Welcome to the Anchor House Social Media Newsroom, a central resource where all of our news announcements and client releases can be discovered bookmarked and shared.
Our latest news is listed below, beginning with the most recent. They offer an informative overview of the key story points with supporting multimedia assets specially designed with bloggers in mind. If any of the releases are of interest to you, please feel free to share them with your social network to stimulate the online conversation.
22nd Dec 2011
Dreading the thought of opening a Christmas present you don’t like? Don’t fret - you can now 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 people can help this year by donating…
3rd Nov 2011
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…
19th Oct 2011
More than £1 million in pledges were offered in support of homeless charity Anchor House last night at an event attended by more than 200 people at the Inner Temple in London.
Lead by patrons ITV’s Julie Etchingham and former world boxing champion Barry McGuigan MBE, the charity launched a…
12th Oct 2011
An award winning homeless charity located in the Olympic borough of Newham is on a mission to raise £9.3 million and bring regeneration to East London and its homeless residents.
Anchor House is launching a ‘Home and Hope Appeal’ to redevelop its 50 year old centre and provide new education,…
7th Oct 2011
A small homeless charity in East London has been found to have saved society and tax payers more than £5 million a year by helping to turn around the lives of its homeless residents.
A report undertaken by experts at Oxford Economics found that Anchor House, a residential and life-skills…
6th Jul 2011
Normally Jeremy Paxman is the one telling the compelling story. But yesterday the BBC journalist and now Patron of homeless charity, Anchor House, listened intently as some of East London’s homeless residents recalled what it was like for them without the support of their family and friends.
17th May 2011
Former Carry On and EastEnder actress, Barbara Windsor MBE, has joined former World Boxing Champion and ITV’s Hell’s Kitchen winner, Barry McGuigan MBE, to help raise much needed funds for award winning homeless charity Anchor House.
They have joined the growing list of celebrity patrons supporting the East London charity,…
4th May 2011
For homeless resident, Richard Luiki, holding the UEFA Champions League Trophy has always been a life-long dream and one that will be within his grasp thanks to Anchor House.
The award winning residential/life skills centre in East London will have the honour of hosting the prestigious cup on Wednesday the…
11th Feb 2011
BBC journalist Jeremy Paxman and former MP and Strictly Come Dancing star Ann Widdiecombe have joined the growing list of celebrities rolling up their sleeves to combat homelessness in East London.
14th Oct 2010
Anchor House is a Catholic Charity that provides sanctuary and personal development programmes for nearly two hundred people a year regardless of their race, creed, religion and ethnicity.
Anchor House has won two successive Michael Whippman Awards from the national umbrella organisation Homeless Link for Service User Development and Community…
14th Oct 2010
Anchor House is a Catholic Charity that provides sanctuary and personal development programmes for nearly two hundred people a year regardless of their race, creed, religion and ethnicity.
Anchor House has won two successive Michael Whippman Awards from the national umbrella organisation Homeless Link for Service User Development and Community…
21st May 2010
Anchor House hosted an inspirational event this week for 60 people with disabilities to enable them to consider training opportunities.
Anchor House aims to help homeless residents develop aspirations, confidence and self-esteem to enable them to move towards leading independent, self-fulfilling lives.
We achieve this through providing accommodation in a stable and welcoming environment and through a cross-section of activities carried out using our in-house developed Aspirations Programme, designed and implemented in 2005 in conjunction with residents.
Historically a hostel for seafarers visiting the ports of East London, Anchor House today is a charity based in Canning Town that provides support to over 200 homeless and workless people each year to help them move on to employment and independent living.
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