Wow! Honoured to see @ProxyAddress named as one of @TIME's 100 Best Inventions of 2021! Here's to helping many more people escape the Catch-22 of losing an address.
https://t.co/sVyuqe0Svn
#TIMEBestInventions
๐จ @ProxyAddress has been shortlisted in the Seoul Design Awards and public voting is now open! It'd mean a lot if you could find the time to vote for us and/or share this with others!
https://t.co/WzMn2v5nus
Sometimes, the smallest changes make the biggest impact. Check out our latest UNPOLITICS episode where @chrishildrey explains how a simple address can unlock new opportunities for those facing homelessness.
https://t.co/833mU5CcWh
#Podcast#Homelessness#SocialImpact
We're thrilled to announce the new Design Council Expert network! With 240+ designers across multiple disciplines from fashion to policy, they'll champion our #DesignForPlanet mission, aiming to galvanise the UK's 1.97M designers towards net zero. Welcome to the team! ๐โจ
Reports like this show the need for a rebalancing of funding, with specific allocations for local grassroots charities. We need policies that recognise and support small charities and provide for maximum impact.
๐จ The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of small charities, yet their financial struggles have only worsened. Post-pandemic, small charities saw a ยฃ4.6B decline in funding, while larger charities experienced a ยฃ4.5B increase.
๐ก Grassroots organizations know their communities best, but they often lack the resources to compete with larger charities for funding. 79% of UK adults agree that small, local charities are often overlooked and under-resourced https://t.co/QQkjdYMTzS
๐ฐ Despite their crucial role in addressing poverty, small charities in the UK are severely underfunded. Government funding has decreased by ยฃ413M since 2013, pushing many to operate at a loss. @CSJFoundation
๐ New report from @CSJFoundation reveals a stark imbalance in UK's charity sector. 85% of all charitable income goes to just 4% of registered charities, leaving grassroots organizations struggling to survive. #Charity#UKCharities
https://t.co/QQkjdYNrpq
@OctopusEnergy have the worst customer service ever. Convinced it's a potemkin energy supplier with no actual staff. Weeks and still no contact. Never thought I'd long for the days of British Gas.
Hundreds of students at the Bartlett School of Architecture have staged a protest after a โwell-known and lovedโ security guard was moved away from the position he has worked in for many years https://t.co/IPU4wk98mL
Call to arms for designers/architects from @chrishildrey of Proxy Address @L_D_F "We have to use less and create more intangible value. That's design."
Without an address, it's hard to exist. Architect @chrishildrey designed @ProxyAddress as a system to redistribute postal addresses to people experiencing homelessness. Now the challenge is adapting it to local councils.
Read the full story here:
https://t.co/4Fg8dACZaI
This recent article reminds me of @TomCrewe1's incredible piece in @LRB from 2016, The Strange Death of Municipal Britain: https://t.co/Slw12GGRCK. A chilling article which has inspired me ever since. Public services don't lose money; they cost money.
https://t.co/RvLSnzK6Ll
๐"results the like of which I've never seen in 2 decades reporting on housing"
๐ข Great to read such positive feedback! @hannahfearn's analysis of the @ProxyAddress pilot in @insidehousing shows how it's making a tangible impact helping people escape homelessness. Link below!