Appointment of New Head of Service.
July 2021
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Audrey Broome, our new Head of Service. All of us are Home4U are excited to work with Audrey and be led by her enthusiasm, experience and knowledge.
Audrey said:
"I am delighted to be joining Home4U and I'm looking forward to working closely with a great team of people. I want to help build on what has already been achieved and develop the project further, so we can house and support even more people.
I have over 25 years' experience of working in and managing diverse services including supporting people into safe accommodation and preventing homelessness. I will use my knowledge, skills, passion and enthusiasm for helping others to deliver the services that people want and need."
A Generous Donation.
April 2021
A family in Cardiff recently lost both parents in one week, and had to ensure that their council house was cleared for a new tenant. Not only did they give their parents’ bedding, all in good condition, to Home4 U , which can be used in our next property, they also bought new bedding as well ‘in memory of their parents’. This gesture is so generous and deeply appreciated. The family wish to be anonymous, but this sort of support is what makes Home4U possible. A big thank you to this family.
A New One-Bed Flat March 2021
It is a wonderful pleasure to announce that we have a new one-bed flat, bringing our total number of properties to 4! Having a one-bed flat means that we can safely accommodate women and people with complex needs. Sharing a flat can be hard for anyone, but we work hard to match people to live together in our other properties, this one-bed flat gives us more flexibility to provide accommodation.
We had a tremendous amount of support from Good Gym, who help us paint properties. We received so many furniture donations and were able to furnish the house to give it a homely feel!
Of course, our volunteer team helped us too!
Thanks to everyone who helped on this project!
Refugee Week
June 2021
Refugee Week 2021 gave us all an opportunity to celebrate the talents and contributions of refugees and people seeking asylum all over the world.
To celebrate, we collaborated with Manifold Arts Manifold Arts – Art for All (wordpress.com), who hosted an art auction on their Instagram account. Artists from Cardiff donated creative pieces for the auction, which successfully raised £247 for people seeking asylum that become destitute. We are so thankful for their help and we look forward to working with them more.
As Covid-19 public health restrictions have kept us all apart for over a year, we thought that Refugee Day would be a great day to get together. Our residents, trustees, staff, volunteers and those at ShareDydd all attended a lovely walk in Bute Park, followed by dinner kindly provided by Atma Lounge Cafe. Atma – Ty Krishna Cymru. Everyone enjoyed the delicious food and the opportunity to socialise face to face!
New Logo February 2021
Home4U has launched a new logo!As an organization, we continue to grow and felt that a logo change was important to better represent our ethos.This logo embodies a powerful concept. The structure of the home is supported by 4 pillars. Pillars are symbolically used across cultures and religions to illustrate stability and interconnectivity. Pillars give stability to a structure - whether that is a building, a sense of self or philosophical concept - but must remain connected to preserve stability as each pillar gives strength to the other.Home4U is run by 4 teams: Trustees, Staff, Key Workers and Support Workers. Our organization relies on the dedication of all 4 groups to support residents.Home4U's purpose hopes to instill 4 phenomena so that people can live hopeful, empowered, compassionate and dignified lives!Take a closer look and notice that the structure is made up of H U 4. By keeping the U in the center, the designer has successfully captured that our residents remain at the heart of the work we do.A huge thanks to Liam Prothero (iamfolio) for this wonderful design.
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