Welcome to West Sussex House Project

West Sussex House Project is a Local House Project (LHP). All LHP's are members of the National House Project.  House Projects support young people leaving care to create their own homes and live connected and fulfilling lives.

What you should know about the House Project: 

House Projects are co-designed with young people. They work together to develop relationships and learn skills that enable them to live successful adult lives. They have a choice in where they live and are involved in getting their property ready to become their home.

The House Project enables you to develop a community of support, provides a good home to live in and gives you control over your life, and ownership of your future. Young people have joint ownership of the House Projects with staff. They make decisions about how the House Project will run, have a say in how some of the budget is spent for the benefit of the project, put forward ideas for how extra funding could be used and can get involved in fund raising activities so that they can put good ideas into practice.

In the House Project you work as a team. When you join a House Project, you join as part of a new team of around 10 young people. As a team, you support each other, learn the skills you need to be independent and fix up and look after a property that will become your home for as long as you want to live there.

West Sussex House Project is represented by young people at the Care Leavers National Movement (CLNM) to ensure that a young person’s voice is at the heart of all decision making. They are joined by representatives from all other LHPs.

Watch our Video below about the West Sussex House Project.