointed that the strategy lacks ambition and does not go far enough to end child poverty in Wales.

"Let’s start thinking like a good parent would and get this sorted for our children and young people." We stand with The Alliance for Children in Care & Care Leavers in the call for a mental health strategy for children in care & care experienced young people this #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek. bit.ly/4btgBFu

Care-experienced young people tell us that accessing timely, appropriate mental health support is one of the biggest challenges they face. Thank you Hannah McCowen for highlighting the need for a mental health strategy in this insightful blog post for the The Alliance for Children in Care & Care Leavers.

A huge congratulations to Dominique - a truly deserving winner. We are so proud of you, well done!

It's been a busy start to 2024 for NYAS as we continue to campaign for the rights of care-experienced children and young people across England and Wales. Keep reading to hear about everything we've been up to!🧵

The time is now for England and Northern Ireland to #endphysicalpunishment for children. Thank you to RCPCH for hosting NYAS at your roundtable yesterday to discuss bringing protection from physical assault for children in line with the protection afforded to adults.

The Youth Work Strategy Implementation Board met today Gwaith Ieuenctid Cymru | Youth Work In Wales lots taking place across the youth work sector to progress #fundingreview #improvinglegislation and planning a #youngpeoplesevent. Thank you everyone for all your continued commitment to youth work in Wales.

Scotland's housing emergency is being debated in Holyrood tomorrow, in a motion brought forward by Mark Griffin 🚨 MSPs will decide whether Scottish Parliament should declare a housing emergency - we at Generation Rent think they should, and here's six tweets on why... 🏘️🧵 [1/6]

“My foster carers truly cared and wanted to make a difference.”👪 As we come to the end of #FosterCareFortnight, we are delighted to publish' This is My Home: Growing Up in Foster Care' in partnership with our friends The Fostering Network. Learn more. 👇 bit.ly/3UX6BwL

“My foster parents advocated for me and tried to get me support." We teamed up with NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) to talk to children and young people about their experiences of foster care. As we come to the end of #FCF24, we've published their views this report. 👇 bit.ly/3KdZNFV

Really pleased to have launched this report with NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) today to mark the end of #FCF24 based on children and young people's experiences of foster care. What a busy fortnight it's been!

Children Are Our Future. With a #GeneralElection set for July 4th, NYAS is excited to share our manifesto for the next government.🧾 Every care-experienced child and young person should be given the tools, support and love needed to thrive. Read more: bit.ly/3X2KGac

We call on the next UK Government to: 🔒Protect 🔄Reform 📢Represent 💬Engage bit.ly/3X2KGac