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Children in Care
Corporate Mentoring Project
The DCC Corporate Mentoring Project is a scheme in Devon County Council for children in care and care leavers.
What is mentoring?
Mentoring can help give a young person:
- encouragement
- support
- a positive agenda
- motivation
- a chance to set goals
- an independent role model
- an opportunity to try new activities, skills and have fun.
How can I find out more?
Information leaflets:
- for young people
(352KB - pdf help) - for Devon County Council staff (295KB - pdf help)
- referral and information matching form
- Word version
- PDF version (33KB - pdf help)
For more information about becoming a mentor for children in care or for children in need please contact the mentoring team:
Main office:
01803 866886
North and Mid Devon
07969 859990
Exeter and East
07790 810189
South and West
07814 968702
Corporate Parenting
Every Devon County Council elected member and employee shares the responsibility for contributing to parenting children who are in the care of Devon County Council.
We believe that every elected member and employee can play a part to help our children in care to be happier, to achieve more, to be better equipped to manage their futures and to contribute actively to their community.
More information about Corporate Parenting (646KB - pdf help).