National House Project
Leah Hickson
Project Lead
Project Leads manage the project, staff and build relationships with partners
Leah has extensive experience of working with Children and Young people and has worked for the local authority for 12 years.
Previous to House Project Leah worked for the local teenage pregnancy prevention team and has managed a multi-agency team of staff working with both families and adults.
Leah is passionate about the young people of Stoke and is dedicated to ensuring that young people have the support they need to be the best that they can be.
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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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