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Foundation rebrands!


27 October 2008

The Bryn Melyn Group Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide financial support for care leavers in need has finally decided to opt for a name that everyone can spell and better reflects what it is for!
From October BMGF will be known as The Care Leavers’ Foundation. An independent registered charity, Bryn Melyn Group Foundation was created with the blessing and backing of the Bryn Melyn children’s home in North Wales. Trustee Janet Rich said “things have moved on since 1999. A lot of people are confused between the two organisations, and the name doesn’t reflect our activities across the UK.”
The Care Leavers’ Foundation will continue with its core mission of making small grants to care leavers aged up to 29 based on a twin track approach of supporting aspiration and ameliorating hardship, as well as coordinating National Care Leavers’ Week events and activities. National Care Leavers’ Week is now in its seventh year and has become an important part of the calendar, keeping the issues alive, promoting good practice and providing a focus for celebrating care leavers’ successes in local teams.
Brendan McNutt, owner of Bryn Melyn – which is now known as Bryn Melyn Care – was made a Patron of the Foundation in 2007, reflecting his contribution to its origins.
A separate fund for the Republic of Ireland is also to be launched during National Care Leavers’ Week.

The Care Leavers’ Foundation relies entirely on the donations of individuals and small companies for its work.

Please visit www.careleaversfoundation.org for further details of how the trust fund operates, and how you can donate.



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