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Volunteering for Rainer has opened the doors for me...[it] can be stressful at times but if I can make a difference for one young person then it's worthwhile.
Dan Conner, appropriate adult, Rainer East Sussex Appropriate Adult Service
Rainer Chief Executive welcomes plans for resettlement
12 December 2007
Commenting on the launch of the Children's Plan by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, Joyce Moseley, chief executive of youth charity Rainer said:
"The government's announcement of a resettlement Green Paper may not have grabbed the headlines, but it has the potential to make a huge difference in the lives of our most vulnerable young people.
"Earlier this year the Rainer-led RESET project published a report showing that young people are being set up to fail as many leave custody without plans in place for things as basic as where they will live or how they will fill their time - a situation that is costing the government more than £80 million a year.
"It is fantastic to see that after two years of Rainer and RESET talking about this pivotal issue the government is finally putting measures in place to address it. We look forward to seeing the Green Paper when it is published in 2008."
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Notes to editors
1. For further information please contact Rainer press officer Lucy Jackson on 020 7840 5627 or 07734 022409.
2. Rainer is the national charity for under-supported young people. We work with 18,000 young people and young adults across the country - including those who are at risk of family breakdown, in or leaving care, caught up in the criminal justice system, homeless, or outside education, training or employment. www.raineronline.org.
