New developments planned for 2005-2006

The Association has received committed capital and revenue funding to develop the following during the year:

• Expand New Dawn

Chief Executive, Cathy Davies on 01267 225555
cathy@tai-hafan.co.uk
New Initiatives Manger, Isabelle Morgan, on 01267 225555
isabellemorgan@tai-hafan.co.uk

Tai Hafan Achievements

1989
Cymdeithas Tai Hafan (Hafan = haven, refuge) registered as an Industrial and Provident Society and housing association

1990
First ‘sod’ cut for initial scheme – Drefach

1991
First scheme into management – Neath, Drefach completed, then Caernarfon.
First Housing Support Workers employed

1992
Bangor house and two flats taken over form Women’s Aid, Rhyl scheme finished and opened, then Llandrindod Wells.

1993
Connah’s Quay, Brecon, Holywell and St Dogmaels came into management.

1994
General needs properties completed in Post Talbot, Swansea and Bridgend schemes came into management.
Tai Hafan out of cumulative deficit and into financial surplus.

1995
Phoenix Project in Carmarthen opened for young women care leavers. Penrhyndeudraeth scheme into management.
First ‘dispersed’ scheme set up in Port Talbot.

1996
First refuge into management in partnership with Swansea Women’s Aid.
Pontardawe and Pontypridd schemes completed.

1997
Rhondda and Llandudno schemes into Management. Successful tender to manage project for vulnerable young women in Rhyl.

1998
Newtown Refuge into management. Rhyl Young Women’s Project opens its door

1999/2000
Tai Hafan celebrates tenth birthday with Tenants Conference. Video launched for partners and applicants. Property bought as a day nursery and resource centre in Caernarfon. Ynys Môn scheme into management. Project Pearl given approval and property located in March 2000.

2001/2002
2 new supported housing projects for young women – Project Bridgit in Rhondda Cynon Taff and the Conwy Young Women’s Project.
A group of 5 tenants worked with an external consultant to revise our Tenants Handbook and turn it into plain English. We were very pleased with the end product

2004/2005

• Tai Hafan celebrates its 15 th birthday with a joint celebration & AGM at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea .
• A Mediation Services Co-ordinator is employed to provide a mediation service in partnership with Tai Cymdogaeth & Trothwy Cyf.
• Tai Hafan appoints a Schools Liaison Officer through funding received by Comic Relief. This post will help to promote the association's Spectrum Pack for school.
• Wrexham Young Women's Project opens its doors for the first time.

2003 - Tai Hafan More than doubled in size!

By August 2003 we were supporting over twice as many service users as in the previous August !

Staff numbers had increased from 37 in March 2001 to 102 in August 2003

Pearl Project received the first ever Val Feld Award for Homelessness

Tai Hafan won the TPAS Award for Communication in Housing for our Tenants Handbook which had been redrafted by tenants working with an external consultant.

Swansea tenants and staff from the south Wales region took part in the Swansea carnival

One tenant acquired her first stage accountancy qualifications whilst with Tai Hafan and on leaving got her first accounting job.

Following a Study Visit by 2 members of staff, including the Chief Executive, to Lublin in Poland in February, 5 staff members and 7 tenants from Tai Hafan young women’s projects spent 10 days in Warsowa in Poland meeting other young disadvantaged women and making links and friendships.

The New Dawn Lifelong Learning Pilot programme ran for 10 weeks and was very successful.