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Centre for Social Justice Awards 2006
30 June 2006
An audience of 300 gathered on the evening of Wednesday 28 June 2006 at Central Hall Westminster for the presentation of the 2006 Centre for Social Justice Awards, sponsored by the Pears Foundation. Celebrities including Ruby Wax and rugby legend Keith Wood joined senior politicians such as Charles Kennedy and Clare Short to help the Centre celebrate the work of exceptional grassroots poverty fighting organisations from throughout Britain.
CSJ Awards 2006 – Winning Groups
Betel of Britain, Birmingham
£6,000
Betel runs caring Christian communities dedicated to restoring homeless and substance-dependent people to live productive and addiction-free lives.
£6,000
Betel runs caring Christian communities dedicated to restoring homeless and substance-dependent people to live productive and addiction-free lives.
£2,000
Christians Against Poverty is a national debt-counselling charity working through a network of 41 centres supported by local churches.
Kalayaan, London
£7,000
£7,000
Kalayaan provides advice, advocacy and support services on behalf of migrant domestic workers, a particularly isolated and vulnerable group.
£2,000
Langdon’s college, supported accommodation and training enable young Jewish adults with learning difficulties and disabilities to fulfill their potential.
£4,000
The Living Well Trust improves lives on a deprived estate through its family centre, education for vulnerable young people, health advice and youth work.
£4,000
Twelves Company runs a range of services for the people of Devonport and specialises in providing expert support to male survivors of sexual abuse.
CSJ Awards 2006 – Highly Commended Groups
Community Money Advice supports a network of affiliated centres throughout Britain providing free quality debt advice.
Lighthouse Group provides alternative education, accommodation and youth activities for disaffected and vulnerable young people.
Open Doors serves foreign nationals isolated by language and culture by teaching English and helping clients get work, education and to adjust to British Life.
Pentreath provides training and gateways to employment for Cornish people with – or recovering from – mental ill health.
The Revolving Doors Agency is dedicated to improving the lives of people who are caught up in a damaging cycle of crisis, crime, and mental illness.
StreetShine is a social enterprise helping former homeless people rebuild their lives by enabling them to earn a regular income through shoe-shining.
CSJ Awards 2006 – CSJ International Award
ICR is supporting rural communities to build and run schools throughout East Africa, providing education to many children in Kenya and Uganda.
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The Centre for Social Justice would like to thank the Pears Foundation for its sponsorship and Synergie for its support of this event. The CSJ Awards 2006 would not have been possible without them.
If you require high-resolution pictures of the event or would like any further information on the CSJ Awards, please contact Cameron Watt on 020 7620 1120.
Awards photography by www.johncairnsphotography.co.uk
