National House Project
Kirsty Heaton
Facilitator
Facilitators work directly with young people, run regular group sessions and help young people develop positive relationships that enable them to live successfully in their own homes.
Kirsty has spent her career working with children and young people. Having previously worked in our Residential Children's Home's for a number of years and The Huntercombe hospital prior to this; Kirsty has a wealth of experience. Kirsty builds fantastic relationships with young people and loves her job!
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Alan's Story
Read and watch 'Alan's Story' created through collaboration with NHP and Reels in Motion.
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Newsletter July 2025
As we reach the halfway point of 2025, it’s a great moment to reflect on the progress we’ve made together. From welcoming new partnerships and celebrating over 500 young people moving into their homes, to welcoming new Local House Projects and expanding the NHP team, we’ve seen real momentum in our mission to support care leavers.
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A message from our CEO
Young people tell us that the House Project approach helps significantly, but we should never underestimate the enormous challenges they face at such a critical time in their lives. This reality was brought home to us recently with Sue’s decision to swap her working life at NHP for retirement caring for her new granddaughter two days a week. Even though Sue is fully in control of this decision-making process - something our young people often are not - the transition has still been discombobulating; letting go of something she enjoys and that has defined her, and moving on to something that will be incredibly rewarding and joyous.
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