Official Recognition & Civic Partnerships

 From our very inception, SEVA Street has worked hand-in-hand with local authority leaders to ensure our frontline crisis outreach integrates safely and effectively with statutory services. Below is a historic letter of endorsement presented to our founder, Sukhjit Singh Ahluwalia, on 21 November 2018 by Councillor Jas Athwal—the long-standing former Leader of Redbridge Council and our sitting Member of Parliament for Ilford South. 

Dear Sukhjit,

SEVA STREET CHARITY ACTIVITIES IN REDBRIDGE

Thank you for letting me know about SEVA's application to the Charities Commission to obtain charity status.

I am very aware to SEVA's Involvement in Redbridge and around East London serving hot meals and cold beverages to the homeless as well providing them with much needed essential provisions.

As a borough that the Government has highlighted as having a significant population of homeless people in with "No Recourse to Public funds" the Work SEVA does, particularly here in Redbridge is vital and many more deaths would occur on our Streets if it was not for your work.

The London Borough of Redbridge would no objections to your planned charitable activities being caried out in any our public areas. I am happy to support your application for charity status.

My administration and this council are committed to helping the Homeless to find shetler and work to end sleeping on the street working with organisations like SEVA is a vital way to make this happen

Jas Athwal

Leader, Redbridge Council