.Lewisham Council is using a product called ProxyAddress to match homeless individuals with virtual addresses tied to vacant buildings. This makes it easier for those experiencing homelessness to apply for jobs, get bank accounts, & access vital services.

The #homelessness issue is a massive, complex load to solve. But by seeking “solutions for now,” like providing a ProxyAddress to help residents get back on their feet, local governments can find small wins that still improve the lives of their citizens.

So exciting to be supported by such an ethical and dedicated bunch as Z E T T E L E R Here's to future adventures!

🥳🎉 ProxyAddress has been named one of the The Guardian's best designs of 2022! What a way to end the year! And a huge thank you to Camille Walala for choosing us. An exciting 2023 awaits! theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

Delighted to hear that one of the previous #startups on our #AcceleratorProgramme ProxyAddress have been named one of The Guardian's best designs of 2022, selected by muralist and designer Camille Walala🎉 Congratulations ProxyAdress on this outstanding achievement🙌

Smart support service for people experiencing #homelessness: ProxyAddress allocates a stable donated 'proxy' address for those of no fixed abode to better function within 'the system' proxyaddress.co.uk 👀watch the video Thanks, as ever Z E T T E L E R for alerting us

Architects have a duty to use their skills to help solve societal problems even if it means thinking beyond designing buildings, ProxyAddress founder Chris Hildrey tells Dezeen in this interview. dezeen.com/2023/02/01/pro…

A real honour to be recognised by The Davidson Prize judge Sadie Morgan, a tireless advocate for design's potential to impact lives.💙

"I think it’s really inspiring when we look at solutions that are dimensional and go beyond just the built fabric of our towns and cities.” ProxyAddress has been recognised as a stand-out solution to homelessness by The Davidson Prize ❤️️ da-is.us/40u0hy5

✍ Really enjoyed writing this piece for dine on architecture and its potential for impact. Bedankt!

Really exciting to see ProxyAddress in the permanent design gallery of the newly refurbished Young V&A! Congratulations to everyone at Young V&A on creating something so special. #youngvam #design

🏡Michael Gove pledges 30,000 new *social rent* homes per year. Promising to see the focus shift from the often unaffordable 'affordable' homes. Now to tackle the hole left by Right to Buy. #HousingCrisis #SocialHomes #MichaelGove

🏠 UK rents hit record high with a 5.1% annual increase – while the local housing allowance rates remain frozen at April 2020 levels. Change is needed to prevent a surge in evictions and homelessness. #Homelessness #AffordableHousing #UKRents

🏠 Homelessness is a symptom shared by a variety of traumas. It's crucial to change how we discuss it and recognize that the underlying issues stem not from personal failure but from 13 years of erosion to the UK's societal safety net. #Homelessness #TraumaAwareness

Last year 129,000 under-25s approached their council as homeless and we know the true scale could be double. #Planforthe129k We’ve joined the campaign for a strategy to end youth #Homelessness, to raise the alarm & share the solutions for every young person facing homelessness.

Last year, 129,000 young people in the UK were homeless or at risk – an unacceptable number! There must be a #PlanForThe129k – that’s why we’ve joined 90+ organisations to call for a governmental strategy to end youth #homelessness.

I wrote for Inside Housing about a scheme to overhaul homelessness services, trialled in Lewisham - with results the like of which I've never seen in 2 decades reporting on housing. Could this simple algorithm eliminate chronic homelessness? insidehousing.co.uk/insight/the-un…

🎉"results the like of which I've never seen in 2 decades reporting on housing" 📢 Great to read such positive feedback! Hannah Fearn's analysis of the ProxyAddress pilot in Inside Housing shows how it's making a tangible impact helping people escape homelessness. Link below!

Without an address, it's hard to exist. Architect Chris Hildrey designed ProxyAddress as a system to redistribute postal addresses to people experiencing homelessness. Now the challenge is adapting it to local councils. Read the full story here: bit.ly/3sEo9Dg

Really enjoyed speaking with George Kafka about the ProxyAddress story so far. Kudos to George for his amazing write up and the decision to use Cafe Art participants' beautiful images. 👏 #TechForGood #socialimpact #homelessness