Drive Forward Foundation

Who we are

Established in 2010, Drive Forward Foundation exists to enable young poeple with experience of foster, residential or kinship care to achieve their full potential.

We belive that sustainable and fulfilled employment, education, and a career of their own choice offers the best hope for young people to take contol over their own lives and become successful and happy adults.

We're a small and vibrant team, wehre everybody is encouraged to utilise their unique skills, creativity and enthusiasm to further our charity's mission and provide the best possible support for the young poeple working with us.

With our purpose of developing a model of best practice that can be replicated and scaled across the UK, it is our vision to contirbute to creating a society in which all care-experienced poeple enjoy opportunity, empathy, and respect.

Our culture and values

We are:

visionary

We explore, learn, and thrive. We ask bold questions seeking to expand our insight and knowledge to drive leading practice, reframe mindsets, and build better futures

people focussed

People are at the heart of everything we do. People are at the heart of everything we do. We lead with commitment, champion individuals with compassion, and nurture aspiration

collaborative

We evolve together. We know our strengths and actively pursue opportunities to work with people who make us stronger; building a supportive community that strives to elevate one-another

empowering

We encourage honest reflection, cultivate self-belief, and enable our community to break down barriers to promote positive change within and around them