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This week we visited charity partner Hope into Action: Black Country in the West Midlands, who provide supported housing for people facing homelessness in Wolverhampton. Hope into Action was awarded a LandAid grant to refurbish four shared houses in four different locations including Wolverhampton, as well as an additional home in Wolverhampton as part of our Sponsor a Home campaign.
Thanks to LandAid funding, Canopy Housing is now well on its way to bringing three empty properties back to life as affordable homes for young people at risk of homelessness in Leeds.
Find out your race time at the bottom of this page.
For the first time in 40 years a Snap General Election has been called. I recently attended the Homeless Link Strategic Policy forum, along with other leading charities in the homeless sector, to discuss how the new government should tackle homelessness post-election.
Last Friday saw the return of the Carter Jonas Yorkshire Pedalthon in support of LandAid. As it entered its fourth year it promised to be bigger and better than ever and wow did it deliver!
LandAid is launching its first ever 10K race to tackle youth homelessness in the Midlands. The property industry charity is calling on runners of all abilities to challenge one another, push for a personal best or make their running debut in the inaugural LandAid Midlands 10K.
From marathon runners to causal joggers, anyone can take on the LandAid 10K challenge and succeed! Michael Wright, Senior Building Surveyor at Watts Group, and Emily Locke, Marketing Executive at Native Land, both claimed trophies in property's biggest 10K last year.
Property's rising stars were yesterday recognised for their contributions to charity at the annual LandAid Ambassadors' Awards.
It started with a mischievous suggestion from a friend. Justin Brand and his wife, Jo Allen (of Frogmore), were planning for Jo's 50th birthday with friends when one of them suggested that to mark the occasion, she could aim to take on the London Marathon. 'You git,' Justin remembers thinking, knowing that Jo never backs away from a challenge and he'd be dragged into training as well.
