CYP Now - Making a house into a home

The National House Project works with councils to support young people in care to move into their own homes. Jo Stephenson spoke to staff and participants to find out how it works and the difference it makes.

Children in care participate in the House Project in groups, helping to support each other while gaining the skills they will need to successfully move to independent living

While in care, Tia experienced multiple placements and moved around a lot. So when offered the chance to take part in a project that would help her get her own place, she was excited.

“Initially everyone’s first thought is ‘Wow – I’m going to get a flat’,” she says. But it was so much more than that, she explains.

Tia was among the first to take part in Islington’s House Project – one of the local schemes set up under The National House Project, which aims to support young people in care to move into their own homes and live successful, independent lives.

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