Self-Advocacy: A Guide for Estranged & Care-Experienced Students

As an estranged and/or care-experienced student, you’ve most likely been mistreated many times. This is a horrible experience for us to deal with, but even though we can’t control what happens to us, we can control how we respond to situations and take self-responsibility! This blog outlines how to advocate for yourself, the mental and physical effects that may occur, and basically having self-respect and slaying life :) 26th August 2025 Read

Guide for Our Loved Ones

Tina Bhartwas has a created an accessible guide that estranged and/ or care-experienced students can share with their loved ones to take the load off students like us having to explain our experiences from scratch, and to give our loved ones the tools they need to offer better support. 13th July 2023 Read

Community Catalysts: Who are they and what do they do?

In November 2022 the Unite Foundation put out a job advert for two care-experienced or estranged students to support the growth of a new student community. They are known as Community Catalysts and their purpose is to help improve connections between, and build a sense of community for, care experienced and estranged students. 30th May 2023 Read

Running my First Ever Meetup: Behind the Scenes

At the end of last year, I ran a Christmas Eve Meetup in Newcastle for any estranged and care experienced students from the North-East. This was my first time running an event, so here is my exclusive behind-the-scenes story of what went on! 2nd March 2023 Read

How to create your own event with the This is Us Community

Have you thought about organising your own event or meet-up for care experienced and estranged students in your area? 19th January 2023 Read

How to Support your Care Experienced and Estranged Students this Christmas.

A practical guide aimed at all staff in Higher Education, to support your care experienced and estranged students this Christmas. 29th November 2022 Read