Faye's Way Charity

Faye's Way Charity Faye was 35 years old when she suddenly past away of a heart attack. This left two beautiful young daughters without a mother. After a long custody battle with their father — having left Faye and the girls 5 years prior — their grandmother and aunty were awarded full custody and parental control of the girls.   Emily was asked by a friend working in the care system to consider opening a business for welfare services for children in care. Her friend advised Emily that there was a real need for a company that genuinely cared and nurtured children and young people in care. Emily had a successful career in property and construction for over 1...

CARE-EXPERIENCED YOUNG PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE CRIMINAL CONVICTION THAN PEERS, FIGURES SHOW

More than half of looked-after children born in 1994 had a criminal conviction by the time they were 24, official figures have shown. The data, published by the Office for National Statistics, shows that 52 per cent of care-experienced young people were handed a criminal conviction by age 24, compared with 13 per cent of their non care experienced peers of the same age. One in seven care experienced children, whose data was examined for the research, received an immediate custodial sentence by the time they were 24, compared with one per cent of young people with no experience of care of the same age. Special report: Social, emotional and mental health...

'All of Manchester's children deserve to live in a safe, warm and loving environment'

This Christmas, over 1,300 children in Manchester were living in the city's care system - a seven per cent increase on last year. More children in care means that the system is coming under more pressure, local politicians have warned. MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East, Mike Kane, is calling for more government support to help the sector. The labour politician has shared his opinion with the M.E.N on what needs to be done to ensure vulnerable children in Manchester are given the safe home they need. READ MORE:The Manchester sanctuary that's keeping young women safe this Christmas The festive season is a time for families to spend quality time together and...

Britain’s most inspiring women in business crowned at national awards

The business women leading the way in their industries have been named in the second annual Great British Businesswoman Awards. The programme launched in 2021 to recognise the growing number of trailblazing women in business leadership and entrepreneurship, champion their peers and advocates, and inspire the next generation of businesswomen. In 2021, over 140,000 female-founded companies were established, a figure that is growing by a third every year, and the number of women in leadership positions in FTSE 100 companies increased to 32.5%, from 30.6% in 2020. It’s thought that this increase in representation of women in business could unlock a huge amount...

Hertfordshire children’s rights campaign named Social Enterprise Businesswoman of the Year 2022

  Hertfordshire based Emily Aklan has been recognised as one of this year’s most exceptional women in business at the second annual Great British Businesswoman Awards. Emily, CEOat Serenity Welfare was honoured as Social Enterprise Businesswoman of the Year.   Emily is one of the UK’s leading children’s rights campaigners. After discovering the appalling way children in care were treated when her nieces narrowly escaped the care system six years ago, Emily devoted herself to helping the UK’s vulnerable children.   As part of her work, Emily founded Serenity Welfare in 2016 after being horrified to discover that children in care – some as you...

Emily Aklan is the founder and chief executive of Serenity Welfare, an organisation that offers comprehensive welfare services for children and young people.

Career Overview Emily Aklan is the founder and chief executive of Serenity Welfare, a uniquely integrated organisation that works with UK-wide local authorities, children’s charities, schools, alternative education provisions, youth Offending Services and other healthcare professionals, offering a fully comprehensive welfare service for children and young people - including those in care - 24-hours-a-day, seven days per week. Emily founded Serenity Welfare in 2016 after being horrified to discover that children in care - some as young as 10-years-old - were being transported from care home to care home or picked up from police stations after absconding epi...