Award winning St Mungo’s service seeks partners for UK-wide roll out

12 October 2007

VoiceMail4All, a free service provided by St Mungo's on behalf of charity Tech4all, which offers a free 0208 voicemail number to anyone in London who does not have a permanent place to stay, is seeking partners in order to roll out the service across the UK, to benefit people outside the capital.

On Wednesday 10th October 2007 Giles Keating, Chair of Tech4all and the driving force behind VoiceMail4All, who volunteers his time while working full time at Credit Suisse, was named Volunteer of the Year at the prestigious Lord Mayor's Dragon Awards. He said:

"Now that well over 1000 people have benefited from the VoiceMail4All service in London it is the right time to roll it out across the UK. The service has been hugely successful and we're very keen that others can benefit from it. I am delighted that this success has been recognised by the Lord Mayor's Dragon Awards."

He added: "Our results have been achieved through strong teamwork and the support of many at Tech4all, St Mungo's and particularly those who work with vulnerable people day to day, whose commitment has really made this happen."

The VoiceMail4All service is offered through 100 Partner Projects throughout London. 1300 people have registered for a voicemail number since it launched in July 2005. Those who use the service are amongst the most vulnerable and socially excluded people in London. VoiceMail4All has helped homeless men and women, who may not otherwise have a reliable contact number, to find work, get into detox programmes, secure housing, hear important family news and receive messages from doctors and lawyers.

St Mungo's and Tech4all are now keen for this groundbreaking service to be available across the UK. We are actively seeking partnerships with homelessness agencies outside London to help make this happen.

For further information on the Voicemail4All service and how to become a partner please call Laura Black 0208 600 9162 or email lauramb@mungos.org

For further information on how to use Voicemail4All please visit www.voicemail4all.org.uk

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Notes to Editors

  • St Mungo's tackles the causes and consequences of homelessness. We help adults who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, overcome the problems they face with housing, health and work. Every year St Mungo's help more than 10,000 homeless and vulnerable people with housing, employment, training and health. St Mungo's offer a range of specialist help to address their needs - from mental health and drug use, to setting up a new home. St Mungo's staff and volunteers help homeless people unlock their potential for a better life. For further information please visit www.mungos.org.
  • Established in 1986 by the then Lord Mayor Sir David Rowe-Ham, the Lord Mayor's Dragon Awards is one of the oldest and most well established schemes to reward companies and public offices across London for their Corporate Community Involvement initiatives in six separate categories - Education, Economic Regeneration, Community and Social Inclusion, Heart of the City, Lord Mayor's Award, and Volunteer of the Year.

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