Celebrating the reopening of No.66 & our Recovery Hub
Last Thursday’s celebrations for the reopening of 66 Nunhead Lane started at Linden Grove hostel, where we welcomed the CEOs of Crash Charity and Homeless Link, their colleagues and patrons […]
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Hand-over of our new house in Brent
The rebuilding of our third move-on house in Brent is now complete and the the official handover took place on Tuesday, 17 December […]
CRASH Patrons event 2019
Last Wednesday (26 June), the building industry\’s charity CRASH held its Annual Patrons Reception and Above & Beyond Awards evening at the AECOM offices in Aldgate Tower, Leman Street. More than 100 delegates attended the awards, some new patrons but at least two with 25 years as CRASH patrons. Kairos director Mossie Lyons was invited […]
CRASH, delivering for Kairos again
Francesca Roberts, CEO of CRASH, the building industry’s charity, and Kairos director Mossie Lyons met at the Burnt Oak Move-on houses yesterday. They were on site to receive a delivery of building materials donated by CRASH patron Forterra: Thermalite blocks, Fenlite Blocks, concrete blocks and engineering bricks. These materials will be used to extend one […]
Partnerships in focus
This is a week when we’re reminded of how we work in partnership with whole range of different organisations… On Thursday 6 September, CRASH, the building industry charity, held its Annual Patrons Meeting. CRASH’s contribution to Kairos over the past 14 years is well documented. Well done, CRASH, on an outstanding APM held on the […]
Green light for Limesdale Gardens
It all started in 2016… Sophie Hanrahan and the CGL team on their first visit to Limesdale Gardens. Brent Council has granted Kairos Community Trust planning permission to extend our move-on house at 16 Limesdale Gardens. This will enable us to add four more bedrooms and build a single-storey extension at the rear to enlarge […]
CRASH works wonders at Wellmeadow Road
Our gratitude and thanks to CRASH, the building industry’s charity, which has helped us upgrade another one of our supported move-on houses, this time extending and renewing the kitchen at Wellmeadow Road, Lewisham. In addition to a cash grant, CRASH patrons and associates donated professional skills, materials and manpower. Donors included 8build, BAXI, John Sisk […]
Celebrating CRASH’s Patrons
Kairos director Mossie Lyons was among the guests at CRASH’s annual Patrons’ Reception last Thursday night. Every year, the construction and property industry’s charity for the homeless holds an event to celebrate the companies and individuals who have given their valuable time and resources to support its cause. In this, its 20th Anniversary Year, CRASH […]
CRASH – ‘Changing Rooms’ at Linden Grove
We all know Linden Grove now as a 24-bed, CQC-regulated community detox hostel – with a beautiful airy dining-room, library, gym, counselling rooms and offices. But it was not always so. In fact, it was a big old house and a separate, disused church hall. In 2006-7, with the help of CRASH, the building […]
Building up Kairos in north London
A few months ago, Kairos bought a second house in Limesdale Gardens, Brent, creating (together with one rented property) three Kairos houses in a row. This is a unique opportunity to develop our community in north London. CRASH, the building industry charity, is once again supporting and facilitating the development of Kairos move-on housing. And […]