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The Committee welcomed Caroline Fraser and Marne Beukes-Collins representatives from Land Aid, the Property Industry Charity, to the meeting.

The Committee was advised that the work of the charity was to provide safe, suitable and affordable accommodation to bring young people out of the cycle of homelessness and give them a positive future.

The Charity awarded grants to exceptional small-medium sized charities working with young people who were at risk of becoming homeless, were currently homeless, or had experienced homelessness in the past, and mainly funded capital projects which provided much-needed homes for vulnerable young people.

Work also involved brokering free property expertise to charities working with disadvantaged young people and matching skilled property professionals from a network of partner companies with charities in need of advice on their buildings.

The Chairman thanked both representatives  for the presentation.