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LHF supports The Peoples Recovery ProjectNovember 21, 2023 9:16 amLHF supports The Peoples Recovery Project and has recently agreed a grant of £30,000. Here are some stories from people who have experience of homelessness and addiction and now support their work. Meet Danny I was homeless in Westminster for about 20 years. In this time, I was in and out of homelessness services, police […]Read More
Shoba Shantha InterviewSeptember 19, 2023 8:19 amBromley and Croydon Women’s Aid (BCWA) Safe Beds Scheme has been announced as a prize winner in this year’s London Homelessness Awards. They will share in a prize fund of £60000, with the final results announced at a special event in central London on November 1st. We asked Shoba Shantha, a Refuge Support Officer at […]Read More
Prisoners Abroad – They can look back and see the highs and lowsSeptember 15, 2023 8:30 amLHF is proud to support the work of Prisoners Abroad, and has recently agreed a grant to help their resettlement project. More details will follow in the next week or so, but this blog was originally published on their website and we have their permission to re post it here. In May 2017 we received […]Read More
Edward InterviewAugust 16, 2023 12:01 pmSt Mungo’s Roma Rough Sleeping Team have been announced as a prize winner in this year’s London Homelessness Awards. They will share in a prize fund of £60000, with the final results announced at a special event in central London on November 1st. We asked Edward, a Roma Mediator for St Mungo’s to tell us […]Read More
St Mungo’s wins another London Homelessness AwardAugust 9, 2023 9:03 amSt Mungo’s Roma Rough Sleeping Team has been announced as a winner of the London Homelessness Awards. The London Homelessness Awards (LHA) recognise projects across London which use creativity, imagination and initiative to improve services for people experiencing homelessness. The team will receive a share of a £60,000 prize fund, with details to be announced […]Read More
Read Sarah’s, Anna’s & Ryan’s StoryAugust 7, 2023 8:14 amBeam have been shortlisted for this year’s London Homelessness Awards. Read Sarahs/Annas/Ryans story. Meet Sarah: the single mum who overcame addiction at 40 For 40 years, Sarah’s life was defined by addiction, abuse, and trauma. Here she shares her story of turning her life around with support from Beam My life before: Addiction and abuse […]Read More
Beyond the Atlas Average – Your PlaceAugust 3, 2023 8:08 amIn this new blog series, Becky Rice, LHF Atlas Manager, is taking a closer look at services that are outside the average in one or more ways! This first blog takes a look at a very large accommodation service within a small organisation in a unique area – Your Place in Canning Town, Newham. […]Read More
Michael Bonnet InterviewJuly 6, 2023 9:22 amThe START Homeless Outreach Services have been shortlisted for this year’s London Homelessness Awards. The six shortlisted projects will be celebrated at a prestigious event later this year, with a prize fund of £60,000 to be shared. We asked Mike Bonnet, a Social Worker with the START Team to tell us about a typical day. […]Read More
