| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, newspaper cuttings, annual reports, agendas and funding requests relating to the Handsworth Single Homeless Action Group (HSHAG). Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust, Barrow Cadbury Fund Ltd. Applicant overview: The HSHAG is a registered charity formed to press for immediate and effective action in the face of a housing crisis among young single homeless and potentially homeless people in Handsworth. From its formation in May 1977 to January 1980 five hundred individuals were enrolled on HSHAG's books. Nature of support: In 1978 the Trust provided a grant of up to £6,500 for staff costs. By February 1982 total Trust grants amounted to £13,500. The Fund made a grant of £800 towards the upkeep of a van used by and HSHAG community worker. Minutes: B&GSCT 4671, B&GSCT 5072, B&GSCT 5438, B&GSCT 5441, BCF 2105. Notes: File organised by date from newest to oldest. File labelled '7/2'. |