Emerging Futures CIC

Who we are

About Us

Our vision

Emerging Futures inspires and empowers people with addictions to make positive changes to their lives. We believe in equality and social justice and strive to overcome the stigma associated with substance misuse so each person feels valued and respected.

Change is not easy but we believe most people can and will succeed if they have three key assets:

• Someone or something to love
• Something positive to do
• Somewhere safe to live

Our values

Respect: listening to people and treating them with dignity.

Integrity: being honest and open (with each other) and providing a voice for those who are expert by experience.

Accountability: taking purpose-driven action, owning our decisions and remaining flexible as we grow.

What we do

Emerging Futures works across the country with people affected by homelessness, drug and alcohol problems and physical and mental health needs.

Many people who need our support are homelessness or insecurely housed. Our priority is to get them into safe, high-quality social housing where they feel secure enough to benefit from our behavioural change programmes and coaching. These interventions build self-confidence and help people identify their goals, develop positive relationships and connect with others in their local community. Those leaving treatment are offered volunteering, training and employment opportunities as the next step on their journey to independence.

We also work with families affected by drug and alcohol use to help them build resilience and support their loved one to achieve recovery.

Our Scope

Housing

• We currently manage 72 houses with 405 bedspaces.

In 2021/22:

• We supported over 1,000 people in our houses.
• 727 residents moved on from our supported accommodation with 428 people moving in a planned way.

Behaviour Change

In 2021/22:

• 4,608 people attended 12,475 behaviour change sessions.
• Our staff also delivered 3,750 additional recovery and support sessions to individuals.

Coaching

• To date 805 coaches have achieved nationally recognised coaching qualifications.

In 2021/22:

• Coaching training produced a return on investment of circa £189K (or £1,719 for each individual accredited coach).
• Every £1 that we invest in coaching provides a return of £9.03 in direct savings in public expenditure.

Workforce of Lived Experience

Emerging Futures has always recognised the value people with lived experience bring to the social care workforce. Our coaching training produces a steady stream of committed workers who combine their personal knowledge with professional skills to inspire others starting out on their recovery journey.

Dame Carol Black recently highlighted the potential role of people with lived experience as a solution to current skills shortages and low morale in the drug treatment and recovery workforce (see Independent Review of Drugs 2021). We are already leading the sector through our well-established coaching training programme and clear routes into volunteering, further training and paid employment for former service users.