Lasting Support Services

We offer specialised services to policymakers, foster carers, frontline practitioners, and all other care providers serving young people.

Our Services

Projects and programmes

We run several innovative projects which seek to improve the outcomes for young people in care
Sector Specific Training

Addressing the niche, taboo and complex issues that foster carers and frontline staff face when working with looked after children/young people
Capacity-building & consultancy

Supporting organisations and professionals working within the sector on policy review, staff training, physical environment review, marketing & communication strategy.
Certification Programme

Certifying organisations working with young people to provide culturally-informed and trauma-responsive services
Research & Guidance

We conduct research through our direct work and we use our findings to develop resources and publish nation-wide guidance papers.
Lasting Support Home

Our supported accommodation is designed to provide housing while creating lasting support lines for young people aged 16-17 in care

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Warda Mohamed
Musa Hassan Yousuf
Dominica Debczak-Debski
Faisal Curry
Haaniyah Angus
Hannah Turner
Paul Moody
Lauren Starkey
Zey Binboga
Waleed Mohamed
Paulina Louba
Mulky Din

"I have to say that I found the training session extremely helpful and thought provoking. I think that everyone working with vulnerable asylum-seeking young people would benefit from this training. Using real-life examples was an excellent way of challenging stereotypical views and will hopefully allow people to never give up on the young people they support."

Bridget Newham - Team Leader (Asylum, NHS and Adult Social Care)
"I must applaud the presenters who were personable, knowledgeable and engaging, and made the session very enjoyable and not as staid as many of these types of training. The format really encouraged discussion and exploration and allowed participants to interact and challenge (respectfully) whilst sharing insights and strategies that were helpful and really got us thinking. The training was so good that I intend to attend another full session. Very interested to see what additional learnings I am able to achieve."

Emmanuel Farodoye
Lambeth Children’s Rights & Participation Officer
“The training Lasting Support Services provided on the radicalisation of young people was very informative. Our staff really enjoyed the interactive sections of the training. The delivery of the training was professional, and staff were positively engaged.”

Anonymous Feedback
Head Teacher
“As a frontline professional, the course was the best and most useful training I have attended in years. The facilitator and young person assisting were excellent. The course had a good balance between facts and practical workshops and the exercises were informative and experiential which allowed the participants to share in a safe & comfortable environment. I was introduced to new concepts in particular; the drawbacks of sharing concerns about possible radicalisation too early as the young person may be just exploring ideas with me as an adult. I learned a lot by hearing the survivor facilitator’s experiences of being a young person in the care system.”

Anonymous Feedback
Youth Worker
“Lasting Support Services’ session was insightful, especially with the young facilitator with lived experience giving her own experience of how she was radicalised or manipulated into joining a harmful group. Although it wasn’t a terrorist group, it was still educational to hear it from someone who has experienced grooming personally.”

Anonymous Feedback
Assistant Teacher