THE CARE HOUSE PROJECT

The Care House Project works with the Harlow community to improve mental health and wellbeing, celebrate care and community, and provide hope for a better future.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The first Care House Project took place in Harlow in Summer 2022. As part of the project we spent 6 weeks with an amazing bunch of people from Harlow who came together to talk about care; living with it and living without it. Together we made a new dance theatre show, 9 Acts of Care. The project concluded with A Festival of Care in Harlow Town Park, bringing together local organisations and community groups in Harlow. The free festival ran for a week and included shows, family friendly activities, music, creative workshops, signposting activity and daily performances of 9 Acts of Care. In total the project engaged with 3013 audiences, 1913 participants and 15 local organisations, artists and community groups, with 718 people engaging with signposting activities from local mental health & wellbeing providers.  

“It has been a privilege to work alongside a group of inspirational and brilliant Harlow residents at Harlow Playhouse, exploring themes around care and community. We were also shining a light on all the fantastic organisations here that contribute to a vision of care for their local people. The Care House Project this summer was joyous, and we look forward to making this an annual event for Harlow. Together we can creatively dismantle barriers that exclude and encourage belonging and care for all” – Rhiannon Faith, Artistic Director.

We are working with Harlow Playhouse and local organisations to deliver The Care House Project in 2024 and beyond. Please get in touch if you would like to get involved!