City of Wolverhampton Council's Cabinet approve Local House Project!
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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Partnership with Reconomy
Partnership with Reconomy

Posted 26th March 2019

As part of the partnership, Reconomy will provide significant investment in setting up ‘Local House Projects’. Initially, each project will support 8-10 young adults in refurbishing properties whi...

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National Apprenticeship Week 2019
National Apprenticeship Week 2019

Posted 4th March 2019

It’s National Apprenticeship Week! We believe that young people can build good & positive futures with the right help and support. LHPs support young people into Education, Employment and Trai...

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Local House Projects invited to the Queen's Garden Party
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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Young People's Annual Conference - Big Film Day!
Young People's Annual Conference - Big Film Day!

Posted 29th January 2019

Young people from House Projects across the country met together for the first time on Saturday 26th January 2019. They shared what ORCHIDS meant to them and worked with Reels in Motion on stage 1 of ...

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Local House Project Warwickshire - The Residential!
Local House Project Warwickshire - The Residential!

Posted 16th January 2019

Warwickshire Local House Project complete their House Project Independence Programme – ‘The Residential’.The young people completed a series of skill based-activities, creating a portfolio of th...

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National Implementation Adviser for Care Leavers’ First Year Report
National Implementation Adviser for Care Leavers’ First Year Report

Posted 19th December 2018

The House Project, which was originally funded in round one of the Innovation Programme was set-up to support care leavers to develop positive solutions to housing challenges as they leave care. The...

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Charity goes live!
Charity goes live!

Posted 19th December 2018

On 1 December The National House Project launched as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Nadhim Zahawi MP said “I’d like to congratulate the NHP in taking this huge step forward to becoming a ...

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The evaluation from the Stoke House Project for Phase 1
The evaluation from the Stoke House Project for Phase 1

Posted 9th November 2018

The Stoke-on-Trent House Project (HP) represents a new way of supporting care leavers to take control of their transitions to independent living and to have greater involvement and choice in creating ...

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The Care Leaver Strategy makes reference to the House Project
The Care Leaver Strategy makes reference to the House Project

Posted 9th November 2018

The ‘HOUSE Project’ in Stoke has involved setting up a housing co-operative led by young care leavers using homes owned by the council.See page 25: Keep On Caring – Supporting Young People from...

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The House Project features in CYPNow
The House Project features in CYPNow

Posted 9th November 2018

The House Project takes a ground-breaking approach to enabling young people leaving care to achieve successful independence. We want them to own their own futures.Each House Project is a small, local ...

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Pillars & Foundations: Next practice in children’s services makes reference to the House Project
Pillars & Foundations: Next practice in children’s services makes reference to the House Project

Posted 9th November 2018

The House Project is a pioneering new housing cooperative, led by young care leavers using homes owned by Stoke Council. The project provides young people with their own home while also providing co...

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500 young people living in their own homes

WOW!🎉

500 young people leaving care from LHPs across the UK have been supported to move into their first home and are living 'connected and fulfilling’ lives.

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