Meet a Changemaker: Angie Allgood, Director of NEWway Project

Angie and her family have lived and worked in Newham for six generations. She has always operated on the front line, having worked as a child protection social worker for 20 years, and later in a local charity. Angie started to find the levels of deprivation and rough sleeping in the borough increasingly disturbing, leading her to partner with local churches in 2013 to set up a night shelter and day centre, focusing on fostering a sense of belonging and purpose. NEWway works with people who have experienced the trauma of rough sleeping, giving them the confidence to access support.