MJW attended the Howard League Community Programmes Awards 2012 at the Kings Fund today. It was fantastic to see so many programmes doing such good work and making a difference. Here are a list of the winners and runners up.

Adult Category

Runner up – Yorkshire and Humberside Circles of Support and Accountability (YHCOSA)

Winner – Northumbria Probation Trust – ‘Solo’ one to one programme for domestic violence perpetrators

Women Category

Runner up – ADVANCE – Minerva Women’s Community Project, Hammersmith

Winner – Eden House Bristol

Children and Young People

Runner up – Wessex Dance Academy

Runner up – Safer Neighbourhoods, North Lincolnshire – Youth Offending Bulglary Project

Winner – Action for Children – Intensive Fostering, Wessex

Education, training and employment catgory

Runner up – ESCAPE Family Support – Education, Training and Employment

Winner – Leicestershire and Rutland Probation Trust – Learning, Employment, Accomodation and Finance (LEAF) Service

Unpaid Work

Runner up – Leicestershire and Rutland Probation Trust – The Building Confidence Project

Winner – Plymouth Youth Offending Service – Allotment Project

A big congratulations to all. For more information about the community programme awards visit the Howard League’s website.