National House Project
Chris Burns
Team Manager
christopher.burns-sw@fife.gov.uk
The Team Manager is strategic lead for the House Project in Fife and is responsible for the strategic direction of the project.
Hello - I'm Chris and I manage the House Project Team alongside our Residential and Housing Support Services in Fife.
Whilst I've only come on board with the House Project in 2024, I've had lots of experience working with the team whilst I was previously a social worker. I've referred a number of young people to the House Project and I'm so proud to see those young people thriving in their own homes as young adults. I believe in the power of relationships - I see time and time again how young people on the project benefit from the strength of support and connection they enjoy with our project facilitators.
Outside of my work with the House Project, I'm a keen photographer and I love getting outdoors and snapping shots of the beautiful country we live in!
Latest News
500 young people living in their own homes
500 young people leaving care from LHPs across the UK have been supported to move into their first home and are living 'connected and fulfilling’ lives. It may have taken 7 years to support the first 500 young people into their first home, but we are expecting the next 500 young people to move in to their own homes by August 2026!
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Staff experiences of working with unaccompanied asylum seeking young people
Staff experiences of working with unaccompanied asylum seeking young people within a trauma-informed framework at the National House Project: An Exploratory Qualitative Study. This small-scale study was carried out by Royal Hollaway University between November 2023 and January 2024. Semi-structured interviews with ten staff members from NHP and LHP’s were undertaken and explored their experiences of using a trauma informed practice framework to support asylum seeking young people.
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CLNM Conference 2024 - Developing Direction
On Thursday 14 November, the House Project community of young people, colleagues, and partners from across the UK gathered at the Mercure Hotel in Manchester for the annual Care Leavers National Movement (CLNM) Conference, ‘Developing Direction.’
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