London Housing Foundation
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The London Housing Foundation supports Margins ProjectNovember 6, 2017 3:41 pmThe London Housing Foundation supports Margins, a project run at Union Chapel in Islington north London. They provide catering training for people who are or have been homeless. The project offers real world work with trainees working with a chef to provide the food for all concerts at the chapel. Aristide Tankeu is 49 and […]Read More
Prison Advice and Care TrustJuly 20, 2017 2:39 pmThe London Housing Foundation supports Pact (the Prison Advice and Care Trust) in their work with prisoners and their families. We recently gave them £88,000 to expand their successful Peer Support scheme, which trains and supports ex-offenders to help others. We asked Andy Keen-Downs, CEO of Pact to tell us more about what they do. […]Read More
Hope Worldwide UKJuly 19, 2017 2:36 pmThe London Housing Foundation is supporting the work of the Hope Worldwide UK – in particular their ‘Two Step’ project that works with single homeless people to access the private rented sector for housing. We asked them to tell us about one of their clients. Reza was referred to HOPE worldwide by a central London […]Read More
Prisoners Abroad 2July 19, 2017 2:24 pmPrisoners Abroad have been shortlisted for the prestigious London Homelessness Awards 2017. Karen is someone who has benefited from their services and tells her story here. I was incarcerated in the United States in 2012. I was given a six and a half year sentence. I was visited by an immigration officer and had many […]Read More
Prisoners Abroad 1July 19, 2017 2:21 pmPrisoners Abroad have been shortlisted for the prestigious London Homelessness Awards 2017. Cass, a Resettlement Worker at Prisoners Abroad, tells us about her experiences. I have worked within the community, with children, young people and adults for around ten years now. Having worked with young women in Holloway prison, where I co-developed and facilitated self-development […]Read More
The Anna Freud National Centre for ChildrenJuly 18, 2017 3:06 pmThe Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families has been shortlisted in the 2017 London Homelessness Awards sponsored by the London Housing Foundation, Crisis, Shelter, Mayor of London, London Housing Directors and Savill’s. One of the services they provide is a Parent Toddler Group at which a toddler’s development is promoted in all areas […]Read More
PACT Bola BlogMarch 31, 2017 1:24 pmThe London Housing Foundation is proud to support PACT, the Prison Advice and Care Trust. Our grant will be used to help them develop their peer support programme. This is a new initiative that supports people to help their peers, recognising that if you have been through a situation you are uniquely qualified to help […]Read More
RACHEL – When it goes wrong…March 20, 2017 9:35 amThe London Housing Foundation is helping to sponsor the 4th conference to be run by the London Network of Nurses and Midwives Homelessness Group. The conference, which will be held on 12th May in London is looking at how integration is needed to make services for supporting homeless people work. When it works well, clients […]Read More
