Care experienced children and young people

We are celebrating inclusive employment success stories in Solihull. 

You are care experienced if:

• you are over the age of 16 and cared for by Solihull Council, or
• you have been in care for a period of time after the age of 16

There are different types of care experienced young people depending on:

• your age
• whether you are currently looked after
• how many weeks you were looked after for after the age of 16

Your personal advisor

By the time you are 16, you will be allocated a personal advisor who will work alongside your social worker. You will have a social worker until you are 18.

Your personal advisor will be able to support you in planning:

• where you live
• how to manage your money
• your education
• how to find a job or start training

How do you contact us?

If you need help or support, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Contact our Next Steps team

You can call us on 0121 717 1473 (option 1).

We are open Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm.  

During office hours we have a personal advisor on duty to support you. 

Next Steps Hub

Our Next Steps Hub is at Chelmund’s Place.

It's a safe space for our care experienced young people, where you can have a drink or snack whilst getting access to support.

We also run drop-in sessions for wellbeing, employment and general help you may need.

How to find us

You can find us at:

858 Chester Road
Solihull
B37 7TW 

Have a look at our drop-in timetable to see what's on.

Next Steps Hub drop-in timetable

Several bus routes serve the area around Chelmund's Place, including the:

• 72
• 97
• 97A
• X12

Family Hubs support for care experienced young people

As a care experienced person, you can easily find support at our Family Hubs. 

You visit any of our Hubs and show your passport using our Family Hubs app, its available on the:

• App Store (Apple)
• Google Play Store (Android)

We will discreetly deal with any help you may need and signpost you to other services.