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Matt Smith
Project Lead
Project Leads manage the project, staff and build relationships with partners
Matt is a JNC qualified Youth Worker and has managed Youth Services for a number of years. He has worked in Children & Families service for 19 years. Matt has an MA in Health & Community Development and is trained as a PRINCE2 Project Manager. He has a passion for working with young people and supporting them to be the best they can be. He is innovative and creative with a desire to help young people solve their own problems. Matt believes that with good relationship building, time and dedication anything is possible.
Latest News
National Care Leavers Week 2024
NHP celebrated National Care Leavers Week (NCLW) 2024 with an engaging lineup of awareness raising events and activities. Adopting the theme CARE - Celebrate, Amplify, Raise, Encourage - NHP encouraged the community to recognise care leavers, amplify their voices, raise awareness of their unique challenges, and advocate for policy changes to support them.
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Scotland House Project Success
In a landmark event to mark the 10th anniversary of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, Who Cares? Scotland hosted its first ever Corporate Parenting Awards, celebrating achievements of organisations dedicated to supporting Care Experienced young people. The event in Glasgow recognised outstanding contributions across several categories, with East Dunbartonshire and Midlothian House Projects winning awards in three areas.
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NHP Annual report 2023-2024 is here!
We look forward to the future and as we scale, we remain committed to ensuring that the ‘house project spirit’ drives what we do, and that each young person is given the opportunity to belong to something that supports and enables them to succeed.
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