How housing affects our health
Rujia first visited Kerri in her home last October, when she arranged to meet her family to talk about how she could support Kerri into work. Kerri’s landlord had referred her to Kineara’s intensive employment support programme as she had been out of work since suffering a stroke in 2006. With.. →
Bad housing makes us sick – and what we can do about it
We attended a recent conference in London exploring how housing effects our health, and how we can come together to fix the broken system. Our practitioner Sandra Axell reports back.
‘Bad housing makes us sick’ was a housing conference put together by Homes for All, Doctors Unite.. →
Evictions and vulnerability in the private sector: Time for supportive solutions
This week, as we launch our new programme of support for private tenants, we reflect on rising vulnerability in the sector.
We know that a secure place to call home is essential for maintaining wellbeing. It provides the foundation for family life, personal wellbeing and work.. →
Tenancy support programme to prevent evictions of vulnerable renters launches this week
Rent Support Programme Plus (RSP+) brings holistic support to tenants in private housing
Kineara is excited to announce the launch of our new intensive support programme to prevent evictions of vulnerable people from private rented housing.
Rent Support Programme Plus, or RSP+, is a new.. →
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.. →
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.. →
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.. →
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.. →
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.. →
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.. →