As the austerity measures start to bite, the consistency of service delivery has been difficult to maintain as we have had to be able to deal with innumerable problems. In one week some 32 residents had their benefits suspended, mostly for very arbitrary reasons; partnership working with the statutory sector is a difficult concept as [...]
Posts Tagged ‘aspirations programme’
British Transport Police placement at Anchor House
Friday, June 15th, 2012
On Monday 11th June 2012, four trainees from the British Transport Police joined us for a week placement at Anchor House. These placements take place several times a year, and help build on relations between Anchor House, our homeless residents, and the police. As part of their training the police cadets have visited various [...]
Anchor House fundraiser looking to cross the finish line at the British 10K!
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Anne Cooper, part of our fundraising team, will be running the British 10k London Run, on Sunday 11th July to raise funds for Anchor House. We are trying to raise money for the redevelopment of our building and to improve the facilities for our residents. This will transform Anchor House into an inspiring state-of-the-art 21st [...]
Sharing best practice
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Maurice Price, head of the development team at Anchor House has recently visited The Quays, a Riverside ECHG hostel in Kent, to explore ways of working together to share their knowledge, information and best practice. The Quays, located in a deprived area of Sittingbourne, faces similar economic and social issues to those faced by Anchor House in Canning Town – yet it has pioneered [...]
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