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 […]
We’re pleased to announce the purchase of 16 Limesdale Gardens, Burnt Oak in the London Borough of Brent. “It is the right house at the right time, a Kairos moment,” says Mossie Lyons. “We already have numbers 18 and 20, so now we have a community in north London of three neighbouring houses with […]
Hats off to Regional Sales Manager Mike Cobb and his team of business, regional development and specification account managers from Dulux Trade […]
The latest stage in the redevelopment of the Kairos move-on house in Eugenia Road, Southwark, was completed last week when residents moved into the two new ground-floor bedrooms. One room was built on the site of the disused garage, the other was part of internal modifications that also included the installation of a new wet-room […]
This week, the first residents moved into Kairos Community Trust’s new move-on house in Wellmeadow Road, Lewisham, London SE13. The purchase of this seven-bedroom house replaces a four-bedroom rental property and is part of Kairos’s continuing policy of consolidation. The 28 Kairos move-on houses now provide post-rehab, abstinence-based, supported housing for more than 170 men […]
Kairos Community Trust congratulates CRASH – the construction and property industry’s charity for the homeless – on winning the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award last week. Big Society Awards recognise and celebrate those doing exceptional work in their community, going above and beyond to make things better for others. Announcing the award, Prime Minister David […]
After 15 years working for the Holy Ghost Fathers who were based at the Kairos move-on house at Limesdale Gardens in Burnt Oak, Eileen McLaughlin has retired, reports Matt Dear. I started to work at Limesdale Gardens as a Kairos support worker in September 2008 and soon built up a great relationship with Eileen who […]
“Our aim for 2014 is to continue to offer positive alternatives to substance misuse and anti-social behaviour through the move-on service,” says Nick Messikh, manager of the Move-on team. “We will continue to create safe and inclusive communities by building a culture of respect and providing quality access to our move-on accommodation for our clients.” […]
Kairos Community Trust is happy to announce that we have purchased a new six-bedroom Move-On house in Lewisham, south London. It will take the place of a rented property as part of our continuing consolidation. The number of Kairos supported houses offering post-rehab, abstinence-based accommodation remains constant at 28, providing a total of 170 beds. […]
Kairos Community Trust welcomes three new appointments: Nick Messikh, Move-on team manager; Chris Farnell, counsellor at Bethwin Road residential rehab; and David Yates, group facilitator at the Aftercare Programme.