Whilst the primary purpose of the foundation remains that of making grants to care leavers below the age of 30, who have no recourse to statutory funding or other sources of support, their involvement in the wider sector, specifically influencing policy where they can to create real change for future care leavers, has also become a significant part of their activity.

The Foundation leads and coordinates National Care Leavers’ Week, established in 2002, engages regularly with the Department for Education and other Government Departments on areas of policy affecting care leavers, and through its campaigning partnerships has been the catalyst for achieving small but significant changes at a national level, including the first ever statement from a Government Minister defining the minimum acceptable amount which should be paid to care leavers when they set up their first home.