Clarion Housing Group are the UK’s largest housing association, a major home builder, and an investor in people and places. Clarion Housing Group’s charitable foundation, Clarion Futures, is transforming lives and improving communities delivering one of the UK’s biggest social investment programmes.
Clarion Futures focuses on funding community projects and helping people find jobs and training, develop digital skills, and manage their money.
We provide people with the tools and support to help overcome challenges and fulfil their potential.
As part of our commitment through the Covenant, we have pledged to provide additional advice and guidance to young care leavers to help them settle into the responsibilities of living independently.
One programme helping to provide this support is Hometruths House which offers guidance to new residents aged 18-25 on how to manage their new tenancy with the aim of reducing rent arrears and eviction rates. Young people with care experience taking part receive £250 in energy or supermarket vouchers to help them find their feet thanks to the support of contractors through Clarion’s social value programme.
In addition, young people with care experience can access tailored mentoring and employability support to help them improve their job prospects. We will guarantee interviews for applicants who have spent time living in the care system where they meet the basic criteria, in the same way the Disability Confident scheme supports those who declare a disability.
Clarion Jobs and Training Support includes:
- Application advice
- Work, business and digital skills training
- Grants for work and business
- Finding local jobs, training and apprenticeships using your postcode
Visit: https://www.myclarionhousing.com/help-and-guidance/Jobs-skills-and-training
Adverse Childhood Experiences Training for staff:
This training has been developed as part of our Care Leavers programme, a cross-Group project looking at how we can offer a more cohesive service to those with care experience living in our homes and communities.
Young people who have come into care will have had harmful, frightening experiences, often within their families and at a developmentally important time in their lives. These experiences can have a long term psychological and emotional impact.
This course aims to help practitioners understand the impact of trauma in early years and consider the ways that housing practice can be adapted to acknowledge these impacts and support care experienced young people with housing in a trauma-sensitive way.
