Reports Briefing
| Published date | 01 September 1991 |
| Date | 01 September 1991 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455059103800320 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
detail, that in 1990 the new Tenants
Association on Winslade Estate,
REPORTS
Lewisham, together with the police,
’have achieved the expulsion of drug
dealers from the estate’. How? Perhaps
BRIEFING
by blasting them with Barry lt~lanl,low
tapes, if ‘Doonesbury’ can be relied on.
Faith in the Estates from The Prince’s
Trust, 8 Bedford Row, London WC1,
071-430 0524, unpriced.
Housing Ex-Offenders
Finding a place to live can be the most
difficult problem faced by women ex-
Faith in Council Estates
offenders, according to Step T~r~, a
report on a NACRO
project which pro-
The Faith in the City Housing Estates
vides bed-sit accommodation in two
Project was set up by the Prince’s Trust
women only houses in Birmingham.
in 1986 as a response to Faith in the
Women are likely to lose out in the
City, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s
competition for specialist accommoda-
Commission on Urban Priority Areas
tion because there is little such hous-
which re-affirmed the link between
ing available and what exists is geared
poverty, poor housing and disenfran-
more to men’s needs.
chisement. Choosing three estates in
The Report profiles the project,
Lewisham and one in Batley, West
describes residents’ experiences and
Yorkshire, each without any prior in-
outlines the realistic prospects for mov-
put, the aims were familiar: to em-
ing on into independent housing. In
power residents, increase tenant
general the project offers a useful
participation in the management of the
model of housing provision tailored to
estate, to improve conditions through
the needs of female ex-offenders and
community development and to bridge
has been relatively successful in help-
the multi-racial divide. It differed from
ing residents to re-settle in their own
other such initiatives by drawing on the
homes. From 169 Clapham Road, Lon-
support of the local churches and us-
don SW4 OPU, at ~2.
ing social survey techniques to gauge
tenants’ views and expectations.
Strip Cells
This bleak portrayal of...
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