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Michael Whippman Award 2007

The residents of Anchor House won the inaugural Michael Whippman Award 2007 for Service User Involvement.

The award, in recognition of the contribution that homeless people make, was awarded at a reception at Sadlers Wells.

Anchor House residents were worthy winners as they demonstrated to the judges their achievements in just 18 months.

In that time, they developed an involvement model, a policy and procedure committee, a range of courses, a football team and community volunteering.

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Anchor House wins the Michael Whippman Award 2008

Anchor House is pleased to announce that Aggrie Chikiwa has won the Michael Whippman Award for Community Involvement 2008. Aggrie, was nominated by Vera Cohen of the Canning Town and Custom House Community Forum in recognition of the work he has carried out to help Anchor House residents play an active role in the local community.

He was rewarded for some of the following activities

  • involving residents in street clean ups, working alongside the Police and Local Authority, and playing an active role in establishing a Healthy Living fun day.

  • developing a programme of literacy and numeracy, pre-employment skills and citizenship courses for Anchor House and the local community.

  • organising his fellow residents’ participation in the Lea Valley Regeneration Project, and helping to inform the local community about the benefits of the 2012 Olympics.

He also led a group of homeless residents on an Outward Bounds Personal Development week.

We are delighted that Aggrie has been rewarded for his contribution and work with fellow residents.

February 2008