My Experience with Community Campus

Shanice was on a volunteer placement as part of her Health and Social Care course at Middlesbrough College, she was based in Middlesbrough Support Services for approximately 6 months, this is what she said about her time with us. “I really enjoyed my time doing work placement at Community Campus.  I was nervous to begin … Read more

Generous Donation

This generous young man, Andrew Tierney contacted Community Campus in Middlesbrough as he wanted to donate his saving to a homeless charity. He saved up all his pennies, counted them, bagged them up and brought them into the office with his grandparents. He said he doesn’t like to see people on the streets and wanted … Read more

Community Campus ’87 Apprentices on BBC News

On the 17 January 2018 our apprentices were featured in a film for BBC News. If you haven’t watched it yet check the video out below: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/embed/p05vfj56/42746873

Case Study: Martyn

Martyn is 22 years old and applied to our service for housing and support in May 2016.  He had a history of substance misuse, mental health problems and a pattern of repeat homelessness.  He had stayed in various temporary accommodations over the last few years but had been unable to sustain a tenancy for various … Read more

NCS and MFC Foundation Project provides excellent support

Community Campus ‘87 would like to say a big thank you to the National Citizens Service and the Middlesbrough FC foundation for providing us with support and funding with homeless people on a project on Borough Road.  In addition to funding and donations including soft furnishings we also had the chance to work with a … Read more

Music Taster Day at St Mary’s Centre in Middlesbrough

On the 21st February 2017 Community Campus 87 facilitated a Music Taster Day at St Mary’s Centre in Middlesbrough. Parissa Zarifi from Musinc originally approached us with the idea with the goal of engaging homeless young people.  We at Community Campus saw this an excellent and unique opportunity for young people to try, engage in … Read more

Teesside University Graduate Intern

As part of our ongoing organisational development we are hosting a fully funded graduate internship for 13 weeks. The scheme run in conjunction with the Enterprise Development unit of the university gives students real world experience and a foot on the career ladder.  We are hosting Andrew Reeve who is looking at the marketing and … Read more

Virgin Money Foundation North East

Staff from Community Campus attended the Virgin Money Foundation North East Fund Celebration event at Virgin Money HQ in Newcastle on the 2nd of February 2017.  Community Campus are in receipt of a grant from the foundation for a resettlement programme in 2017.  The event enabled new grant recipients to network with other supported organisations … Read more

Teesside University – Exploring Homelessness

Helen Cartwright a student at Teesside University approached Community Campus as part of her Journalism course as she wanted to explore Homelessness in Middlesbrough.  We arranged for her to speak to young people who have previously been homeless and to talk about their experiences, reason for homelessness, how this made them feel and where they … Read more

BSHF Study

Community Campus’ work has been highlighted in a national case study from the British and Social Housing Foundation – Community-led housing and young people: solutions to youth homelessness.