NHP takes a ground-breaking approach through its commitment to young people leaving care to take ownership and to live connected and fulfilling lives.
The work began by asking young people ‘what makes a house a home’ and was co-designed with young people from the start. It works on a relational approach through which young people in and leaving care work together with staff to create their first home and build a long-term community of support.
In 2015 young people in the first Local House Project (LHP) shared their views with Edward Timpson, Children’s and Families Minister and young people have subsequently met with Ministers in both England and Scotland. They talked about how living a happy life needs more than a physical property. It requires skills, knowledge and confidence to manage a home, positive relationships that make you feel valued and a connection to your community that you contribute to and are supported by.
