Sophie has the keys to her home

Posted 6th February 2024

Sophie has signed her permanent tenancy with Midlothian council housing, she has been waiting patiently while planning for this day since she joined Midlothian House Project in 2022 as part of Cohort 3 of care experienced young people. She has already started painting her living room in preparation for moving in. There is lots of hard work but exciting times ahead in the next few weeks with her house project family to support her.

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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.