Prioritising the needs and wellbeing of families impacted by drug and alcohol addiction. A recent article in The Guardian discussed the well-known importance of ongoing support from family and professionals in the recovery of people who relapse during drug and alcohol treatment. Individuals benefit hugely from family involvement, but we also understand the huge toll […]
Diane Sharples
From recovery to a rewarding career
How recovery led to a passion for giving others a second chance In our latest ‘On the Ground’ feature, Housing Manager, James Lock, talks about his passion for providing exceptional homes where people can learn and achieve. He tells us about his own recovery journey and hopes for the future. Tell us about your progression […]
Life-changing recovery housing in Kirklees and Dewsbury
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 […]
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 […]
Training confident ACT practitioners
Why we have built ACT into our every aspect of our practice Training in ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) is a core part of our staff development programme and central to our supervision and appraisal processes. We believe the principles of ACT are an essential guide to decision making and can help shape our behaviours […]
Bring on inspections and regulation
Why we must reform a social housing sector that is crying out for change. Shelter and the campaign group Grenfell United are putting pressure on the Government to ensure the new Social Housing Regulation Bill really delivers promised improvements for social housing tenants. These reforms are well overdue. I’m sure everyone in the sector can […]
Delivering safe, high-quality housing
The importance of specialist housing support for people in recovery In our latest ‘On the Ground’ feature, we talk to Joanne Cudworth, our Central Housing Administrator based in Lancashire. Joanne has been with us since October 2021, coming into the housing service in the midst of major Covid adjustments. When not at work, she is […]
ACT-ing out our values
Organisational therapy for a fit, healthy culture At Emerging Futures, we realised some time ago that passion (combined with high levels of competency and skills), makes all the difference to the delivery of meaningful services (fit for our family, our loved ones and our communities). We also understood the value of having a clear framework […]
