For 2 years Volunteer Centre Hackney (VCH) have run the Props project which supports people with mental health problems and ex-offenders. Until recently, the project, which costs £66,500, has been funded by the local NHS primary care trust and the Lloyds TSB Foundation. None of this funding will be renewed after the current financial year.
VCH is now desperately trying to find the money to continue this project. You can read more about this in an article written for the Guardian by Celosia Mendes who is Head of the Props project: http://gu.com/p/2m4yt
"Like many in Hackney, we are very concerned about the impact on the borough's most vulnerable residents of the recent cuts announced by the Government. The Government's own changes to Housing Benefit, Job Seekers Allowance, and other benefits are all likely to affect most those in need." Mary Cannon, CEN Chair
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