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Young care leavers from Wolverhampton celebrate graduation from House Project
Posted 14th April 2022
he success of the City of Wolverhampton Council backed project was marked with a special event held at Grand Station. It celebrated the ‘graduation’ of care leavers from the project and into independent living, and thanked external partners who...
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Warwickshire’s House Project recognised for successfully supporting young people in recent Ofsted inspection
Posted 14th February 2022
Warwickshire County Council (WCC), which commissions the Warwickshire House Project, is delighted to be judged as good in all areas for its children’s services according to a recent Ofsted inspection. The latest inspection of WCC, published in a...
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Ground breaking project to support care experienced young people reaches first birthday milestone
Posted 2nd November 2021
On the first anniversary of a ground-breaking Midlothian Council project, nine care-experienced young people are being supported to live independent, fulfilled lives.
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Engie - Helping Hands Project
Posted 26th July 2021
ENGIE are committed to delivering Social Value in communities where they are contractually working in. This led to the development of a partnership between the National House Project and ENGIE, who are piloting support to House Projects in two local...
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Midlothian House Project Update
Posted 10th June 2021
Seven months after Midlothian Children’s Services team launched a ground-breaking project to support care-experienced young people to live independent, fulfilled lives, eight of the nine young people taking part are settled in permanent...
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Islington House Project Jobs!
Posted 2nd June 2021
It’s an exciting time for Islington House Project. Following a successful pilot phase they are now growing their innovative service so that they can support more care experienced young people to make positive transitions to greater independence.
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StoryFutures project
Posted 7th May 2021
During May Warwickshire House Project young people are working with Avril (Virtual Reality Director) and Joel (Lecturer in Forensic Psychology) on the StoryFutures Project to explore the development of a digital technology that can support young...
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Islington Council commits to giving all care leavers 12 months’ free wi-fi in national first
Posted 18th March 2021
Islington Council has become the first local authority in the country to ensure that all young people leaving care in the borough are provided with wi-fi broadband access at home for the first 12 months they live independently.
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Wolverhampton House Project wins at Children & Young People Now Awards
Posted 5th March 2021
The City of Wolverhampton Council triumphed in one category and was shortlisted for another at this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.
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Housing scheme for care leavers a first for West Sussex
Posted 2nd February 2021
A housing project for young people who have been in care in West Sussex has been given the green light by West Sussex County Council’s Cabinet on 22nd January 2021.
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Care leavers’ House Project opens door to education and employment
Posted 23rd November 2020
Care leavers in Oxfordshire have successfully supported each other into college and employment through an innovative shared housing scheme – the House Project.Their achievements are revealed this we...
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The House Project referenced in Islington Council's Ofsted report!
Posted 17th April 2020
Islington Council’s Ofsted report published Wednesday 15th April 2020, refers to the House Project!Ofsted has judged that Islington Council’s children’s social care services are “outstanding
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Tia from Islington House Project attends conference as peer researcher
Posted 4th December 2019
Jade Ward from University of York Department of Social Policy and Social Work’s Social Policy Research Unit and two peer researchers, Amy and Tia (from Islington House Project) were invited by Foc...
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Welcome to the House Project Manchester City Council!
Posted 13th September 2019
Young people preparing to leave care in Manchester will get the opportunity to learn new skills and move into their own home through a ground-breaking programme that supports them to live independentl...
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City of Wolverhampton Council's Cabinet approve Local House Project!
Posted 17th July 2019
Young people preparing to leave care in Wolverhampton will get the opportunity to learn new skills and move into their own home through a ground breaking programme.Wolverhampton’s House Project will...
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Local House Projects invited to the Queen's Garden Party
Posted 31st January 2019
Representatives from Doncaster, Rotherham, Warwickshire, Oxford and Islington House Projects have been invited to attend the Queen’s Garden Party later this year, as a mark of thanks for their servi...
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