Before jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) became the First Lady of Song, she spent much of her teenage years as an orphan, at times living on the street, as journalist Nina Berstein discovered..
Children and young people in social care, and those who have left, are often subject to stigmatisation and discrimination. Being stigmatised and discriminated against can impact negatively on mental health and wellbeing not only during the care experience but often for many years after too. The project aims to contribute towards changing community attitudes towards care experienced people as a group.