2007 Awards
The Centre for Social Justice Awards 2007 celebrated the achievement of 14 charities and one local authority in spectacular style at an event joined by top celebrities, senior politicians and community leaders.
Winners
Each of the following organisations won a £5,000 Award for their effective work tackling poverty:
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Civitas London For their supplementary schools work in Tower Hamlets and Yorkshire which helps children overcome their disadvantaged background. www.civitas.org.uk |
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Open Door North East Helping refugees and rejected asylum-seekers on Tyneside. www.opendoor-ne.org |
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One North East London Runs a rehabilitation project for alcoholics in north-east London www.1ne.org.uk |
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OXPIP Oxford Provides parenting support and education. www.oxpip.org.uk |
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Save the Family Chesire Provide intensive residential support for struggling families in Cheshire are north Wales www.savethefamily.uk.com |
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Bristol Fathers Bristol Undertake innovative work with young fathers through their Teenage Parents Project www.bristolfathers.net |
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Time for Families Provide relationship education for inmates and their partners in prison throughout the country www.timeforfamilies.org.uk |
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God's Golden Acre South Africa Caring for AIDS orphans in Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa www.godsgoldenacre.org.uk |
Local Authority Award
Birmingham City Council received the Local Authority Award from David Willetts MP for their outstanding partnerships with local voluntary organisations. (A non-cash Award.)
Highly Recommended
- Eighteen and Under, a project helping child victims of sexual abuse in Dundee
- FRC Group, a social enterprise providing employment to long-term jobless in Liverpool
- Sunlight Development Trust, a hub of community activity in Gillingham, Kent
- XLP, working with gun and gang culture in Peckham, SE London
- Tree Aid, helping poor African families generate income through responsible use of forests
Lifetime Achievement Award
Iain Duncan Smith MP presented a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' to Bob Holman in recognition of the inspriring example he has provided in his life-long work on the Easterhouse Estate in Glasgow.
Award presenters include John Reid MP (Lab), Sir Menzies Campbell QC MP (Lib), David Willetts MP (Con). Celebrities included Dame Kelly Holmes, Simon Callow, June Sarpong, Jon Culshaw (who entertained the audience with impressions of George Bush, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown), John Bird (The Big Issue), Richard Briers and Julian Fellows. Mark Nicholas, TV Cricket Commentator and Telegraph writer, provided entertaining commentary throughout the evening as compere.
