For you and me its another day in paradise
- so the song goes but this may not necessarily be the case for a special group of children that often lead lives of exclusion, pain and misery; where poor literacy skills, poor physical and mental health, a life of crime and exclusion can be the norm.

Welcome to Creating Chances

Creating Chances - Supporting the education and training of children in care and care leavers.

In the past three years only twenty children in care from the Black Country have made it to university and many of our care leavers are without work and independent income as a result of underachievement in education and skills training.

Creating Chances Trust supports children in care from the four Black Country authorities of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

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Did you know?

  • Approximately 65% of 16 year olds in the UK achieve 5 A* to C grade qualifications at GCSE but if you are a child in care the figure is closer to 15%
  • Approximately 30% of children in care have special educational needs compared to 3% of all children
  • Of people sleeping rough around 30% spent time in care
  • Of the prison population approximately 30% are ex care children
  • A care leaver has a greater chance at 18 of being in prison than attending a university
  • Literacy levels for ex children in care are very low but suicide rates are high.

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