ADULLAM ANNUAL LECTURE 16th MARCH 2004: "Carrying the Vision - Navigating the tricky course of the Voluntary and Not for Profit sector". A CD of this Lecture is now available. If you would like to receive a copy please email us including your postal address. David Walker has worked as a full time minister of the Church of England since 1983: in parishes; as an Industrial Chaplain and, since 2000, as Bishop of Dudley. His involvement in Housing Projects goes back to visiting the Cambridge Church Army Hostel in the 1970's. He is a former chair of South Yorkshire Housing Association and also co-chair of Safe Haven Yorkshire, a specialist asylum seeker agency. He now chairs CHADD, a Christian special needs Housing Association in Dudley. ........................................

SETTING HIGH STANDARDS: Adullam's set of standards cover all of our Housing and Support services. They are a set of generic service standards created by Adullam itself using the expertise and experience of it's own staff. There is now a minimum standard for all aspects of Adullam's work, no matter how different the people we work with, the services we give or the types of accommodation we offer. They reflect current good practice and legislation in the field of supported housing and meet the varying requirements of funding and referring partners. They are intended to cover a person's journey through their time with Adullam, from the moment of enquiry through to the point when support is withdrawn. Close attention has been paid to the quality of accommodation residents live in. Underpinning all the standards are plans for an improved recording system which will enable Adullam to constantly monitor the effectiveness of our services. To keep up with new developments and legislation we are constantly evaluating and reviewing the standards.