LandAid is the charity of the UK property sector. For over twenty years it has raised funds from within the sector and, as a charitable trust, has supported a variety of projects, primarily connected to UK homelessness.

Over the last two years, the charity has grown dramatically now boasting a Board consisting of senior figures within the industry, a permanent office and professional staff. It now looks not only to raise support for, and awareness of, the plight of homeless people, but also promotes the charitable giving of the property industry to a wider audience, undertakes sector-wide research into that support and encourages best practice in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility.

Most importantly, in addition to its traditional small grants programme, it has entered into a four year partnership with Centrepoint, the UK's leading youth homelessness charity, entitled Foundations for Life, which aims to give over 8,000 young homeless people the facilities and resources to enable them to become fully-functional members of mainstream society. These include life-skills training, continued academic and vocational education and training, employment and accommodation. The work of the Foundations for Life programme will be centred on a number of nationwide hubs, complemented with a network of satellite mini-centres. The cost, over four years, of this programme will be £4.5m and LandAid has committed itself to raising this sum from within the property sector.

The Property Race Day 2008 is pleased to support this exciting partnership whose ultimate aim is to help young homeless people achieve independence and find a job and a home of their own.

LandAid is registered charity number 295157
www.landaid.org