What is ‘what’s the plan?’?

‘What’s the Plan?’ is a program CREATE Foundation have put together to create awareness amongst young people about having  Leaving Care Plan.

Leaving care can happen at different times for different people but generally it happens when you are between the ages of 15 and 18 years old.

There are different laws for each state in Australia, but they all basically say that you and your case worker or resi worker need to develop a Leaving Care Plan together. The scary thing is that around 65% of young people in care don’t have one!

Your Leaving Care Plan helps you to plan what you want to do in the future. If you don’t have a plan then it is hard to know what you need.

In your Leaving Care Plan you should write down the steps that you plan on taking to help you on your way to independence and success!