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PLATFORM

Digital guidance for the journey ahead; created by those who have been there.

The Adelphi platform is a digital support resource designed to help care-experienced young people navigate everyday adult life with greater confidence, clarity, and choice.

It brings together clear signposting, practical downloadable resources, and engaging content, all designed to empower users to understand their options, reduce overwhelm, and take meaningful next steps at their own pace.

WHAT IT IS

The Adelphi digital platform is a central hub of practical guidance created specifically for care-experienced young people.

It combines accessible information, trusted signposting, and real-life context across the areas of life that often feel overwhelming when stepping into independence. Alongside written guidance, the platform includes downloadable resources and engaging content designed to support learning, reflection, and action beyond the screen.

The focus is not on telling people what to do, but on empowering informed choice- building skills, confidence, and helping users feel more in control of their next steps.

Categories

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    LIVING & HOUSING

    Help with finding a home, understanding tenancies, dealing with landlords, and knowing your rights around bills, repairs, and safety.

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    MONEY & BUDGETING

    Support with budgeting, bills, benefits, and managing debt. Practical help for getting through the month and feeling more confident with money.

  • COOKING & FOOD

    Simple food support for when money, energy, or motivation are low. Easy meal ideas, food planning, and realistic ways to eat well.

  • Person assembling furniture with screws and instructions on a black furry surface.

    PRACTICAL SKILLS & LIFE ADMIN

    Help with everyday admin and life skills. Clear guidance on forms, systems, and the things no one really explains.

  • Four young adults sitting at a table in a cafe, smiling and chatting, with drinks and a tablet.

    WORK & CAREER

    Guidance on jobs, work confidence, and next steps. Support with applications, workplace rights, and figuring out what comes next.

  • Pink and silver stethoscope resting on a white surface with shadows of window blinds.

    HEALTH & WELLBEING

    Gentle support for mental and physical wellbeing. Help with routines, rest, and getting support when things feel heavy.

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    COMMUNICATION & RELATIONSHIPS

    Support with boundaries, conversations, and asking for help. Guidance on navigating relationships safely and respectfully.

  • Five people are extending their fists toward each other in a handshake over a white desk. The desk has a plant, a laptop, a smartphone, notebooks, and coffee mugs.

    EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT

    Support with learning, training, and skill-building. Clear information on courses, qualifications, and development options.

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    SUPPORT & COMMUNITY

    Help understanding what support exists and how to access it. Information on entitlements, services, and community support.

  • Three friends jumping in the snow on a sidewalk in winter, smiling, with trees and buildings in the background, one of whom is wearing glasses and a cap.

    IDENTITY & CONFIDENCE

    Support with understanding yourself, building confidence, and developing self-trust. Gentle guidance on self-belief, boundaries, and navigating identity when it has been shaped by change or uncertainty.

Accessible. Practical. Built to meet people where they are.

HOW ORGANISATIONS USE THE DIGITAL PLATFORM

Adelphi’s Digital Platform is designed to support care-experienced young people with everyday independence, confidence and decision-making - while sitting alongside, not instead of, existing services.

Organisations use the digital platform in flexible ways, depending on their role, setting and the needs of the young people they support. It can be shared as a self-directed support tool, used to support conversations and key work, or offered as part of wider preparation for adulthood and transition support.

Rather than adding another programme to deliver, the platform provides a consistent, accessible reference point that young people can return to in their own time. This helps reinforce learning between sessions, reduce overwhelm, and support independence without withdrawing support.

The platform does not replace statutory, specialist or crisis services. Instead, it supports everyday life skills and confidence, while clearly signposting to the right external support when additional help is needed.

Alongside key work or support sessions

The platform can support conversations during key work, personal advisor sessions or informal check-ins. Practitioners may refer to specific topics or suggest sections for young people to explore between sessions.

This helps reduce pressure to cover everything at once and supports continuity beyond appointments.

As part of preparation for adulthood

Organisations use Adelphi to support preparation for adulthood and independence work across areas such as housing, money, work, wellbeing, relationships and identity.

Adelphi can be introduced early and revisited as needs change.

As a self-directed support tool

Adelphi’s platform can be shared with young people to explore independently, at their own pace. Content is clear, supportive and designed to be dipped into when something feels relevant, rather than followed in a set order.

This suits young people who value privacy, flexibility or time to process information.

Supporting engagement in different ways

Adelphi can be helpful for young people who find formal services difficult to engage with, or who prefer to explore support outside of appointments.

Created through lived and professional expertise, the platform offers a calm, non-judgemental space that can help build confidence and act as a stepping stone towards wider support.

What People Are Saying

  • "The attention to detail around the platform and content is great. i wish i had it personally!"

    — CPD Lead, Virtual School

  • “I’ve used the Adelphi platform with young people I mentor, and it’s been incredibly valuable."

    — Director, Youth Services & Keynote Speaker

  • “It’s actually helpful. Not preachy or patronising. Just explains things I didn’t know.”

    — Young Person, 18 (Pilot Access)

  • "Grounded, Practical and genuinely child-centred"

    — Trauma-Informed Care Home Owner

  • “It made things feel clearer without making me feel stupid for not knowing.”

    — Young Person, 20 (Pilot Access)

  • "A great addition to support offerings."

    — Leaving Care Team Manager

Join the Platform Today

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Young Person Access
Free

Adelphi – Adulting, Together® provides practical guidance, support and opportunities for care-experienced young people navigating independence. The platform is designed to feel accessible, supportive and relevant to real life, bringing together lived experience, practical knowledge and trusted resources in one place. Access to the platform is provided free for young people thanks to partnerships with organisations and impact partners who help support Adelphi’s work.

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Organisation Access
Free

Organisations may also access the Adulting Together platform to better understand the guidance, resources and opportunities available to the young people they support. While the content is written directly for care-experienced young people, organisational access allows professionals to explore the platform, strengthen understanding and complement their existing support. (Adelphi partnerships, training and initiatives are discussed separately depending on organisational needs.)

SUPPORT BEYOND ADELPHI

The digital platform includes its own Support Directory, available on both the website and within the platform.

The directory brings together trusted external organisations that provide specialist, independent, or urgent support where additional help may be needed.

The organisations shown below are a small selection included within the Support Directory. The full directory includes these and additional services, organised by topic and need.

Adelphi is not affiliated with, nor does it deliver or manage, these services. Each organisation remains responsible for its own support, information, and delivery.

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    Advice, advocacy, and support for care-experienced young people.

  • Information about local authority support and entitlements for care-experienced young people.

  • Free, confidential advice on money, benefits, housing, work, and legal issues.

  • Housing advice, homelessness support, and information about housing rights.

  • Mental health information, guidance, and support services.

  • Careers advice, CV support, and guidance on training and work routes.

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