American visitors impressed by work of Local Solutions

Local Solutions welcomed a party of representatives of Heartland Health from Missouri, USA, this month.

The visitors were on an exchange tour with senior NHS Executives as part of a study programme considering best practice in promoting community health. The Heartland Health team were visiting a range of North West NHS and Third Sector organisations.

As part of Local Solutions’ contribution, the Heartland Health team visited projects at our Scotland Road site including domestic violence services, MAP, Homeground, the Intense Mentor Programme and also got to hear about our work with unpaid carers. The Heartland Health team were impressed with the work of Local Solutions, its ability to connect with the local community and the positive feedback from young people using our youth homelessness services.

A few days after the visit, a Local Solutions Senior Manager attended a one day conference in Manchester with the Heartland Health team and representatives across the North West to consider how health services can be improved and lessons can be learnt from the exchange visits.

At the conference the lead delegate from Heartland Health gave a special mention to the Homeground Project and the young people they had met with. To demonstrate their appreciation the Heartland representatives have given Local Solutions a donation towards the work of the hostel.