because adulting shouldn’t mean doing it alone.
A lived-experience-led platform and professional services supporting care-experienced young people, and the organisations working alongside them
why adelphi exists
Most care-experienced young people don’t want to be seen as different to their peers - they want the confidence, skills and opportunities to move forward on equal footing.
Adelphi – Adulting, Together® exists to bridge the gap between lived experience and the systems designed to support it. Bringing together practical life guidance for young people with multi-sector leadership, learning and development expertise, Adelphi supports individuals while helping organisations strengthen how support is designed and delivered.
How Adelphi works
Adelphi works in partnership with organisations that support care-experienced young people, combining lived experience with multi-sector leadership, learning and development expertise.
Organisations typically engage Adelphi to provide:
Access to practical, self-led support for young people
Training, consultancy and development support for professionals
Participation and insight to strengthen how support is designed and delivered
Young people benefit from consistent, accessible guidance they can use independently, while organisations gain a joined-up approach that complements and strengthens existing provision.
Adelphi’s delivery model continues to evolve as partnerships grow, ensuring support remains relevant, safe and effective.
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Adelphi is designed to support you as you navigate adulthood -covering the everyday things people are often expected to “just know”.
Support focuses on:
Practical life skills and development
Confidence and independence
Wellbeing and emotional safety
Preparing for next steps
Content is written to be clear, realistic and accessible, recognising that everyone’s starting point is different.
If you’d like to understand what Adelphi includes and how it’s used, you can explore the platform here.
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Adelphi works with Local Authorities, charities, education providers and partners who either support care-experienced young people or share a social impact mission.
We offer a combination of platform access and professional services, informed by lived experience and multi-sector leadership and development expertise.
This includes:
Platform access for young people
Training and workshops for professionals
Consultancy and advisory support
Participation and insight to improve design and delivery
What makes Adelphi different
skills for life
Adelphi helps young people build confidence and everyday independence through practical guidance.
From budgeting and housing to wellbeing and relationships, each topic is shaped by real-life experience - helping young people move beyond labels and build lasting skills for life.
backed by experience
Led by multi-sector and care-experienced professionals, Adelphi combines empathy with skills and action.
Every service, story, and tool reflects the lived realities of navigating adulthood without a safety net.
Built for Impact
Adelphi is designed to complement the work already being done across the sector.
By providing accessible life skills and support for young people alongside support for professionals- we help bridge the gap between lived experience and system change; building better understanding for future development.
“I’ve used Adelphi with young people I mentor and it’s been incredibly valuable. The content is clear, relatable and genuinely helpful for young people navigating independence.”
Matt Smith, Director, Smash Life UK
Inside the platform
Real guidance, written to meet young people where they are.
Our digital platform brings together structured content, tools and trusted signposting across key areas of adulthood - designed to support young people directly and to be used by professionals alongside their work.
Featured Articles
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More than “Having Been in Care”
Being in care is part of your story, not all of it. This article centres who you are beyond the label and the expectations placed on you.
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How to Build a Budget When Money Is Tight
Money stress is real and common. This guide helps you build a simple, realistic budget that works with your life, not against it.
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Making Phone Calls with Anxiety
Phone calls can feel overwhelming, especially if past experiences were difficult. This article offers gentle support to make them feel more manageable.
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Cooking When You Have No Energy
Some days, cooking feels impossible. This guide shares low-effort options that support you without pressure or judgement.
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What to Do Before Moving In: A Tick-List
Moving comes with lots of small but important steps.
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Finding Jobs That Fit Your Strengths
Not every job suits every person. This article helps you think about work in a way that values your strengths and what actually works for you.
A multi-faceted approach to support
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A multi-faceted approach to support 〰️
Adulthood rarely follows a single pathway, and support doesn’t sit neatly within one service, team or sector.
Adelphi takes a multifaceted approach, combining insight from within statutory systems and experience from outside them. This allows support to remain relevant whether a young person is in education, employment, training, between services, or navigating change in a less defined way.
By bringing together individual-level support with cross-sector understanding, Adelphi helps young people build confidence and capability, while enabling organisations to deliver support that is more connected, consistent and human - regardless of the direction a young person’s journey takes.
Whether you’re a local authority, organisation or partner who shares a commitment to better support for care-experienced young people across the UK, we’d love to chat with you.