Both Jacqui and Richard Anderson were born and grew up in east-London, and it was of great importance for our Foundation to support a charitable organisation with deep connections to the borough of Newham where we have enjoyed a long, deep and emotionally-rewarding history. ‘Your Place’ reaches out to help homeless people in Newham get off the streets, by both providing them initially with sheltered accommodation at their premises in Barking, and then assisting them gain independence through paid work and longer-term rental accommodation. We support ‘Your Place’ through direct funding towards various projects which the management team believe to be important in their support for the homeless – and their societal rehabilitation – in the area.
Bike shelter for residents
Our Foundation’s first project in collaboration with ‘Your Place’ was in June 2023, when we funded the manufacture and installation of a bike shelter for the shelter’s residents.
“Many of the hundreds of people we support each year use bicycles as their primary transport, to attend important appointments, training courses and employment. Being able to do so is very important to prepare for living independently, and to maintain one’s support network. We are therefore grateful to The Anderson Charitable Foundation for its financial support in helping us cover the cost of a new bike shelter for our residents.”
Jazmine Sandison
Communications & Support Manager, Your Place, Beckton, London
‘Starter Bedding Packs’ for Residents
In early 2024 our Foundation was informed by the management of ‘Your Place‘ that they wanted to assist their residents begin the process of learning how to live an independent life, beginning with simple tasks including learning (after an extended period of living on the streets) to make their own bed; and we were offered a project to purchase 130 ‘Starter Bedding Packs’ for each of their on-premise residents. By Q4 2024 we had reached our target number of ‘Starter Bedding Packs’, and we were pleased to have made a small contribution to assisting the residents make the transition back to independent living.
“On behalf of Your Place, I would like to thank The Anderson Charitable Foundation for its generous funding for our resident ‘starter bedding packs’ which have been well-received, and given our residents a sense of inclusion, independence and ownership.”
Jacquie Howell
Facilities Manager, Your Place – Beckton, London
Furnishings and Fixtures for Three Units
In 2025 Anchor House/Your Place acquired three flats in Stratford, London, for the purposes of providing independent living for five previously homeless people who had been staying at Your Place’ premises in Beckton, London. Our Foundation was most pleased to provide the funding for all the furnishings and fixtures for the three units to create a comfortable living space for the five tenants, who were making their ‘journey’ from homelessness to a space which they could truly call ‘home’. You can gain a good insight to the feelings of one of these tenants – a young lady – who, with the support of ‘Your Place’, has made a big step forward in rebuilding her life, and we couldn’t be more happy for her. Go girl!
