The Richmond Foundation has launched the first housing project tackling areas for specialised programmes. The housing project will see derelict government buildings transformed into social housing projects made for and run by the NGOs that have applied for the pilot project, using them for their specific purposes.

The design for the housing project will come from a design competition with the Chamber of Architects, which will ask participants to design a house specifically for those living in it.

Part of the project will see Dar Terry being built, named after the late personality and radio host Terry Farrugia, who passed away nearly two weeks ago after losing his battle to a rare form of leukaemia. Dar Terry will specifically be a Mother and Child Therapeutic Programme, which will give funds to families to allow mothers primarily with mental health problems to get care they need.

The policy has a family-based approach, targeting a family unit and not just the individual, and the project will be divided into three phases:

1. The assessment and transition of the unit with the help from community resources including local councils, Jobsplus and health centres.

2. Establishing the potential of the mother and children and commencing the work towards independent living as well as eventually finding permanent housing.

3. Transitioning into the community.