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Our approach
Found is a structured work placement programme with a weekly bursary, helping young people take their first steps into work.
Alongside the placement, there is a focus on personal growth, with space for reflection and shared learning with peers.
The aim is to develop the skills employers value, demonstrate capability in the workplace, and build the confidence to move into work.
Found creates a supported pathway into work, combining real employer placements with coaching and practical support so participants can build skills, confidence and a clear next step.
Referring young people
We work with local authority leaving care teams and other organisations supporting care-experienced young people in London.
If you know a young person who could benefit from a structured placement and tailored coaching, you can refer them to the Found team. We are looking for young people who are ready to take part in a supported programme focused on employability, confidence and progression.
Once a referral is received, the team will review the information, get in touch, and confirm next steps. We aim to keep the referral process simple and practical.
Contact us today to refer a young person
Frequently asked questions for referring young people
Who can refer into Found?
Local authority leaving care teams and other organisations working directly with care-experienced young people in London.
Who is the programme for?
Found is designed for young people who are ready to take their first steps into work but would benefit from additional support.
To take part you must:
- Be 18 or 19 years old
- Be care experienced
- Live in London
- Be interested in gaining work experience and developing your career
Referrals are typically made through local authority leaving care teams and partner organisations
What kind of support do young people get?
Young people receive structured coaching, support to prepare for placement, regular check-ins, and help to build confidence, communication and workplace behaviours.
Do the young people get any financial support?
Yes, young people are paid £80 per week bursary to support their participation.
What happens after I submit a referral?
A member of the team will review the referral, contact you if needed, and follow up on suitability and next steps.
Hosting a placement
Found works with employers who want to offer meaningful, supported placement opportunities to care-experienced young people.
We help employers design suitable placement roles, clarify expectations, support onboarding and stay involved throughout the placement. Our team works closely with line managers and host organisations so that placements are well structured, realistic and positive for everyone involved.
For the pilot, we are particularly interested in working with local authorities and other mission-aligned employers in London who can offer supportive environments and a genuine opportunity for young people to learn and contribute.
Contact us today to discuss hosting a work placement.
Frequently asked questions for hosting a placement
What kind of employers can host a placement?
For the pilot, the priority is local authorities and trusted employers in London who can offer a supportive and well-managed placement environment.
What support do employers receive?
The Found team supports employers through role design, matching, onboarding and placement delivery, and stays involved to help resolve issues early.
Do employers need previous experience of working with care-experienced young people?
No. We provide guidance and support so employers can feel confident hosting a placement.
What makes a good placement?
A good placement is structured, well supervised, developmental and realistic about what a young person needs to succeed
Can we offer more than one placement?
Yes. We are keen to build longer-term employer partnerships and repeat opportunities where placements go well.
Is there a cost to offering a placement?
No, the programme is funded. Employers are only required to give time and care to support the young person on placement.
News and resources
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23 Sep 2021
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26 Apr 2021
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26 Apr 2021
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15 Jan 2021
Catch22 and JPMorgan Chase launch new collaboration
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7 Jan 2021
Supporting care leavers into apprenticeships
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2 Jul 2020
Jobs 22: Catch22’s joint venture to tackle unemployment post COVID-19
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Contact Found
Referrals are accepted from, or on behalf of, care‑experienced individuals aged 18–19 who are based in London.
If you would like to learn more about the programme, refer a young person, or support Found through a placement opportunity, please complete the form and a member of the team will be in touch.
Email Address
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How we manage your data
Catch22 Charity Ltd. manages the data you provide in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- The Data Controller (the organisation that determines how your data is managed) is Catch22. Contact us if you have a query about how your data is managed.
- The Data Processor (the organisation that does data processing on behalf of Catch22) is Totally.Tech.
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- We retain your data for as long as you allow us to do so. You can exercise your right to erasure at any time however, there may be some instances where we need to retain your information for a longer duration for legal reasons, such as when applying for a job with Catch22.
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- information about your computer and your visits to and use of this website, including your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit and number of page views (cookies),
- information that you provide to us for the purpose of applying for a job or receiving job alerts (job applications / job alerts),
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- If using our online chat service Click4Assistance, information such as IP addresses, and chat transcripts will be collected. If you choose to provide them, personal data such as names, email addresses will be collected, or
- information that you submit that relates to a complaint, service feedback or enquiry (complaints / feedback and enquiries).
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If you apply for a job with Catch22 using our hosted online job application system, this service will be provided by a data processor on our behalf (SmartRecruiters).
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Catch22 processes your job application data for the purpose of its legitimate interest to process your HR information.
- If you are successful, the information you provide during the application process will be retained by us as part of your employee file for the duration of your employment plus six years following the end of your employment.
- If you are unsuccessful at any stage of the process, the information you have provided until that point will be retained for six months from the closure of the campaign.
- Equal opportunities information is retained for six months following the closure of the campaign whether you are successful or not.
For more information, please see the SmartRecruiters privacy notice.
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If at any point you wish to unsubscribe from SmartRecruiters job alerts, this can be done by clicking the unsubscribe link on the latest email. You can also log into your SmartRecruiters candidate profile to modify or withdraw your details.
For more information, please see the SmartRecruiters privacy notice.
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Catch22 will only process your contact details and send you newsletters following your freely-given, specific, informed and unambiguous consent.
You have the right to unsubscribe from any of our email mailing lists at any time. If you wish to unsubscribe from a Catch22 mailing list please click the unsubscribe link on the latest email or contact dpo@catch-22.org.uk to ensure that you do not continue to receive email newsletters from us. We will need to continue to hold your details after you have unsubscribed to ensure that we do not send you further communications.
For more information, please see the Mailchimp or Salesforce privacy notices as appropriate.
Feedback and enquiries
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We will only use the information supplied to us to deal with the enquiry and any subsequent issues, and to check on the level of service we provide.
These contact forms are processed using the WordPress plugin, Gravity Forms. When these forms are submitted to us, notification emails are automatically generated to send your enquiry to the appropriate team within Catch22 who will store your email for as long as is required to deal with your enquiry and any subsequent issues.
Form submissions are also stored within the Catch22 WordPress database for a period of 90 days. This allows us to identify if there are any issues with forms being received by our teams. After this time, forms and all accompanying personal data are automatically deleted from the system. Gravity Forms does not receive copies of any of forms, or any accompanying personal data, that are submitted via the Catch22 website.
If using our online chat service, Click4Assitance, data collected through the chat service may be shared internally within Catch22 to provide support and improve services.
You have the right to withdraw consent for us to contact you at any time by contacting dpo@catch-22.org.uk. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, which in the United Kingdom is the Information Commissioner’s Office.
For more information, please see the Gravity Forms privacy notice.
Complaints
Complaints can be submitted using our online feedback form, by emailing feedback@catch-22.org.uk, or by post. Catch22 undertakes the processing of your complaints data as part of its legitimate interests.
When we receive a complaint from a person we make up a file containing the details of the complaint. This normally contains the identity of the complainant and any other individuals involved in the complaint.
We will only use the personal information we collect to process the complaint and to check on the level of service we provide.
We usually have to disclose the complainant’s identity to whoever the complaint is about. This is inevitable where, for example, the accuracy of a person’s record is in dispute. If a complainant doesn’t want information identifying him or her to be disclosed, we will try to respect that. However, it may not be possible to handle a complaint on an anonymous basis.
We will keep personal information contained in complaint files in line with our retention policy. This means that information relating to a complaint will be retained for six years from closure. It will be retained in a secure environment and access to it will be restricted according to the ‘data minimisation’ principle.
For more information, please see the Complaints, Compliments and Feedback policy.
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When you make a donation, we collect and process your personal information in line with our Privacy Policy. This includes your name, contact details, and payment information, which is processed securely by PayPal on our behalf.
Use of data processors
The Data Processor (the organisation that does data processing on behalf of Catch22) is Totally.Tech.
Catch22 also works with third-party data processors to provide our:
- content management system (WordPress),
- website analytics (Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity),
- marketing platform (Mailchimp),
- client relationship management platform (Salesforce),
- social media advertising campaigns (Meta Pixel, Twitter Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, TikTok Pixel),
- online chat service (Click4Assitance), and
- recruitment service (SmartRecruiters).
We have contracts in place with our data processors. This means that they cannot do anything with your personal information unless we have instructed them to do it. They will not share your personal information with any organisation apart from us. They will hold it and retain it for the period we instruct.
Individual Catch22 services may work with additional third-party data processors in line with their contractual requirements. For more information, please see the relevant Service Privacy Notice, which can be downloaded from their service page on this website, or found by searching for the service by name in our Policy Library.
Disclosures
Catch22 may disclose information about you to any of our employees, officers, agents, suppliers or data processors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes as set out in this privacy notice.
In addition, we may disclose information about you:
- to the extent that we are required to do so by law,
- in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, or
- in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk).
Except as provided in this privacy notice, Catch22 will not provide your information to third parties without your consent.
Security of your personal data
Catch22 will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure, encrypted password and firewall protected servers. As data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
Where information is held on our behalf by data processors, we will ensure, to the best of our ability, that they hold your information securely and in line with data protection legislation. We hold contracts with all data processors to make sure that they cannot do anything with your data unless we have instructed them to do so.
Notice amendments
We may update this privacy notice from time-to-time. Check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.
Your rights
Please contact the Data Protection Officer if you have any queries regarding this Privacy Notice or if you would like to exercise or query any of the following rights afforded to you under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- right to access
- right to erasure
- right to object
- right to rectification
- right to be informed
- right to restrict processing
- right to data portability
- rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling
- right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) – via the Complaints page on the ICO website or by calling 0303 123 1113
For further information on your rights, please visit the Individual Rights page on the ICO website.
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy notice or of our treatment of your personal data, please email dpo@catch-22.org.uk or write to:
Data Protection Officer
Catch22
27 Pear Tree Street
London
EC1V 3AG
Data controller
Catch22’s data protection registration number is Z1473239
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