Meet the team
Working with children and young people can be highly rewarding but also hugely challenging. Working with us at Aspire Young Persons Connect you will be supported by colleagues who are the best at what they do, and you will be helped every step of the way to achieve that real sense of purpose and value.
Safety and Choice
From protection to empowerment: helping children and young people make informed, safer decisions that prepare them for confident, independent futures.
Dedication
We believe by providing positive role models and a dedicated team, we equip young people with the life skills needed to create a stronger future.
Collaboration
By creating an environment where everyone feels listened to, we will ensure psychological safety, unlock collaboration, and empower individuals to perform at their highest level.
People First
From children and young people to our team members, people are at the heart of everything we do. At every level of the organisation, we value strong, positive relationships.
Who's who?
Anoop Puri - Founder / MD
Anoop works across a range of different services from adult residential care, children’s care and supported living, personal care to housing to strategically lead the overall group.
Claire Morris Operations Director Young Persons Connect
Claire has strategic and operational responsibility for driving forward the children’s residential and young peoples supported living services. Claire will be the nominated NI and RI for Children and Young Peoples Services.
Cheryl Strutt - Group Finance Director
Cheryl oversees a company’s financial strategy, ensuring compliance with regulations to enhance financial performance, stability and growth.
Carly Hutchinson - Service Manager: Supported Living
Carly has responsibility for ensuring our young people benefit from safe and stable supported living homes where they feel their progress towards independence and belonging is being achieved through a team who understand the challenges in achieving this.