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| Stephen with Swan Housing Foyer residents |
Stephen
Metcalfe, local MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, has pledged to help
residents of the Swan Housing Foyer engage with politics following a visit to
the residence last week.
Mr
Metcalfe met with Foyer residents in Vange to catch up with the young people
after they visited him in Parliament last year and to encourage them to stay
engaged with the political process.
Swan
operates two foyers in Basildon which both aim to provide young homeless people
aged 16-25 with secure accommodation, life skills training and encouragement in
obtaining an education, training and employment.
Mr
Metcalfe commented: “It was a real pleasure to visit the Swan Housing Foyer. It
offers vulnerable young people a real chance to get their lives back on track,
to break the cycle of homelessness and a real opportunity to develop skills
that will stand them in good stead for the future.”
“I think
that engaging with the political process is an important part of this and I
have pledged to help the foyer residents maintain their engagement with
Parliament. I look forward to my involvement with the organisation in the
future and hope that the young people get as much out of the experience as I
have so far.”
For
further information on Swan Housing Foyer, please visit:
http://foyer.net/
http://foyer.net/
