Being a volunteer host – Anja’s story
The Praxis Community Project’s ‘Temporary Homes’ scheme has been shortlisted for the prestigious Andy Ludlow Awards 2014. This scheme works with people with no recourse to public funds and views [...]
Praxis Temporary Homes for Migrants Project Shortlisted for Andy Ludlow Award
A radical and enterprising scheme working with vulnerable migrants with no recourse to public funds has been shortlisted for the prestigious Andy Ludlow Awards. Temporary Homes is a housing [...]
Volunteering with Groundswell: Gerry’s story
Groundswell's Homeless Health Peer Advocacy Project has been shortlisted for this year's Andy Ludlow Awards. We asked one of their volunteers (now a staff member) Gerry to tell us her [...]
Groundswell Shortlisted for Andy Ludlow Award
An innovative scheme run by Groundswell has been shortlisted for the prestigious Andy Ludlow Awards. Attending appointments with doctors, hospitals and others is crucial for people [...]
The Life of a Peer Landlord
Thames Reach’s Peer Landlord scheme has been shortlisted for the Andy Ludlow Awards 2014. The ‘peer landlord’ is a co-tenant with a shared background who has gained a level of independence and [...]
Thames Reach’s Peer Landlord Scheme Shortlisted for Andy Ludlow Award
An innovative scheme that trains ex homeless people to support homeless people living in the private rented sector for the first time has been shortlisted for the prestigious Andy Ludlow [...]
Working with Asylum Seekers: the ASAP story
I worry we are in dark times, with an increasing obsession with the self and a lack of empathy for those in need. I see this best played out in the media’s portrayal of the “other” or as [...]
