A warm welcome to new staff
Kairos welcomes new members of the supported housing Move-on team and Maintenance team […]
Supported housing
Supporting ex-offenders in recovery
Frank McDonald is now the dedicated Kairos support worker for ex-offenders. He is based at the Kairos houses in north London and is working with a core group of residents who are acting as peer mentors. Part of Frank’s work will be outreach to prisons […]
Plenty of life in lockdown for Move-on houses
Life hasn’t stopped during the coronavirus lockdown for residents of Kairos Move-on houses and their support workers. They have been full of creative solutions to stay connected, support each other and make the most of their time. Here, some share their experiences – and their artwork
Farewell and fair wind, Kenny Brown
Farewell, Kenny Brown, you are moving on after 14 years and four months with Kairos to take up a new post north of the river with Steps2Recovery, writes director Mossie Lyons. […]
Five on the road to independent living
Since May 2019, five residents from the complex needs supported house in Nunhead Lane have moved into their own homes. “I’m so delighted […]
Our Maudsley Charity support workers
Louise Fitzgerald and Jason O’Reilly are the two part-time support workers funded by our Maudsley Charity grant, working under the DWP Permitted Work Scheme. As the grant enters its second quarter, Louise and Jason are looking at training and development options for Kairos residents […]
Hand-over of our new house in Brent
The rebuilding of our third move-on house in Brent is now complete and the the official handover took place on Tuesday, 17 December […]
Maudsley Charity grant for new Kairos workers
Kairos Community Trust has been awarded a Maudsley Charity Community & Connection grant to fund two part-time support workers to “support residents who are in recovery from substance misuse, in their transition from Kairos accommodation into independent accommodation”. They will join the supported housing Move-on team in October.
New Move-on team appointments
Kairos is pleased to announce the following appointments to our supported housing Move-on team. The new supported housing Move-on Manager is Kenny Brown, formerly deputy manager. Gillian Lyons takes up the full-time position of deputy manager and will continue to lead Kairos women’s services. Giam-Pierro Mozzi is now a full-time member of the Move-on team.
CRASH, delivering for Kairos again
Francesca Roberts, CEO of CRASH, the building industry’s charity, and Kairos director Mossie Lyons met at the Burnt Oak Move-on houses yesterday. They were on site to receive a delivery of building materials donated by CRASH patron Forterra: Thermalite blocks, Fenlite Blocks, concrete blocks and engineering bricks. These materials will be used to extend one […]