CSJ Awards
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The CSJ Awards are an annual event organised by the Centre for Social Justice, a centre right British polical thinktank, where grants are awarded to organisations working in the field of poverty relief.
[edit] 2006 Awards
The 2006 award ceremony will be held on the 28 June 2006 at Central Hall in Westminster, London. Grants totalling £25,000 will be given to a number of the 12 short-listed charities nominated this year. All short-listed charities will also be invited to join the CSJ Alliance, a grouping of charities who work in similar fields and wish to cooperate with each other.
[edit] 2005 Awards
The following organisations won grants at the 2005 awards ceremony:
- ADAS UK (£5000) - providing abstinence-based addiction rehabilitiation in Stockport
- Bristol Community Family Trust (£3000) - engaged in relationship education and parenting classes
- Eden Failsworth - a Christian youth project in a deprived area of Manchester
- Emmaus UK (£1000) - supporting ten communities throughout Britain helping former homeless people
- Protest 4 (£3000) - campaign against people-trafficking
A local authority award (no money) was also made to Salford City Council for its highly developed relationship with voluntary groups as part of its efforts to tackle poverty.
