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Jon Hilton Interview
Jon Hilton InterviewNovember 16, 2021 10:00 amJon Hilton is a Neighbourhood hub manager for WLM, West London Mission, and graduated from the LHF sponsored post graduate certificate in housing and homelessness at London South Bank University in the summer of 2021.  We asked him about the course. Where did you hear about the course and why did you decide to do […]Read More
Lyron Johnson Interview
Lyron Johnson InterviewNovember 10, 2021 10:00 amLondon Housing Foundation sponsors the Post Graduate Certificate in Housing and Homelessness: Leadership and Management run by London South Bank University.  Cohort 8 have just started their course, and cohort 9, which is already full, starts in January 2022. We asked Lyron Johnson, who graduated from cohort 7 in June 2021, what his views were […]Read More
St Mungo’s Westminster SOS Outreach Service won £10,000 in this year’s London Homelessness Awards.
St Mungo’s Westminster SOS Outreach Service won £10,000 in this year’s London Homelessness Awards.November 8, 2021 2:21 pmSt Mungo’s Westminster SOS Outreach Service won £10,000 in this year’s London Homelessness Awards. We asked Zakariya Cochrane, a member of the team, to tell us more about his work. I started in March 2020 – so I had a rapid induction as the pandemic hit and we needed to get people off the streets and […]Read More
Day in the life of ‘Homelessness GP Outreach’- Dr Gary Colman.
Day in the life of ‘Homelessness GP Outreach’- Dr Gary Colman.October 28, 2021 12:37 pmDr Gary Colman won £20,000 in this year’s London Homelessness Awards.  We asked him to tell us a bit more about what a typical day might look like. Profile: Day in the life of ‘Homelessness GP Outreach’- Dr Gary Colman. Many people imagine that working at a specialist practice for homeless patients must be full […]Read More
London Homelessness Awards: 21 years celebrating the organisations battling homelessness in capital
London Homelessness Awards: 21 years celebrating the organisations battling homelessness in capitalOctober 13, 2021 3:18 pmThe 21st London Homelessness Awards will take place on Thursday in partnership with the Evening Standard’s Homeless Fund. For the last twenty years the London Homelessness Awards have been recognised as the premier awards for housing and homelessness organisations. In that time over £500,000 has been distributed in prize money to organisations providing innovative and […]Read More
The street outreach service that has been a lifeline for rough sleepers in London during the pandemic
The street outreach service that has been a lifeline for rough sleepers in London during the pandemicOctober 12, 2021 9:48 amAfter delivering vital support to homeless people through the pandemic, St Mungo’s Westminster Street Outreach Service has been shortlisted for the London Homelessness Awards. When the Covid-19 lockdown was first implemented, the universal confusion and uncertainty experienced was present amongst people sleeping rough in London. The service, which has been running since 2018, and is […]Read More
Westminster project transforming lives for homeless women
Westminster project transforming lives for homeless womenSeptember 28, 2021 9:40 amAmong women who have benefited from the Westminster VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) Housing First Project are those who have fled abusive relationships. Housing First project run in partnership by charities Standing Together and Solace has been shortlisted for the London Homelessness Awards for its transformative role in providing services for homeless women in Central London. The Westminster […]Read More
Project fighting to house London homeless for life-saving treatment shortlisted for award
Project fighting to house London homeless for life-saving treatment shortlisted for awardSeptember 22, 2021 10:44 amA partnership that fights for homeless people to secure accommodation for treatment after leaving hospital has been shortlisted for the London Homelessness Awards. Southwark Law Centre and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust’s Homeless Health team have been shortlisted for the London Homelessness Awards for their innovative Homeless Patients Legal Advocacy Service. The partnership […]Read More