Fleming Gardens Project
NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 16 July 2009
Here’s our Newsletter to update you all on our progress and future aims!
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Fleming Gardens is a voluntary sector supported housing project which aims is to give young women a chance to have their own tenancy along with the extra support they need to live independently with their child/ren. Our outreach service supports young mums who are either currently looking for their own tenancy or are already in their own tenancy and need support to maintain it.
FLEMING GARDENS’
BIRTHDAY
Fleming Gardens recently celebrated its 5th birthday. Fleming Gardens core project opened in 2004 and initially supported 10 young women and their children within the newly built cul de sac.
In August 2006 Fleming Gardens was given additional funding to support a further 10 young women within a floating support service. This enabled Fleming gardens to employ a third full time project worker.
During this time Fleming Gardens has been purchasing houses within the community for residents to move on to, thus ensuring that residents are provided with a continuity of support.
During the last 5 years Fleming Gardens has supported 109 young women and 119 children.
TWO MORE DISPERSED PROPERTIES
We have now purchased a further 2 dispersed properties, bringing the total to 7. The properties are once again within close proximity to Fleming Gardens, giving our young women more independence whilst enabling them to continue to access the support that is available from the core building.
The properties are two bedroomed and are fully furnished and decorated to a high standard.
Fleming Gardens is hoping to continue to purchase more properties in the near future.
SUCCESS STORY!
Fleming Gardens is very proud to announce that through the hard work and dedication of our young women and staff team, we achieved 84% positive move on’s during quarter four.
WAITING LIST
Due to high turnover with many of our young women securing their own tenancy, our current waiting list has reduced.
New referrals are welcome. Please request a referral from on the email address below.
COMPLIMENTS & COMPLAINTS
Our aim is to deliver a high quality service to all our residents. Your comments about the service are appreciated and complaints reported to us will be dealt with quickly, effectively and in confidence.
A leaflet is now available which explains how to make a complaint and guides you through the procedure, step by step. If you require further assistance please contact Fleming Gardens Project at:
SUMMER COMES TO FLEMING GARDENS !!
Adults and Children made the most of the glorious sunshine by enjoying water activities during the weekly Super Tots session.
Charlotte, Sabia and Donna enjoy an ice cream whilst the children cool off in the pool.
Malikha encourages Kenzie to brave the water.
Malikha and Tamara-Skye enjoy water time together.
BABY BOOM…
Welcome to the world
Cady Leigh
Chantel and Mark are proud of their new baby daughter.
Ella May
Ella May has added a fifth
generation to her maternal family!
Rylan
Rylan has made an early but wonderful addition to Katie and Liam’s family.
Lauren
Katie has delivered a beautiful
baby girl.
NETWORKING LUNCH
Fleming Gardens is making arrangements to facilitate an event to give professionals from the Wentworth Valley Locality Team the opportunity to:
Have lunch and network with members of the Wentworth Valley Locality Team.
Put names to the faces of your new colleagues.
Share information about services and opportunities available in the Wentworth Valley Locality Area.
Watch a mini presentation about the developments of Fleming Gardens.
Talk to members of staff about the work undertaken at the project
Receive an information pack about Fleming Gardens.
- Distribute information about
your own service.
- Look round a Fleming Gardens property and meet the residents.
- Give us your thoughts and suggestions about Fleming Gardens.
Relief Workers
Fleming Gardens is pleased to welcome two trained relief workers to the staff team. Denise Dempsey and Julie Sowerbutts offer valuable support to the young women and staff members. This enables valuable work to continue during staff absence.
Professionals will have the opportunity to meet the relief workers during the Wentworth Valley Networking event.
Service Description
Fleming Gardens has recently revamped all it’s paperwork. A revised service description is now available via Pam Eaton at
If you wish to discuss any issues relating to the new paperwork or the service description, please telephone 01709 703471, and a member of staff will be happy to discuss you enquires.
New Chill and Chat
Fleming Gardens has restructured their Friday Afternoon Chill and Chat session.
Group and individual support sessions are
now available on various topics such as
Sexual Health, Smoking Cessation,
Parenting, Healthy Eating etc in a relaxed environment. Health professionals are
invited to attend these sessions to share
their expertise with the young women.
If you feel you are able to offer training and
advice in relation to any health issue please
contact a staff member on 01709 703471.
Our new relief worker Julie Sowerbutts
kindly designed a display to promote the
support available to all our young women.
Thank you for taking the time to read
our Newsletter. If you know of anyone
that would benefit from receiving our
Newsletter please telephone Fleming Gardens on 01709 703471.
We will be happy to send you one and
add your company to our mailing list!
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