The statistics paint a grim reality for girls leaving care, but we refuse to accept it as inevitable. At Spark Sisterhood, we believe every girl leaving care deserves unconditional supportand guidance as they transition into adulthood. We provide essential life skills support, friendship, practical guidance, and a community that empowers girls to build fulfilling lives beyond the care system.
The traditional goodbye-and-good-luck approach for girls leaving care is outdated. It leaves girls vulnerable to cycles of struggle and adversity, incl. social exclusion, homelessness, unemployment, drug abuse and other challenges. We're here to change that narrative. With our employment pathways, mentoring program, community and online learning platform, we're reshaping post-care experiences for girls across the UK.
Spark Sisterhood is a registered charity dedicated to building an online educational platform and creating a mentoring network between care-experienced and successful women, and girls leaving the care system. We offer advice and guidance on health and wellbeing, self care, education, career, money, keeping safe, and much more. Anything to help these girls thrive.
Our founder, Louise Allen, grew up in care herself and understands firsthand the challenges these girls face. She survived a difficult childhood and has managed to build a fulfilling, succesful life. She’s an award-winning author, artist, parent and foster parent, and has also been a senior university lecturer. Her mission is to ensure every girl leaving care knows she's not alone and has the support to succeed in life and be happy.
Click on the video button to learn more about Louise's story and our girls Lucy and Maisie's experiences in care.
Beyond our front-line mentoring and support, we provide preparation support for girls still in care through one-day events within the girls’ existing education or alternative education setting. We aim to create an awareness of what’s happening to their brain as they progress through adolescence. This also acts as their introduction to Spark Sisterhood and how we can support them, post-care.
"Spark Sisterhood for me represents trust and the reassurance you will be listened to, not judged, and that your worries no matter how big or small mean something. It’s offering hope to young girls, a feeling of protection and family from the sisterhood."
Lucy
16 years old
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"My time in the care system was a while ago, but I truly wish that Spark Sisterhood existed for me when I was leaving care. Leaving care was a scary experience. I wish I had the mentoring and the support they will provide for this generation of care leavers and for future care leavers."
Carla
45 years old
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Empowering girls leaving care to build bright futures
Empowering girls leaving care to build bright futures
Empowering girls leaving care to build bright futures
Empowering girls leaving care to build bright futures
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Your donation can make a real difference in the lives of girls leaving care. Join us in supporting Spark Sisterhood and help us empower the next generation of remarkable women. Together, we can change lives.
Empowering girls leaving care to build bright futures
Empowering girls leaving care to build bright futures
Empowering girls leaving care to build bright futures
Empowering girls leaving care to build bright futures
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Your support will make the difference
Your donation can make a real difference in the lives of girls leaving care. Join us in supporting Spark Sisterhood and help us empower the next generation of remarkable women. Together, we can change lives.
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