Canopy Housing calendar 2023

Canopy Calendar

Self-helper Josh, on the final day of renovations on his new Canopy home

Canopy’s self-help model

Around half of Canopy volunteers are female

International Women’s Day

- 8th March

“Volunteering at Canopy isn’t just about me learning new skills, I’m helping create a home for someone”

King Charles III Coronation

Canopy uses environmently-friendly materials, such as wood fibre boards & lime plaster, when retrofitting our empty properties.

Canopy tenant and volunteer support

“Receiving support from Canopy has made me less stressed and has had such a positive impact on my life” Canopy tenant

Canopy’s annual trip for tenants and volunteers

A Canopy house after Retrofit

A Canopy house before Retrofit

“Now nice, I got beautiful house with Canopy. I put flowers in my house, I’m very happy”

“I was homeless and living on the street. I had sleeping bag & cardboard for floor”

World Habitat Day

World Mental Health Day

World Homeless Day

Hallowe’en

Welcome to the heart of Canopy

Thank you

Volunteers: Abdou, Abdulmenen, Adam, Adrian, Agron, Aisling, Alex, Alireza, Anna, Beatriz, Bilal, Billy, Charlie, Che, Chia, Chris, Clara, Cosima, Daniel, David, Denzel, Ellie, Emma, Esperance, Eve, Fojan, Glenn, Georgia, Hagos, Hala, Helen, Hendrick, James, Jamie, John, Kathryn, Katie, Lee, Liz, Maddy, Mamode, Mariam, Megan, Mei, Michelle H, Michelle M, Nadine, Natalia, Olly, Peter, Rowan, Sam, Sarah, Sharee, Siobhan, Steph, Steve, Tesfay, Trish, Tsaeda, Valentin, Valentine, Will, Yoseph Self-helpers: Humera, Karen, Valentin, Sonia, Josh, Tashana.

Trainees: Abi, Agron, Alex W, Amy, Callum, Damian, Daniel K, Daniel L, Ivan, Jabbi, John, Kathryn, Krzysztof, Laurence, Leroy, Mirek, Phoenix, Robert, Valentin, Yoseph. All our tenants, staff and contractors.

Board: Keith Gibson, Mhairi Tomlinson, Martyn Broadest, Janet Onslow, Mark Rutherford, Bridget Relton, Anna Lysakowska, Lyn Charters, Danielle Joy, Kinga Salisbury, Leroy Ivanov.

Backers: LandAid, Leeds Community Foundation, The Big Issue Invest, Power to Change, Keepmoat Homes, Social Investment Business, Social Enterprise Support Fund, HM Government, The National Lottery Community Fund, Leeds City Council, Yorkshire Building Society, Nationwide Building Society, Arnold Clark Community Fund, The Ubele initiative, Leeds Mencap, Jimbo’s Fund. A big thank you to all individual donors who give as they earn, make one off payments or donate every month.

Friends, Partners and Associates: Michael Wicks at Unity Trust Bank, Steve Ellis at Tekspertise, Laura Moss at Wrigleys, James Hartley at LATCH, Jon Fitzmaurice, Martin and Caroline at Giroscope, Carl Ditchburn at Community Campus, Mark Ireland, Sarbjit Kaur and David Paterson at Leeds City Council, ACAN, Heritage Trust Network, Doing Good Leeds, Sarah Bradley, Janinah Mackenzie, People Powered Retrofit, Laura Masheder and Tracey Jukes at Azets, James Shedlow at Castle Sanderson, Anj Handa, Mark Pearson, Paul Cloke at Emmaus, Mike, Natalie, Scott, Sarah and Fran at Simon On The Streets, Steve Hoey, Lucy the Mermaid, Claude Hendrickson, BBC Radio Leeds, Lewis, Debbie, Cass and Bryony at Locality, Carbon Literacy Project, Icon Ltd, Forging Futures Campus and Same Skies Think Tank, Locality, Ewan Metcalf, HumanKind, Engage Leeds, Youth Justice Team, Compton Job Shop, Gabriel Kamei, Timber Wolves, Voluntary Action Leeds.