National House Project
Jessica Whitehead
Facilitator
houseproject@manchester.gov.uk
Facilitators work directly with young people, run regular group sessions and help young people develop positive relationship that enables them to live successfully in their homes
Jessica is a recent graduate of BA(Hons) Integrated Health and Social Care who is extremely keen to become actively involved in working with our young people to provide the opportunity for them to develop positively, build independence and reach their potential with The House Project.Having worked within Business Support at Manchester Leaving Care Service, Jessica has been able to begin the process of developing a positive rapport with Manchester Care Leavers.
This will support the dedicated work Jessica will undertake as part of supporting our young people by working well together.
Latest News
CYPNow - NHP Supports Care Leaver Apprentices
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 people leave care in a planned and supported way. Young people, both in and leaving care, are brought together in groups to create their first homes, learn new skills and join a long-term community of support that can develop pathways into education, employment and training. With 17 LHPs established across England, involving more than 700 young people, around half of these local projects provide apprenticeships as part of their offer, explains Sue Hammersley, director of NHP. There have been three young people so far that have undertaken an apprenticeship with NHP. Hammersley says all apprenticeships offered at NHP and across the LHPs are business administrative roles, although one project in Oxford has offered a participation apprenticeship after linking in with a local college.
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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.
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Visit to Cohort 3!
Went to visit the young people this week from our previous cohort in their new homes now they are a bit more settled and have mostly everything they need.
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