Anchor House

Welcome to Anchor House

Anchor House is an award winning and nationally acclaimed residential / life skills centre in East London for single homeless people. We support homeless and vulnerable people to turn their lives around through addressing the root causes of their issues through training, education and personal rehabilitation.

Anchor House News

Use your mobile for a good cause – donate now

For those interested in donating to Anchor House –you can now do it with a touch of a button – via your mobile phone. This month we launched a text giving service as part of our Homeless Sunday Campaign. People can text the word HOPE to the number 70300 to give £3. Or if people want to provide regular [...]

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Newham cracks down on Dickensian housing conditions

This article was sourced from The Economist, 31st December 2011. Few tourists find their way to the borough of Newham in London’s East End, though that will change in 2012 when the Olympic games arrive. Tucked between Tower Hamlets and the Thames, Newham is a poor place, the second most deprived local authority in England. [...]

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Ugly Christmas Presents = Hope for the Homeless

Dreading the thought of opening a Christmas present you don’t like? Don’t fret – give the gift to someone who really needs it! This year 35,680 households in the UK were deemed homeless – without food, shelter and support. But you can help by donating your unwanted Christmas presents to us – Anchor House– [...]

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Economic downturn spurs LSE students to sleep on the streets for Anchor House

As temperatures start to drop tonight, more than 40 students will know what it is like to be homeless. The students from London’s School of Economics will endure eight hours on the street as part of a campaign run by the Student Union’s Islamic Society. The aim is to raise awareness for the issue of [...]

Keith's Blog

The Big Society Debate

The Big Society debate has started. The question remains as to what it all means, but perhaps that is the wrong question. Is the real question about the preparedness of the NHS, Criminal Justice System and Local Authorities to reconsider their roles? Should the roles be that of a strategic enabler, a commissioner rather than [...]

Keith Fernett

Keith was appointed as Director of Anchor House in late 2004 when we were facing a turning point in our history. His performance management and change agent skills have taken the organisation through a period of exciting change.