Care Experience at GVO Safe Spaces
Creating Homes, Aspirations, and New Choices for Everyone
We are care experienced young adults turning our lived experience into power, purpose, and change.
Through CHANCE - Creating Homes, Aspirations, and New Choices for Everyone, along with initiatives like GVO Safe Spaces, we are building a future where every care experienced person has safety, opportunity, and the freedom to thrive.
Our voices come from real experience. Our strength comes from surviving systems that weren’t built for us despite best efforts. Our mission is to transform those systems so the next generation doesn’t face the same barriers we did, ensuring they receive the care experienced support they deserve.
We are the walk as much as the talk. We stand with organisations and projects that take action, not just make promises or tick boxes. Together, we challenge inequality, open doors that were once closed, and create spaces where care experienced people are valued, supported, and heard—before crisis takes hold.
To create homes that feel like belonging.
To raise aspirations that were once limited.
To build new choices where none existed.
To give every care experienced person a real CHANCE.
“Many care leavers have to deal with the sinking feeling of when ‘care leaves us’. We believe in a future shaped with us, not for us — and we’re here to make that happen, fostering youth empowerment along the way.”
Who We Are
We are a small group of care-experienced young adults using our voices and lived experiences to provide care experienced support, while our passion for change drives us to help create GVO Safe Spaces that foster youth empowerment for a brighter future.
We aim to collaborate with organisations and projects dedicated to providing care experienced support, fostering youth empowerment, and creating GVO Safe Spaces that truly enhance life chances for care-experienced individuals, ultimately making a significant impact.
Together, we believe that through care experienced support, we can challenge barriers, inspire hope, and foster youth empowerment to create lasting positive change within GVO Safe Spaces.
Paige's Letter To Profesionals
Commissioned for Trafford Council, this initiative aims to foster a deeper understanding between care experienced children and young people and the professionals surrounding them, including teachers, social workers, and aftercare workers. Paige shares a heartfelt plea that embodies the spirit of community and the essence of 'Good Vibes On
Commissioned for Trafford Council, this initiative aims to foster a deeper understanding between care experienced children and young people and the professionals surrounding them, including teachers, social workers, and aftercare workers. Paige shares a heartfelt plea that embodies the spirit of community and the essence of 'Good Vibes Only' (GVO). She emphasizes the importance of care experienced support and wants you to truly hear and understand her message in these GVO Safe Spaces, which are dedicated to youth empowerment.