Dean and Cauvin Young People’s Trust have served the children and young people of Edinburgh since 1733. Over the years it has continued to develop and adapt its support to meet the needs of our changing city. Today it provides a fostering service for teenagers, a Wellbeing Hub, a range of community support for young families and a unique specialist house for young mums and babies.

The new house in north Edinburgh has been built in partnership with Harbour Homes with CCG (Scotland) Ltd as the main contractor. The house will provide a home for young people aged 15-21. Five young people will have their own en-suite rooms, a range of shared living and wellbeing spaces and gardens. Its dedicated staff will work with each young person to help them on those first steps towards adulthood, education and work.

Gary Dewar, CEO of Dean and Cauvin Young People’s Trust, said: “Our new house in north Edinburgh is the result of many years of close collaboration with our colleagues at Harbour Homes. We aspired to create a vibrant and welcoming ‘place of hope’ where young people are valued, part of their community and helped to take the next steps in their lives. Today marks the start of an exciting new chapter for Dean and Cauvin.”

Jaslin Bhagrath, chair of the Dean and Cauvin Young People’s Trust Board, added: “We are a proudly local charity, and our new house is an investment in our city and in our ambition for young people. This could not have been possible without the hard work of our staff, board members and young people and with the additional help of independent funders and community members who contributed time, money and passion to help us realise this.”

Heather Kiteley, chief executive at Harbour Homes, commented: “We have enjoyed collaborating with Dean and Cauvin on this custom-built house which five young people will soon call home. There is a real sense of excitement after the opening, and I look forward to seeing how this new Edinburgh community thrives in months and years to come.”