News from June 2022
West Sussex House Project are recruiting!
27th June 2022
West Sussex House Project are recruiting for the Project Lead and Facilitator posts! These are new and exciting posts working with the National House Project in West Sussex. The West Sussex approach puts the child first. They work with children, families, communities, our partners and schools in a restorative, strength-based way. Strong relationships are at the heart of what we do.
Valpak becomes Coventry House Project partner
15th June 2022
Valpak is supporting 16 and 17-year-old care leavers with work advice and donations to help them get started. The Coventry House Project, which launched in 2021, is one of 16 projects across England and Scotland that make up the wider National House Project. The national scheme is working with 380 young people and has helped 240 young people make the transition to living in wider society.
Warwickshire care leavers share their journey into their new homes
10th June 2022
Commissioned by Warwickshire County Council, The Warwickshire House Project supports young people leaving care move into their own homes and live independently.
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EXIT Study: Toolkit launched!
Care leavers are set to benefit from a new innovation toolkit designed by Warwick Business School. The Implementation Toolkit helps local authorities, care homes, charities and organisations working in the care sector to implement new ideas that will improve their service without getting stuck with ‘pilotitis’ – ie never seeing the light of day after numerous trials.
Read moreIMPACT – Improving Adult Social Care Together
IMPACT’s objectives fitted well with those of NHP and what we wanted to achieve organisationally in order to provide a positive environment for young care experienced adults to feel supported and thrive. On this basis we put in a bid to be an IMPACT Demonstrator Site, suggesting that we have Coventry and Fife LHPs as areas of focus to enable us to look at frameworks for both England and Scotland. Our bid was successful, and we look forward to starting this work in September which will run until September 2025.
Read moreEdinburgh Kiltwalk Fundraiser
Our next fundraising venture is Edinburgh Kiltwalk. The event will take place on 15 September 2024 and is an opportunity to enjoy a walk around the beautiful city and coastline of Edinburgh. All of the walks start in the city centre and take you around the Capital before finishing up at the Kiltwalk Village in Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium.
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