Chloe, member of SiCC and SLCC, was interviewed by the BBC about the Homes and Horizons project and the opening of the eighth children’s home in Somerset.
Somerset Council has opened its eighth ‘family style’ children’s home from some of the most vulnerable children in its care, as part of the Homes and Horizons partnership project between Somerset Council and Homes2Inspire.
SiCC and SLCC have been a part of this project from its very beginnings, where the group helped to choose the names of the homes, supported the interviewing of new staff, helped with decisions on decorating and furnishing the homes, as well as meeting the residents of new homes to help reduce their anxieties.
Chloe has volunteered on the project from its development phase and had this to say about her approach to the homes:
“When a young person comes in they want to make this their home, they want to feel safe in this house – if I can’t say I would want to move in here, it’s not going to work.”
To read the BBC article on the opening of the newest Homes and Horizons home click here