Better Resettlement Support for Those Leaving Custody
15 May 2013
Children and young people leaving custody and returning to live in North Wales will be given enhanced support to help them resettle into the community.
In an effort to help young people successfully re-integrate and move on, the Youth Justice Board Cyrmu and Welsh Government are funding a resettlement ‘broker’ initiative, which will promote access to a wider range of specialist... Read More
Adult Learners' Week at Llamau
13 May 2013
Llamau's Learning 4 Life department is ready to get stuck into Adult Learners' Week with an exciting schedule of forthcoming events.
The events are aimed at a range of learners and include 16-19 year-old-specific sessions and women only groups. The department are offering tasters in Cookery, Art & Craft and Employability skills, covering activities as diverse as CV writing and making... Read More
EMPHASIS Nominated for the Charity Awards!
07 May 2013
Llamau’s EMPHASIS project has been shortlisted for the Charity Awards. The shortlist represents some of the finest examples of best practice and success in the charity sector from organisations big and small. Llamau faces stiff competition in the Children and Youth category from the Jewish Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade and StreetGames UK.
The EMPHASIS project works to support young people in... Read More
The Lord Mayor's Quiz!
29 April 2013
Who lives at……........?
Who won the...........?
Which country............?
Dying to know the rest of the question?
Then come along to a Quiz Night hosted by the Lord Mayor of Cardiff on 16 May to find out!
£10 a ticket which includes entry, a buffet AND a raffle ticket with proceeds to Llamau!
If you'd like to come along, please email sueobrien@llamau.org.uk to reserve your ticket.... Read More
Cansford Labs support Llamau!
25 April 2013
Cansford Laboratories, one of the UK’s leading drug testing companies based in Cardiff, has presented a cheque for £500 to Llamau, Wales’ leading homeless charity to kick off their charity partnership for 2013.
John Wicks, Managing Director of Cansford Laboratories said “We chose to support Llamau because we can see the visibly effective work they do with homelessness. We hope to... Read More
Hilton Cardiff Announce Support for Llamau!
24 April 2013
The Hilton Cardiff has announced their ongoing commitment to support Llamau in 2013/14.
An initial donation of £3,279 was presented by Marie Fagan, General Manager of the Hilton Cardiff and her team to Llamau’s Chief Executive Frances Beecher today, which will go directly towards supporting some of the most vulnerable young people and women in our community. The adventurous Hilton... Read More
World Book Night at Llamau!
23 April 2013
Today is World Book Night! Throughout the day Llamau has been holding reading sessions and book giveaways at our Learning 4 Life centres and offices with library representative’s attending to let our young people know what facilities are available at their local libraries and to offer sign-ups.
We have been giving away a number of titles including Judge Dredd: The Dark... Read More
Savills support Llamau as its Charity of the Year in Cardiff!
10 April 2013
Savills’ Cardiff branch has pledged to support Llamau through fundraising during 2013. As Wales’ leading homeless charity, Llamau is expert at supporting young homeless people and disadvantaged women across Wales. With the numbers of vulnerable young people and women in need of Llamau’s services set to increase, Savills’ support couldn’t come at a better time.
Scott Caldwell, Head of Savills Office... Read More
Team Work for Relay Marathon to support Llamau runner Liz!
05 April 2013
Today, 20 runners from Llamau, various local supporters and the deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Keith Jones supported Elizabeth Stokes in her 20 mile training session to prepare for this year’s London Marathon!
Liz who is Llamau’s Learning 4 Life project manager is running the marathon in three weeks, to raise much-needed funds for Llamau, Wales’ leading homeless charity. The run, split... Read More
Charity Curry Eve is BACK … Due to Popular Demand!
03 April 2013
Due to overwhelming demand for the last event, Cardiff Council have very kindly organised an additional curry evening in aid of Llamau but … this time you have a choice of locations!
The Empire on Albany Road is offering a sumptuous Indian buffet for £14.95 per head and the Bay Leaf on High Street, Llandaff is serving a variety of traditional... Read More
‘ Llamau is running to a high level in terms of quality of services to tenants. The organisation is clearly committed to constant improvement in service delivery and introduces a high level of new initiatives.’
‘ Llamau’s work has been identified as a ‘model of good practice’’

