First tenants welcomed to new home-from-home community drug detox service Emerging Futures is delighted to welcome the first tenants at its new community drug detox service. Delivered in partnership with Change Grow Live, the new 4-bed house provides high quality, individual detox support to people living in Kirklees and Dewsbury. Funded by Kirklees Council, the […]
Month: November 2022
Welcoming two new Regional Heads of Operations
Emerging Futures appoints Karen Hirst and James McDermott to lead high-quality service development across the UK. The appointment of two new Regional Heads of Operations signifies our commitment to developing the skills and professionalism of our workforce as we grow. Karen Hirst Karen, formerly Manchester Service Manager, has been with Emerging Futures for seven years […]
High-quality social housing is a right
Why buying our own houses with social investment capital guarantees safe, high-quality housing for our residents A development loan from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) is enabling us to purchase our own social housing stock. Rather than sub-contracting places from other providers, owning our own houses means we can control and ensure the quality of […]
The invisible workforce
How people with troubled pasts could help the UK worker shortage There is an acknowledged shortage of workers in the UK and many opinions about its causes and solutions. One obvious answer is to widen access to the jobs market for people from non-traditional backgrounds. This approach has been used in the higher education sector […]
