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LHF and Centrepoint working with families to prevent youth homelessnessDecember 10, 2013 12:00 pmA grant award of £20,000 from the London Housing Foundation is being used by the youth homelessness charity Centrepoint to fund a project to help families and reduce homelessness.
The Family Mediation and Reparation Pilot Project, based in Centrepoint’s Lewisham Assessment Centre, is aimed at improving family relationships and the relationship skills of young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The project will help families and young people before problems escalate, preventing future homelessness and saving public money.
Centrepoint employ a full time, accredited Family Mediation worker to provide family mediation and reparation services to young people and families in the borough.
Robynne Easterbrook, a CentreRead More
Don Wood stands down as Chairman of LHFNovember 4, 2013 12:00 pmDon Wood to stand down as LHF Chairman
Don Wood CBE is standing down as the Executive Chairman of the London Housing Foundation.
Don has been the LHF Executive Chairman for five years. He has been on the board for fifteen years in all, and will now remain a non-executive member.
He said “The LHF is a fantastic organisation, and I am very proud of the work we have done over the last few years. We have awarded over £½ million in grants each year, sent a number of young managers overseas to learn from other cultures and sponsored over a decade of Andy Ludlow Homelessness Awards. What pleases me most is the increasing number of good grant applications we are receiving. Our job is to fund innovation and risk takers and help smalRead More
Homelessness project for sex workers scoops awardOctober 24, 2013 12:00 pmHomelessness project for sex workers scoops award
A pioneering service which helps young women get out of prostitution has won £30,000 at a prestigious awards ceremony.
The Spires' Streetlink project, which works with street-based sex workers and other vulnerable young women through outreach and centre-based sessions, was named winner of this year’s Andy Ludlow Homelessness Awards at the ceremony at Speaker’s House in the House of Commons today (Thursday 17 October). The annual awards, organised by London Councils, highlight innovative practice in the homelessness sector in London.
A Lambeth-based service, Spires Streetlink, provides support for women with a range of complex practical and emotional needs which can include homeRead More
Free financial consultancy for homelessness servicesOctober 18, 2013 12:00 pmThis is an article written by LHF Executive Chairman Don Wood and first published in 24Housing in October 2013.
It is probably true to say that not many of us came into the homelessness industry because we were motivated by money.
If you looked at the drivers behind most people in the sector - individuals and organisations – you would almost certainly find altruism, the desire to make a difference, a philosophical commitment to housing for all. We all wanted to help end rough sleeping; to help people who for whatever reason end up on the streets to move on, to put their lives back together.
Having said that, we need to get the money right. If we don’t have enough money to live, we are of no use to anyone. And if organisationRead More
Hestia’s “Back on Track” programme Shortlisted for LHF funded Andy Ludlow AwardSeptember 10, 2013 12:00 pmThe Back on Track initiative, a peer-led training and mentoring initiative for people who have offended and are trying to rebuild their lives, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Andy Ludlow Awards, sponsored by the London Housing Foundation.
The course, which can involve both training and 1:1 mentoring, is designed for people who have offended but now want to get their lives back on track. Crucially and uniquely it was designed by people coming out of prison.
Pat Ryan, Chief Executive of Hestia said “Our clients told us that alongside the existing prerelease courses, they needed something else to make the transition from prison to living in the community. So we worked with them to design the Back on Track programme. Over 8 sesRead More
East London Housing Partnership Single Homelessness Project shortlisted for LHF funded Andy Ludlow AwardSeptember 9, 2013 12:00 pmA new approach to providing access to the private rented sector for homeless people has been shortlisted for the prestigious Andy Ludlow Awards, sponsored by the London Housing Foundation.
The project is a collaboration between eight East London boroughs and six support providers. It is run by The East London Housing Partnership and works to help single people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness to access accommodation in the private rented sector. The East London Single Homelessness Project provides a deposit and tailored support, delivered by a range of specialist providers
Margaret Williams is the Homelessness Project Manager who coordinates the scheme. She said “This project is unique because it provides what manRead More
Hestia’s “Back on Track” programme Shortlisted for LHF funded Andy Ludlow AwardAugust 27, 2013 12:00 pmThe Back on Track initiative, a peer-led training and mentoring initiative for people who have offended and are trying to rebuild their lives, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Andy Ludlow Awards, sponsored by the London Housing Foundation.
The course, which can involve both training and 1:1 mentoring, is designed for people who have offended but now want to get their lives back on track. Crucially and uniquely it was designed by people coming out of prison.
Pat Ryan, Chief Executive of Hestia “Our clients told us that alongside the existing pre-release courses, they needed something else to make the transition from prison to living in the community. So we worked with them to design the Back on Track programme. Over 8 sessiRead More
New Free Financial Advice Service from the LHFAugust 26, 2013 12:00 pmThe London Housing Foundation, which offers grants and provides research services to benefit the homeless, is now offering free expert financial advice for small homelessness agencies.
The LHF, which has distributed millions of pounds to homelessness agencies over the past few years, has been collecting financial data on the sector for some time.
Executive Chairman Don Wood said “This has been a very useful exercise, allowing us to monitor the financial health of the sector. But we now feel we need to do more than just monitor, and offer some expert financial advice to agencies that might need it. So, we are offering separate packages of one to one financial advice for smaller organisations who are facing significant financial chaRead More
