Ludlow homelessness awards shortlist
Six projects working with homeless people are in line to win a share of £43,000 as the shortlist for the 11th Andy Ludlow Homelessness awards is announced by London Councils.
The shortlist includes a hostel providing work and training for homeless people through two charity shops, a charity helping homeless people reconnect with their country of origin, and a project which provides an opportunity for homeless people to share their experiences through an exhibition at the Museum of London.
The Andy Ludlow Awards recognise projects that are innovative and that improve services to homeless people, prevent homelessness, or tackle disadvantage caused by homelessness.
The annual awards are open to registered social landlords, local authority housing and social service departments, NHS trusts and voluntary organisations in London. The winner will receive £20,000 with £10,000 going to each of the runners-up and a further £1,000 going to the remaining shortlisted projects. A condition of the awards is that prizes are invested back into the winning scheme.
The six projects shortlisted for the 2009 awards are:
Emmaus:
South Lambeth based Emmaus is a workshop which provides work and training for clients through its two charity shops and second hand furniture warehouse. Residents live and work in the home and are stakeholders in the business.
Homeless in the Capital:
Homeless in the Capital is run by The Connection at St Martin’s and is based in Westminster. The project created a permanent collection of oral histories to share the experiences of homeless people, experiences which are largely missing from arts and culture projects. An exhibition of the work took place at the Museum of London recently and was viewed by over 60,000 people.
Broadway:
Broadway is a homelessness charity based in the City of London and provides services to people who are homeless or vulnerable to homelessness. It provides a wide range of services from accommodation and street outreach to health services and a team of work and learning specialists.
King George Hostel:
Run by English Churches Housing, King George Hostel is a housing project in Westminster for homeless men who are long-term drug users. The project provides them with intensive support to stabilise their drug use and a drop-in clinic where used needles can be exchanged.
Community Host scheme:
Based in Croydon and Lambeth, the Community Host scheme run by South London YMCA provides supported lodging for homeless black, asian, minority ethnic (BAME) and refugee 16-17 year olds. It involves the local BAME and refugee community to provide support and positive role modelling for these young people at risk.
Lifeworks Project:
A project run by St Mungo’s in Lambeth, Kensington & Chelsea and Islington which tackles social exclusion by providing psychotherapy. The project gives adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness access to fully-qualified and registered psychotherapists.
The Andy Ludlow Awards Ceremony is due to take place on 15 October 2009 at the British Library.
London Borough housing directors established the awards in 1998 in memorial of Andy Ludlow, former director of Housing and Social Services in the London Borough of Haringey, who was an innovator in field of homelessness
