We're proud of the support and engagement we offer the young people here at RUSH, its through support like yours that enables us to do what we do and engage with our young people in the most positive way. Outdoor activities are just one of our chosen ways to let the young people here at RUSH let off some stream, enjoy the great outdoors and learn new exciting skills.
Rush Open Their First ‘Make Work Pay’ Accommodation. Young people who have faced homelessness deserve to reach their full potential and be excited about their future in work. But outdated Housing benefit rules have been holding them back for decades! Because of a long-standing flaw in the system, the moment they work, vital benefits are stripped away leaving these young people financially worse off and isolated and without the support they need to transition into adulthood and independence. Rush have been a huge supporter of Centrepoint’s campaign for change. In November 2025’s budget, the government committed to Make Work Pay for young people in supported housing – a massive campaign win led by Centrepoint with the help of a community of campaigners who spoke out and took action for homeless young people. However, the issue of affordable rents for young people on low incomes is still an issue, not a problem if you have support of a family, but what happens to those who don’t? Working or housing becomes a choice of one or the other, when clearly the two should go hand in hand. Rush are proud to announce the opening of their first ‘Make Work Pay’ home. By capping the rent to ensure the young person will never pay more than a third of their salary. This property will allow a young person to continue working and have the assurance that they have a home they can be proud of and afford, without sacrificing food, clothing, gas, electric or crucially a life worth working for. This young person will continue to have the support from our dedicated staff to ensure they can thrive and progress, both in the home and workplace. Currently this has to be cleverly subsidised as there is no specific funding, despite that we are determined this is only the first of these properties to be made available. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
To celebrate #NationalVolunteerWeek 2026 we wanted to share some feedback: It's brilliant to see this feedback being passed on regarding one of the clients being supported as part of the Pathways To Work Programme that we are delivering. We have worked alongside Voluntary Action Rotherham's Family Hubs VCS Volunteer Officer to secure a volunteering placement in order to assist our client in building their work experience. The process has been wonderful from start to finish, and the organisation with which they have been placed is clearly happy as well! Rotherham Employment and Skills
Community Impact in Action A huge thankyou to Andy from Rush House Life Skills Team for delivering an engaging and impactful training session at Rotherham Titans Rugby Club Community The session explored important topics including: ✅ Building and maintaining positive relationships ✅ Understanding and managing peer pressure ✅ Developing assertiveness skills ✅ Conflict resolution strategies It was fantastic to see the young people getting fully involved throughout, sharing some really thoughtful reflections and insightful contributions to the discussions ! Your engagement and openness made the session a real success — a brilliant step towards building confidence, resilience, and stronger connections. #RotherhamTitans #CommunityWork #YouthDevelopment #PositiveRelationships #LifeSkills #Teamwork
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We had the pleasure of attending the Rotherham Day update meeting, where it was fantastic to hear from the speakers and learn more about the exciting plans ahead. Rotherham Day is all about celebrating the incredible things happening across our community that often don’t get the recognition they deserve, and it’s inspiring to see that coming together. We’re proud to be one of the charities involved this year and can’t wait to share what we have planned… watch this space 👀
Life Skills at Rush 🍳 Recently, our residents and Life Skills worker Andy enjoyed a cooking session together. The session was led by one of our talented young people who cooked up some delicious and healthy chicken and egg fried rice. What was nice about the session was that it resulted in residents and staff members congregating in the kitchen to share food and conversation. 💚
