The Kipper Project

1. Description of The Kipper Project

The Kipper Project aims to prevent homelessness amongst young people, aged 16 to 25 years, in the East End of London.  It achieves this by: working in partnership with a diverse range of housing and other support providers; ensuring that the range of services offered is tailor made to each individual young person and aiming to resettle every young homeless person successfully into the community.

Supported Housing Schemes: Medium stay accommodation in seven supported housing schemes providing accommodation for a total of 42 young people, at any one time. 
Post Tenancy Support Service: This service assists young people who are moving on from Kipper into their own independent accommodation as well as young people who are living independently but are at risk of losing their tenancies. 
Outreach and Resettlement Service: This service offers housing advice to young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, from a number of satellite sites across Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham and Waltham Forest.  The team provides access to emergency, medium and long stay accommodation. 
East London Links: A collaborative project with Homerton Space Project and Step Up involving a shared fundraiser raising funds for each agency and developing joint initiatives. 
Training Education and Employment Project:  An East London Links partnership project with Homerton Space Project and Step Up which supports young people to access a range of education, training and employment opportunities.

2. Purpose of the grants 

Date: 2000/2001
Purpose of grant: Continuation funding for new initiatives manger
Total grant awarded: £8,000
Amount paid to date: £8,000

Date: 1999/2000
Purpose of grant: Salary for new initiatives manger to fundraise for three east london agencies and support new collaborative projects.
Total grant awarded: £10,000
Amount paid to date: £10,000

3. Outcomes/results of activities funded with the grant

• Additional benefits to young people through the provision of new services and additional resources. 
• Development of joint initiatives and the sharing of knowledge, skills and experience.  
• Cost effectiveness of local agencies working together in partnership and sharing resources. 
• Raising the profile of each agency and the issues of youth homelessness,
  across East London.
• Continuing opportunities to expand the programme of partnership working.

4. Contact

Contact name:  Stephen Archibald
Position: Director of The Kipper Project
Address: St Margaret's House, 15 Old Ford Road, London  E2 9PL
Tel: 020 8980 1401
Email: stephen.archibald@kipperproject.org.uk,
Website: www.kipperproject.org.uk