Our Mission
Avocados Advocacy was founded in 2020 by Rachael Grimshire and Katie Smaldon. Rachael is an Independent Social Worker and Katie is care experienced. They brought their knowledge, experience and passion together to create an independent service to support care experienced people outside of statutory services.
Meet the Team: Employees
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Rachael
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY
CO-FOUNDER
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Katie
DIRECTOR OF LEGAL ADVOCACY
CO-FOUNDER
Meet the Team: Non-Executive Board of Directors
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Steph
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CHAIR OF BOARD/BUSINESS ADMIN
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Rebecca
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SAFEGUARDING LEAD
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Charlie
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LEGAL/RESEARCH AND POLICY LEAD
Meet the Team: Lived Experience Board
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Brigit
YOUTH BOARD CHAIR
MENTORING LEAD
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Jason
YOUTH BOARD MEMBER
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Phil
YOUTH BOARD MEMBER
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Teddi
YOUTH BOARD MEMBER
EQAULITY & DIVERSITY LEAD
Meet the Team: Volunteers
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Zara
CONTENT CREATOR