EXIT Study: Toolkit launched!
EXIT Study: Toolkit launched!

Posted 16th July 2024

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...

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IMPACT – Improving Adult Social Care Together
IMPACT – Improving Adult Social Care Together

Posted 23rd June 2024

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...

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Edinburgh Kiltwalk Fundraiser
Edinburgh Kiltwalk Fundraiser

Posted 17th June 2024

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...

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Chester Half Marathon
Chester Half Marathon

Posted 20th May 2024

On Sunday 19th May over 30 runners ran the Chester Half Marathon to raise monies for the provision of white goods for our young people moving into their first home. Despite the hot weather all 30 runners completed the course raising over £4000 to...

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CYPNow - NHP Supports Care Leaver Apprentices
CYPNow - NHP Supports Care Leaver Apprentices

Posted 1st May 2024

The National House Project (NHP) has been hosting apprentices since 2021. The organisation, which was incorporated as a charity in 2018, works with local authorities that have set up their own Local House Project (LHP), a scheme that helps young...

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House Projects in Scotland event - March 2024
House Projects in Scotland event - March 2024

Posted 22nd March 2024

We were delighted to be joined by Natalie Don, The Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise, Fraser McKinlay, CEO of The Promise Scotland and Heather Coady, an Independent Consultant, who share a passion and commitment to changing...

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Newsletter January 2024
Newsletter January 2024

Posted 31st January 2024

Is it too late to wish you all a Happy New Year? Our last newsletter covered the first half of 2023, so we are taking this opportunity to share all the fantastic things that we have been up to in the second half of the year and what we have coming...

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A message from our CEO January 2024
A message from our CEO January 2024

Posted 29th January 2024

Last year we celebrated our 5th Birthday and whilst this was a great opportunity to reflect on our collective and individual achievements, we soon set about setting our vision for the next 10 years, and the strategy to get us there. Increasing our...

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Young Energy Champions Are Live!
Young Energy Champions Are Live!

Posted 15th January 2024

The Young Energy Champions are now live across YouTube, TikTok and Spotify! They have come up with several different ways to make you aware of saving energy and how important it is to be aware.

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Chester Half Marathon 2024
Chester Half Marathon 2024

Posted 11th January 2024

Chester Half is one of the UK’s longest established and most highly regarded half marathons. The course boasts a city centre start and finish, with a route that takes in all the city centre sights, picturesque countryside and with closed roads on...

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Citizen Partnership Comms
Citizen Partnership Comms

Posted 10th January 2024

Care leavers in Coventry have been congratulated after graduating from the House Project. A ceremony was held at the HMV Empire in Coventry and awards were presented to some of the leavers, who are aged between 16 and 18, in categories including...

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Care Leavers: Kitchen Comfort
Care Leavers: Kitchen Comfort

Posted 13th November 2023

NHP supports young people leaving care with white goods to ease the financial burden as they move into their first home. Leaving care and moving into your first home is a significant milestone for young people but this journey towards independent...

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Alton Towers Half Marathon 2023
Alton Towers Half Marathon 2023

Posted 12th November 2023

On Sunday 12th November, over 40 runners ran the Alton Towers Half Marathon to raise monies for the 'Care Leavers: Kitchen Comfort' campaign. Despite the pouring rain the runners completed the course to support young people, raising over £9000. Two...

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CLNM Conference 2023
CLNM Conference 2023

Posted 3rd November 2023

On Thursday 19 October the House Project community of young people, colleagues and partners from across the UK came together for the annual Care Leavers National Movement (CLNM) Conference, ‘Sense of Wellbeing’; hosted at the Mercure Hotel in...

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CLNM Peer Evaluation 2023
CLNM Peer Evaluation 2023

Posted 31st October 2023

This year’s Peer Evaluation focused on Ownership, Home, and Sense of Wellbeing. Young people worked closely with Matthew Walsham from Partnership for Young London and were trained as Peer Evaluators. As a result, they fully understood and were...

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Three Fundraising Events
Three Fundraising Events

Posted 25th August 2023

Join us in Supporting Care Leavers: Three Exciting Fundraising Events at NHP. Kicking off our fundraising series next week, is an inspiring ultra-marathon run by none other than Sam Ankers, a dedicated staff member at NHP. Sam's determination to...

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Edinburgh Kiltwalk Fundraiser

After two successful Half Marathon events, 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...

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