John Lewis ramps up support for care leavers with £3m fundraising milestone

The John Lewis Partnership has pledged to ramp up its support for care-experienced young people after revealing it has raised nearly £3m for charities and offered more than 400 roles through its Building Happier Futures programme.
The retailer published its third annual impact report to mark National Care Leavers Month, confirming the employability scheme is now available in every John Lewis and Waitrose shop, as well as across its distribution network.
Since launching in 2022, the initiat