The Name 'Adullam'
Adullam's name comes from the Old Testament in the book of 1 Samuel, Chapter 22, verses 1-2
"David escaped to the cave of Adullam. All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered round him, and he became their leader."
Origins
Adullam Homes was founded in 1972 by Walter Moore MBE in the Birmingham area. Following the 1974 Housing Act , Adullam became a registered Housing Association. Over the next thirteen years, three other independent organisations were developed, at Winsford, Liverpool and Stockport, providing a total of 100 bedspaces. In 1985, the four separate associations merged to form a national organisation. Since then, Adullam Homes has developed steadily, and we now accommodate over 700 people in shared housing, and single flats.
Activities
Adullam Homes Housing Association is one of the foremost specialist providers of accommodation and support services for people who are unable to obtain or maintain adequate housing. Most of our clients have a history of disadvantage and vulnerability. Among the people that Adullam now works with are people who have been involved in the Criminal Justice System, vulnerable single homeless men and women, alcohol and drug misusers, young people leaving care, women with dependent children, people living with HIV, and people with mental health needs. In a market with only a small number of agencies wholly devoted to supported housing provision, Adullam has the experience and the strength in depth to provide a quality service to our client groups and the agencies charged with their care.
About Walter Moore M.B.E.
Born in Nottingham, Walter fought in the First World War and, as a demobbed serviceman, experienced homelessness and unemployment during the years of the depression. He never forgot this grim time of walking the streets buying night-by-night accommodation in shelters and hostels.
After the Second World War, he built up a successful decorating business. In his fifties, he became increasingly conscious of the fact he had left behind the God whom he had been taught to love as a child. This personal search (or, as Walter described it, this struggle against God) ended in Salem Tabernacle, a small Pentecostal chapel in Liverpool, where Walter rededicated his life to God.
When Walter retired, he was soon in demand as a prominent local Christian businessman to be associated with a variety of initiatives to reach out to people in need. He was involved in Hill Farm, a residential facility for drug abusers, and with Newhaven Housing Trust, a scheme for homeless ex-offenders. Out of these experiences he developed the concept of Adullam Homes - to "offer a home where residents may live their own lives, free of all semblance of authority, and where they can renew their self-respect, and re-establish themselves in society" (from Walter's book, "Set Me Free").
Walter Moore was awarded the MBE in 1978 for his services to the community. The living legacy of Walter Moore is Adullam Homes. Over 600 men, women and children are housed and cared for in projects around the North and Midlands. Over 180 skilled and dedicated staff work with a wide variety of vulnerable homeless people.
