Promoting healing through performance At Emerging Futures’ Glen Valley House in Rossendale, Lancashire, residents are gearing up to share their personal stories of addiction and recovery with the community, thanks to a unique partnership with local theatre group Horse + Bamboo. Performance art can be incredibly impactful for individuals in recovery, offering them a platform […]
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Emerging Futures pays tribute to outgoing CEO
Grateful for the expertise and professionalism of Emerging Futures’ founder Emerging Futures has paid a special tribute to outgoing Chief Executive Ray Jenkins, thanking him for his inspirational leadership and huge achievements over the past ten years. £14 million turnover Ray jointly founded Emerging Futures in 2014 with colleague Damian Grainer. In the last decade, […]
International Women’s Day 2024 – It’s time to invest in women
Why recruiting women into senior posts matters. I have never liked representation targets. Thinking my position was due to a quota rather than my merit has always been galling. But, as yet another set of reports reveals men outnumber women 2:1 in charity leadership (despite 68% of those working in the sector identifying as female), […]
Emerging Futures is accredited by Investors In People
We’ve raised the bar from Bronze… to Silver 🥈 🏆 Following an assessment by the ‘Investors in People’ last year, we’re thrilled to share that we have achieved the Silver level of the ‘We Invest in People’ accreditation! Over 160 of our staff contributed, either by survey or interview, giving feedback on criteria around how […]
Welcoming Claire Bloor, EF’s new Chief Executive Officer
Emerging Futures announce new leadership In March, Emerging Futures Founder and CEO, Ray Jenkins, will move on from Emerging Futures as CEO, leaving way for a new leader. Today, we can announce the appointment of Claire Bloor as our incoming Chief Executive Officer. Claire began her career 25 years ago working for a homeless charity, […]
Change is ongoing, not just for New Year
Why people fail with New Year’s resolutions, and how we can encourage lasting behaviour change. Every year on January 1st, without fail, a large part of the British population embarks upon a mass behaviour change programme. The ‘New Year’s resolution’. A single promise that we make to ourselves that we believe will improve our lives. […]
‘Impact Matters – Real Life Stories’ Conference 2023
Powerful stories of addiction and recovery reveal the real people behind the statistics Two hundred staff, along with commissioners, housing and treatment partner agencies and friends of Emerging Futures from across the country attended our October staff conference – either in person at the Factory Works, Digbeth or online via Zoom webinars. In a joyful […]
Impact Matters – Emerging Futures impact review 2023
Growth and Quality Emerging Futures exists to change lives. Everything we do focuses on this goal. We want to know what works so we can do more of it, and what doesn’t so that we can improve. That’s why we commissioned respected sector analyst Russell Webster to produce three external reviews of our work and […]
Greater protections for social housing tenants
New Social Housing Regulation Bill comes into force. Emerging Futures has applied a simple rule to its housing stock to date. “Would I live there?”. So we look forward to the new Social Housing Regulation Bill, recognising it as a more systematic and vital step towards improving the safety and quality of social housing, protecting […]
Ending the cycle of reoffending
Prison leavers housing pilot saves over £700k in reduced offending. I have seen first hand the damage that substance misuse has on families, communities, and individuals. Thinking about missed opportunities to help people when they need it the most often keeps me awake at night. We know that the window of motivation to help someone […]
