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The Integrate Targeted Recruitment and Training project which supports local communities through the creation of employment and training opportunities, also actively supports local third sector organisations in delivering other community benefits. Utilising the power of consortia, Integrate has supported Welsh homeless charity Llamau, who are currently renovating a terraced house in Cardiff, with generous donations of materials. The refurbished terraced house in Cathays will become home to five young people in the summer, providing a stepping stone from supported accommodation towards independent living.
The property currently undergoing renovation by Newman Builders features five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, a large kitchen/diner and an outdoor area, combines period features with modern bright and airy space. Materials valued at over £3,000 have been donated to Llamau through Integrate by local contractors who are working with member housing associations. Donations include; Mira – Electric shower Keepmoat - Worcester Bosh combi boiler Robert Price - 50 litres of matt vinyl paint and15 sq metre's (730units) of white tiles Sonic Windows - Front Door Willis Construction – Kitchen and worktops.
Integrate member United Welsh Housing Association also heavily contributed to project; locating a suitable house, arranging surveys and purchase together with providing all the pre and post contract roles for no cost. In addition, United Welsh encouraged their preferred Architect, Engineer, and Quantity Surveyor to reduce their fees as a gesture of goodwill.
Below: Like most rooms, the transformation of bedroom one is steadily taking shape
Above: Photo taken in March 2012
Above: Photo taken in June 2012
Llamau Chief Executive - Frances Beecher commented; “we are totally overwhelmed with the generosity and support the Integrate contractors have shown to Llamau’s young people. The things they have donated will not only create a beautiful and high quality home for the young people involved, but demonstrates that they are supported and valued by others, something they haven’t always experienced in the past. This exciting project, supported wholeheartedly by everyone involved, will provide young tenants with an optimum environment from which they can begin to live independently and as fully participating members of their community.” Llamau will offer a friendly landlord service to the five young people, who, as a result of their previous support from Llamau will already have significantly improved independent living skills. The strength of this project is that it mirrors the more gradual route to independence offered by shared accommodation, and when theyfeel ready, they will be able to move on to their own independent tenancies.
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