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Article thumbnail: Matt Dalton has experienced several episodes of homelessness after he left care at 18 (Photo: supplied via Become)
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‘You’re given a safety net in care, but at 18, you can suddenly be homeless’

Matt Dalton tells i he felt relief when he was taken into care at 15 - but at 17, he faced the ‘care cliff’ as he was suddenly expected to fend for himself

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‘Being in care ripped me away from my twin sister - I won’t lose her again'

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‘I went into care at 7 after my mum died - the system is a constant battle'

Article thumbnail: Lamar Mohsen, 17, says being in care can be a rollercoaster journey. She explains how difficult it is for young people when they are suddenly sent somewhere different for a few weeks when their foster carers go on holiday (Photo: supplied via Become)
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'I was moved 250 miles in care - people stared at me because I was black'

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'As someone who grew up in care, it's empowering to be heard by Parliament'

Article thumbnail: Duncan Langley had just turned 12 when he and his siblings went into care. He describes how hard it is for young people in care when they turn 18 and support suddenly ends (Photo: supplied via Become)
Article thumbnail: Duncan Langley had just turned 12 when he and his siblings went into care. He describes how hard it is for young people in care when they turn 18 and support suddenly ends (Photo: supplied via Become)
Article thumbnail: Jennifer Mohammadi, 26, who went into care at 14, tells i how she used her diabetes as a way of communicating her turmoil and a way of getting the safe haven she craved before entering care -and as a coping mechanism during her care journey (Photo: supplied via Become)
Article thumbnail: Jennifer Mohammadi, 26, who went into care at 14, tells i how she used her diabetes as a way of communicating her turmoil and a way of getting the safe haven she craved before entering care -and as a coping mechanism during her care journey (Photo: supplied via Become)
Article thumbnail: Louise Fitt, who went into care at the age of 11 and ended up being separated from her siblings, says she always associates Christmas as being a sad time of year (Photo: supplied by Become)
Article thumbnail: Louise Fitt, who went into care at the age of 11 and ended up being separated from her siblings, says she always associates Christmas as being a sad time of year (Photo: supplied by Become)
Article thumbnail: Gill Timmis, 72, has raised more than ?1m for i?s Christmas appeal charity Become during her lifetime. She set up Biking for Children in Care and there are now a group of 60 cyclists who raise funds and awareness through an annual charity bike ride (Photo: supplied by Become)
Article thumbnail: Gill Timmis, 72, has raised more than ?1m for i?s Christmas appeal charity Become during her lifetime. She set up Biking for Children in Care and there are now a group of 60 cyclists who raise funds and awareness through an annual charity bike ride (Photo: supplied by Become)