A social worker from Swansea and teenage students from Gower College were set to appear on BBC's The One Show this evening (Thursday, June 9). Helen Davies from Killay is director of the Sunflower Lounge, an organisation set up to support looked after children across Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Powys and Carmarthenshire as they head into independent adult life.
Sunflower Lounge, given its name by some of the young people it supports, particularly helps young people leaving care who are feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of living alone for the first time or nervous about having to care for themselves and make decisions for themselves without family or relatives to guide them. It describes itself as "a social enterprise supporting care-experienced young people and care leavers through education and into employment across Wales".
Announcing how the organisation would be featured on The One Show, the team at Sunflower Lounge wrote on social media on Thursday: "Helen and a couple of our young people have been working with The One Show to talk about issues affecting young people in care and care leavers in Wales. Watch tonight at 7pm to find out more." For more Swansea stories, go here
