Below is a full listing of charities in London who received money from the last StreetSmart campaign.
| Charity | Amount |
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CENTRAL LONDON DAY CENTRES |
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| The Passage The Passage run a day centre next to Victoria Station which is used by up to 200 people a day. As well as providing the basics - food, showers, laundry facilities and clothing - the centre's main aim is to move people on by offering them help with mental health or drug and alcohol services, benefit claims, accommodation, training and employment. Our grant will be put towards the the costs of food provision at the centre. Location: Victoria Contact: Andrew Hollingsworth Tel: 020 7592 1850 Email: info@passage.org.uk |
£8,000 |
| Connection St Martins Location: Trafalgar Square Contact: Beki Winter, Outreach Team Manager Tel: 020 7766 5521 Email: outreach@cstm.org.uk |
£20,000 |
Sub-total: £28,000FOOD/NIGHT SHELTER |
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| Robes Project The Robes Project operates a cold weather night shelter from November to March in seven different South London churches. Each church takes it in turn to offer hospitality and shelter to 14 homeless people for one night a week. The project is run by two staff and over 200 volunteers. Each guest is give a hot meal, a bed for the night and a cooked breakfast. Our grant will help fund the running costs of the project. Location: Southwark & Lambeth Contact: Olivia Newington Tel: 020 7407 5623 Email: robes.coordinator@slm-bermondsey.org.uk |
£4,000 |
| West London Churches Homeless Concern West London Churches runs a winter night shelter for the homeless in seven different churces across west London. The shelter provides 35 bed spaces every night between November and April. A hot meal, advice and support are provided. Our grant will be put towards the general running costs of the project. Location: Chelsea Contact: Steven Platts Tel: 020 7351 4948 Email: wlchc@wlchc.eclipse.co.uk |
£6,000 |
| The Soup Kitchen The SoupKitchen is a resource for the homeless, impoverished and lonely in Central London. The project is open five days a week offering substantial balanced meals free of charge to an average of 60 people a day. Clean clothes and toiletries are also given. There is a modest advisory service and small art therapy project. Our grant will help fund the general running costs of the project. Location: Tottenham Court Road Contact: Miranda Suit Tel: 020 7580 2791 |
£10,000 |
| Camden & City Churches Cold Weather Shelter (C4WS) Location: Camden Contact: Jamie Hall Tel: 07515 507970 Email: jamie@coldweathershelter.org |
£6,000 |
| CARIS CARIS run a cold weather shelter in local Islington churches, seven nights a week, from January until the end of March. The shelters are run by volunteers and provide a bed for the night, companionship, help into more permanent accommodation, help with addiction or mental health problems and support with search for paid employment or access to benefits. Our grant will be put towards the running costs of the project. Location: Islington Contact: Mark Brennan Tel: 020 7281 5200 Email: iccws@hotmail.co.uk |
£6,000 |
Sub-total: £32,000DAY CENTRE / DROP IN /ADVICE |
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| Home-Start Home-Start works with families in two Camden hostels that provide accommodation for approximately 200 homeless families. Parent volunteers give weekly support sessions to help parents find ways to manage and resolve issues such as budgeting and debt, nutrition and meal planning, health and education. For some parents it is their only break in the week from living in a single room with small children, where they can become isolated and suffer loss of confidence. Our grant will pay for the running costs of the project. Location: Camden Contact: Belinda Low Tel: 020 7424 1603 Email: info@homestartcamden.org |
£5,500 |
| Ace of Clubs Location: Clapham Contact: Sarah Miles Tel: 020 7720 2811 Email: sarahmiles@aceofclubs.org.uk |
£9,000 |
| Broadway Location: Camden Contact: Deborah Ball Tel: 020 7710 0577 Email: deborah.ball@broadwaylondon.org |
£10,000 |
| Deptford Reach Deptford Reach operates a five day a week centre for disadvantaged and homeless people. Most of the people that attend the centre are at the very lowest level of poverty and deprivation. The project provides these people with support, services and a variety of activities that promote physical and mental well-being, promoting independence and enabling them to move on. Our grant will be used to help fund the salary of the Catering Assistant. Location: Deptford Contact: Ingrid Chetram Tel: 020 8692 6548 Email: info@deptfordreach.org.uk |
£9,000 |
| Providence Row Providence Row is a charity working with homeless and vulnerably housed people in east London. The charity provides a range of advice and support services including substance misuse, mental health and housing and benefits service, as well as volunteering opportunities and employability training. A StreetSmart grant will be used to contribute to the salary of the Meaningful Occupation Worker, who oversees the employability training programme. Location: Whitechapel Contact: Stephanie Harvey Tel: 020 7422 6385 Email: sharvey@providencerow.org.uk |
£5,000 |
| Spitalfields Crypt Trust The Spitalfields Crypt Trust provides a range of high-quality support, rehabilitation and training services for vulnerable and homeless adults and those struggling with addictions. A StreetSmart grant will be used to help fund the personal training and development centre, which provides educational services for over 80 adults each week. Location: Spitalfields Contact: Roslyn Nancekivell Tel: 020 7729 2376 Email: roslyn.nancekivell@sct.org.uk |
£8,000 |
| North London Action for the Homeless (NLAH) NLAH provides a range of services for homeless and socially excluded people, mainly from the London Borough of Hackney. They operate twice a week from a Church Hall in Stoke Newington. On average 80 people a week take advantage of a hot meal, a welfare, housing and advice service, and an NHS service. Our grant will help with the general running costs of the project. Location: Stoke Newington Contact: Mike Tomes Tel: 07891 703221 Email: mjttomes@yahoo.co.uk |
£3,000 |
| 240Project Location: Ladbroke Grove Contact: Claudia Tel: 020 7221 7530 Email: info@240project.org.uk |
£5,000 |
| The Caravan The Caravan offers a drop-in counselling service, free of charge, from a small caravan in the courtyard of St James's Church on Piccadilly. Counselling is given by volunteers from the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education, who are undergoing profesional training. Our grant will pay for the salary of an administrator. Location: Piccadilly Contact: Zak Waterman Tel: 020 7900 3316 Email: co-ordinator@thecaravan.org.uk |
£3,500 |
| The Manna The Manna is a day centre in Islington for homeless and marginalised people. Open three days a week with about 300 users, the centre offers food, showers, laundry, clothing, activity and friendship as well as one to one help and advice to tackle alcohol and drug dependency, housing needs, health needs, employment etc. Our grant will be used to fund the salary of the cook. Location: Islington Contact: Anne Cartwright Tel: 020 7354 3363 |
£7,000 |
| Upper Room The Upper Room has projects for children, youths and adults in West London, who are vulnerable, disadvantaged or homeless. Our grant will be used to run the food collection and redistribution project, which not only provides food for the Upper Room and other homeless organisations, but also gives opportunities for driving training to its volunteers. Location: Shepherds Bush Contact: Bruce Marquart Tel: 020 8740 5688 |
£8,000 |
| U-Turn U-Turn help women engaged in street prostitution in the East of London. They run an outreach programme, meeting women on their own territory and providing unconditional and consistent support. By slowly buildiing up trust with outreach workers, the women then engage with the services they need and, over time, can make positive changes to their lives. Our grant will be used to help fund the outreach service. Location: Bethnal Green Contact: Rio Vella Tel: 07980 548532 |
£10,000 |
| Spear Spear works with homeless and vulnerable people in Richmond. Besides operating a 12 bed hostel, the charity offers a range of services including street outreach, tenancy support, rent deposit, drug and alcohol misuse and skills development. Our grant will be used to fund the skills development service which encourages participants to engage in daytime activities and hobbies that may eventually lead to volunteer, education or employment opportunities. Location: Richmond Contact: Kaye Savage Tel: 020 8288 6506 Email: kaye@spearlondon.org |
£8,000 |
| Cardinal Hume Centre The Cardinal Hume Centre works with homeless young people, badly housed families, refugees, asylum seekers and migrants helping them to obtain employment and break out of the cycle of homelessness and social exclusion. Our grant will help support the Centre's English language classes. The service helps disadvantaged people from the local area to improve their language skills. removing one of the greatest barriers to finding employment and escaping poverty. Location: Westminster Contact: Anne Shewring Tel: 020 7222 1602 Email: info@cardinalhumecentre.org.uk |
£10,000 |
| Brent Homeless User Group (B.HUG) Location: Harlesden Contact: Atara Fridler Tel: 020 8965 2561 Email: atara@brenthomeless.com |
£8,000 |
Sub-total: £109,000ACCOMMODATION |
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| Marylebone Project The Marylebone Project is the largest centre in the UK dedicated to meeting the needs of homeless women escaping domestic violence, sexual exploitation, financial problems and mental health issues. The centre is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for any woman in crisis. Services are provided free of charge and include the provision of clothing, laundry, hot food, showers and emergency accommodation. In addition, longer term accommodation is available for 112 residents. They also operate a drop-in centre, which provides advice, health services, training and education to around 750 homeless women a year. Our grant will be used to help fund resettlement work. Location: Marylebone Contact: James Marlow Tel: 020 7262 3818 Email: j.marlow@churcharmy.co.uk |
£10,000 |
| Radicle Radicle manages six residential schemes in Hillingdon, Hounslow and Tower Hamlets with places for 51 homeless young mothers and babies. The women are provided with a safe and stable environment, and are given the skills and contacts they need for motherhood and future independent living. Our grant will be used to help fund cleaning, repairs and decorating costs at all six residences. Location: London Contact: Claire Brooke Tel: 020 7247 2458 Email: cbrooke@radicle.org.uk |
£5,000 |
| Church Housing Trust Church Housing Trust supports 14 London hostels that take care of approximately 450 homeless people at any given time. They meet the needs not covered by statutory grants such as residents' welfare, therapeutic activities, training facilities and resettlement support. Our grant will be used to fund welfare and resettlement costs for the 35 homeless young men and women at Acre Lane hostel in Brixton. Location: Brixton Contact: Steve Holdsworth Tel: 020 7269 1637 Email: steve.holdsworth@cht.dircon.co.uk |
£5,000 |
| Emmaus Greenwich Emmaus Communities offer homeless people a home, work and the chance to rebuild their lives in a supportive environment. The Greenwich community runs a successful reuse/recycling business from its retail stores in Plumstead and Lewisham providing meaningful work for all its 29 companions. Our grant will be used to install a new computerised till system in both stores, to make the businesses more efficient. Location: Greenwich Contact: Giorgio Salmistraro Tel: 020 8316 5398 Email: emmaus.greenwich@community100.freeserve.co.uk |
£9,000 |
| Kairos Community Trust Location: Nunhead Contact: Elizabeth McCormack Tel: 020 7277 6264 Email: kairos.linden@btconnect.com |
£5,000 |
| Thames Reach Location: Vauxhall Contact: Peter Hall Tel: 020 7840 9820 Email: peter.hall@thamesreach.org.uk |
£5,000 |
Sub-total: £39,000YOUNG PEOPLE |
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| Springboard Springboard runs an intensive educational programme for homeless and disadvantaged young people aged between 16 and 24. The programme gives them the skills and confidence they need to secure sustainable employment in the hospitality, leisure and tourism industries. Post employment aftercare is also provided for as long as necessary. Our grant will fund the cost of training and employment for 10 young people. Location: London Contact: Anne Pierce Tel: 020 7497 8654 Email: info.london@springboarduk.org.uk |
£10,000 |
| Alone in London Location: Kings Cross Contact: Robert Keirans Tel: 020 7278 4224 Email: robertkeirans@als.org.uk |
£10,000 |
| Centrepoint Centrepoint houses and supports over 700 vulnerable and homeless young people between the ages of 16 and 25. Our funding will be put towards the salary of a Healthy Living Advisor, who conducts an educational programme to improve both physical and mental health. Through learning about a healthy lifestyle and gaining the practical skills needed to employ it, Centrepoint young people will be better equipped to lead more stable and successful lives. Location: Soho Contact: Nick Connolly Tel: 020 7423 6867 Email: n.connolly@centrepoint.org |
£10,000 |
| Depaul UK Depaul's Willesden Hostel provides safe accommodation for 35-40 young people aged between 15-25 who are homeless, disadvantaged, and who are serving or ex-offenders. Our grant will be used to help fund the family mediation service, which does so much to reduce homelessness and repeat homelessness among young people. Additional funding will be put towards the employability training programme. Location: Willesden Contact: Paul Benson Tel: 020 7939 1274 Email: paul.benson@depauluk.org |
£10,000 |
| Nightstop London Nightstop provides emergency accommodation for 16-25 year olds in the South London homes of trained and vetted volunteers on a one night at a time basis. Our grant will help towards the delivery and development of the service. Location: Greenwich/Lewisham Contact: Rebecca Bickley Tel: 020 7939 1237 Email: rebecca.bickley@depauluk.org |
£8,000 |
| New Horizon New Horizon run a youth centre on the borders of Kings Cross/Euston. The project offers counselliing and support, medical care, housing advice, training and education to young homeless and vulnerable people between the ages of 16-21. Our grant will help fund the Lifeskills service which provides essential numeracy, literacy, ESOL and accredited vocational key skills. Location: Euston /Camden Contact: Stella Hamada Tel: 020 7388 5560 Email: info@nhyouthcentre.org.uk |
£10,000 |
| St Mary le Bow St Mary Le Bow Young Homeless Project takes up to 10 young homeless people at a time into safe flats, which are rented to the project at very low cost by the Peabody Trust, and supports them through all stages of their development until they achieve employment and independence. Our grant will be put towards the general running costs of the project. Location: London Contact: Michael Kenny Email: michael@blindinbusiness.org.uk |
£5,000 |
Sub-total: £63,000ART/THEATRE PROJECTS |
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| Streetwise Opera Streetwise Opera supports the personal development of homeless people through music and drama with weekly workshops in homeless centres around the UK, culminating in an annual fully staged, professional opera production. Our grant will be used to help fund the workshops held at various day centres for the homeless in central London. Location: London Contact: Matt Peacock Tel: 020 7495 3133 Email: mp@streetwiseopera.org |
£10,000 |
Sub-total: £10,000OTHER |
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| The House of St Barnabas The House of St Barnabas run life skills training programmes for 25 homeless/ex-homeless participants. The 12 week course addresses basic skills such as budgeting, keeping a bank account, IT literacy, punctuality, presentation, CV preparation and interview techniques. The House also operates a private members club, which offers opportunities for real work experience throughout the programme. Our grant will be used to fund the salary of the Life Skills Programme Co-Ordinator. Location: Soho Contact: Laura Elliott-Markham Tel: 020 7437 1894 |
£20,000 |
| Crisis Skylight Cafe Crisis Skylight Cafe runs like a 'Social Enterprise' by providing on the job training in catering and hospitality for homeless/vulnerably housed people, at the same time as delivering good quality, healthy food to paying customers. It is both a training scheme and a competitive business venture. Our grant will contribute to the training and development of 40 homeless people, enabling them to secure employment and break out of homelessness. Location: City of London Contact: Joanna Woolcock Tel: 020 7426 3877 Email: joanna.woolcock@crisis.org.uk |
£10,000 |
| Missing People Missing People is the UK's only charity that works with young runaways, missing vulnerable adults and the families and carers they have left behind. They actively search for missing people and support those who are trying to find them. They also offer two 24 hour, confidential Freefone helplines. All services are free of charge and are largely run by volunteers. Our grant will be used to train and recruit ten new volunteers. Location: London Contact: Sam Dixon Tel: 020 8392 4597 Email: sam.dixon@missingpeople.org.uk |
£6,000 |
| Fareshare Fareshare takes 'fit for purpose' surplus food from the food industry and redistributes it to community organisations who work with at risk and disenfranchised people, including hostels and day centres for the homeless. The project also provides work experience opportunities for volunteers and disadvantaged people to gain new skills and qualifications to enhance their employability. Our grant will be used to maintain and develop the food distribution project. Location: Bermondsey Contact: Jonathan Tingle Tel: 020 7394 2468 Email: jonathan.tingle@fareshare.org.uk |
£15,000 |
| Restore Restore is a social enterprise, run largely by volunteers, to recycle and refurbish unwanted furniture and white goods. The goods are then sold, a very cheap price, to people referred to the project by homeless charities and council services. Our grant will be used to help fund the cost of maintaining their volunteer programme, which gives opportunities for unemployed people to gain work skills and NVQ qualifications. Location: Tottenham Contact: Nadeem Razvi Tel: 020 8493 0900 Email: info@restorecp.org |
£8,000 |
| The Pavement The Pavement is a unique independent publication providing practical, medical, financial and social news and advice to those on the streets, in hostels and temporary accommodation. It publishes a total of 7,500 copies a month in seven UK cities. Our grant will be put towards the general production costs of the publication. Location: London and Scotland Contact: Richard Burdett Tel: 020 7833 0050 Email: office@thepavement.org.uk |
£5,000 |
Sub-total: £64,000Total: £345,000 |
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