The Attlee Foundation has a track record of supporting and delivering over twenty innovative projects in the UK and beyond, with the aim of kick-starting projects that are capable of becoming self-sustaining.

Our past projects include:

• Housing for teenagers in London’s East End, similar to today’s foyer projects, and a halfway those leaving the housing

• Opening a community centre and day care for drug users at a time when there was no government funded support for drug users.  This was funded initially by the Leverhulme Trust and later a London borough.  This project led to development of a drug-free hostel for the next stage of rehabilitation which became the first of many Phoenix Houses across the UK.

• Providing eye camps in India and funding for an Indian doctor to study at Moorfields, in association with the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind.

• Developing an adventure playground in the heart of London’s East End.  After many years of successful operation we redeveloped the site to add the youth and community centre and sports pitches.

• Attlee Means Business is an exciting project to develop entrepreneurial skills in young people in Tower Hamlets with support from City businesses. The project will be launched as a pilot in March 2010 in partnership with Deutschebank, East London Business Alliance and Cambridge Heath Sixth Form in East London. A programme of support over six workshops covering business basics and planning will be provided by City business volunteers with inspirational talks from successful business people and entrepreneurs. This project is funded jointly by City businesses and London Borough of Tower Hamlets.