News from August 2022
Centre offers a new Oasis for the city’s young people in care
26th August 2022
The City of Wolverhampton’s Council new Oasis Co-Production Hub, for children and young people who are in or leaving care, was officially opened yesterday (Wednesday 24 August, 2022). The Oasis, on Willenhall Road, is the main base for the city’s House Project, a partnership between the council, Wolverhampton Homes, the National House Project and commercial partner Reconomy which supports young care leavers make the transition to independent living.
The House Project: Jason wins Aspirational awards
26th August 2022
Jason Jarvis from Wolverhampton House Project has recently won an aspirational award, awarded by the National House Project. Aspirational Awards are sums of money given to young people to help them achieve their aspirations. They are to help young people do something that will have a long-term impact on their life. Jason has been able to use the money to buy a 3D Printer which will support his business venture.
THE HOUSE PROJECT REFERENCED IN ROTHERHAM COUNCIL OFSTED REPORT!
15th August 2022
Children's Social Care Services in Rotherham have been rated Good by Ofsted, with inspectors highlighting the House Project support as 'impressive'. As part of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council offer to care leavers, Ofsted Inspectors reported.
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House Projects in Scotland event - 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 the system for people in, and leaving, care in Scotland. Not only did they address the conference but they got to hear from Local House Project staff and young people on how they are working together to improve the way in which young people leave care and how this meets the commitments made in The Promise in 2020.
Read moreNewsletter 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 up in 2024.
Read moreA message from our CEO 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 reach to more young people both by spreading and diversifying in local authorities where there is already an existing Local House Project (LHP) and scaling to new LAs is key whilst at the same time improving our offer by acting on the insights of young people, colleagues and independent evaluations.
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