News from February 2022

Help and advice to manage bills

25th February 2022

As the country is recovering from the pandemic, taxes and bills are rising which means the cost of living will be higher. Warwickshire County Council (WCC) has lots of support services to help residents with utility bills.

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Care Day 2022 - Together we create community

18th February 2022

The theme of this year’s Care Day fits perfectly with the House Project approach and focus upon community. In October 2021,  the Care Leavers National Movement (CLNM) conference was entirely planned and delivered by young people around the theme of community. Community is important to us all and as CLNM’s Peer Evaluation states 'community can be places or spaces... but most importantly community is formed by a group of people'.

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Digital Poverty Campaign features in CYPNow Digital Divide Article

17th February 2022

The National House Project supports young people leaving care to live independently. Its Care Leavers National Movement is made up of care leavers from local House Projects who meet regularly to come up with new ideas to improve things for young people.

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A message from our CEO
A message from our CEO

Young people tell us that the House Project approach helps significantly, but we should never underestimate the enormous challenges they face at such a critical time in their lives. This reality was brought home to us recently with Sue’s decision to swap her working life at NHP for retirement caring for her new granddaughter two days a week. Even though Sue is fully in control of this decision-making process - something our young people often are not - the transition has still been discombobulating; letting go of something she enjoys and that has defined her, and moving on to something that will be incredibly rewarding and joyous.

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Celebrating Eoin Stein’s Incredible Marathon Fundraising for NHP
Celebrating Eoin Stein’s Incredible Marathon Fundraising for NHP

Earlier this year, Eoin Stein took on the incredible challenge of running the Chester Marathon, and in doing so, raised over £1,000 for the National House Project (NHP)! We were absolutely thrilled when his employer, Toyota, generously match-funded his efforts with an additional £1,000, bringing the total raised to £2,000.

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Introducing Our New Director of Partnerships: Building Brighter Futures, Together
Introducing Our New Director of Partnerships: Building Brighter Futures, Together

I’m delighted to be stepping into the newly created role of Director of Partnerships here at the National House Project (NHP). I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself, share more about what this role involves, and - importantly - outline how it will support our shared vision to help young people lead connected and fulfilling lives.

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