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Shortlisted as an ERA finalist!

Shortlisted as an ERA finalist!

Yesterday we received the brilliant news that we have been shortlisted as a finalist by the Education Resource Awards, and we are incredibly honoured to be recognised for our work in education over the last couple of years.

We’ve been shortlisted for the Collaboration between School and..

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Reflections on Reimagining Rent: 1 year on

Reflections on Reimagining Rent: 1 year on

One year on from starting the Reimagining Rent programme, Kineara’s director Maria Morgan talks about our progress since leaving their first cohort of participants, and how the programme has helped us develop our Rent Support Programme (RSP+), a new and upcoming venture aiming to reduce evictions..

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Looking back at 2018: A Year of Transformation

Looking back at 2018: A Year of Transformation

Here at Kineara we’ve had an extremely busy, exciting and breakthrough year, which we wanted to share with all our friends who have helped us get to December 2018 with so many more things to look forward to in2019.

We started off with the publication of our new look website and our first..

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We are hiring!

We are hiring!

We are excited to be recruiting for 3 new practitioners to join our growing team to take on varied, intensive support work in our educational and housing support programmes.
The purpose of the role is to provide a mixture of individual and group interventions with individuals and families with..

Posted by kineara in Education, Housing, Latest
Growing evidence that teachers are increasingly in need of wellbeing support

Growing evidence that teachers are increasingly in need of wellbeing support

Study finds that 67% of teachers are stressed at work – while 74% find it difficult to switch off at home. This is something we’ve seen in the schools we’ve worked in and is the reason behind our new offer of wraparound support, which includes teacher wellbeing and provides care for..

Posted by kineara in Education
How Kineara’s holistic, strength-based support helps to transform lives

How Kineara’s holistic, strength-based support helps to transform lives

Whether it’s working to prevent homelessness and housing insecurity, supporting people into work, or inspiring confidence in the next generation – Kineara’s holistic, strength-based support offers a proven foundation in facilitating positive and sustainable change.
Having delivered our..

Posted by kineara in Impact, Latest
Our first parenting workshop at Redlands Primary School

Our first parenting workshop at Redlands Primary School

Yesterday, we ran our first parenting workshop for parents of children at Redlands Primary School, with 22 people taking part in the joint session.

Gail, who leads our M2E programme at the school, along with school colleagues facilitated a variety of activities focused on understanding child..

Posted by kineara in Education
Young Foundation meets Maria to talk #ReimaginingRent

Young Foundation meets Maria to talk #ReimaginingRent

Kineara’s director Maria Morgan recently sat down to talk to the Young Foundation about Reimagining Rent, the organisation’s new and unique programme designed to support the development of new ideas and solutions to the challenges facing tenants in the private rented sector.

The..

Posted by kineara in Housing