We believe that every person matters and people are at the heart of all we do at the Centre.
Our clients guide everything we do. We’re here to help children, families and young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, or clients who have urgent or acute needs that cannot be met elsewhere.
We value every person; this is central to our Benedictine ethos and our values. We seek to develop trusting relationships over time with our clients. We rely on them to help us improve and develop our services so we include our clients wherever possible in our work.
Our staff and volunteers are diverse in their backgrounds, and their skills and experience. Many have lived experience of the challenges our clients face.
We are proud of our warm welcome and our team's commitment to supporting disadvantaged people to escape cycle of poverty and homelessness.
"Every day at Cardinal Hume Centre brings unique challenges and opportunities to develop my professional knowledge and skill set. Working to help others realize their potential and find their place in our community, is more than a job - it is a passion shared by everyone in the Centre."
- Jeanita Snowden, Employment Specialist
Before becoming the Centre’s Chief Executive in July 2018, George worked as Director and Community Leader for L’Arche London, part of an international charity providing housing and support to adults with learning disabilities. He has previously held senior positions in higher education, national and local government and non-governmental organisations.
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Ed is responsible for the delivery of our range of advice services, supporting the teams to continue to deliver and grow our high quality advice and support for families and young people across Westminster. He joined the centre in 2023 having worked for a variety of charities in the youth and mental health sector. Ed has a strong interest in developing services through empowering people with lived experience to have a meaningful voice in their design.
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Helen joined the Centre in April 2022 initially responsible for Finance and Operations but has also assumed responsibility for Human Resources. Before joining the Centre Helen worked as CFO at a research institute and prior to that held senior positions in various financial institutions. Helen is a Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years experience of delivering change and building and managing teams across a range of sectors. She has a strong focus on staff management, engagement and enjoyment at work and sees this as being important to long-term success.
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Mark Hoban is an experienced chair in the financial services sector. He works at the intersection of business, public policy and regulation. He currently chairs Pay.UK which operates the UK’s main inter-bank payment systems and the Financial Services Skills Commission which fosters co-operation between firms within the sector to reskill their staff. He has recently retired as chair of Flood Re and the Jersey Financial Services Commission. He has an inclusive approach to building teams and ensures organisations remain true to their purpose.
Between 2001 and 2015, he was the Member of Parliament for Fareham. He was a government minister between 2010 and 2013. It was whilst as a minister at the Department for Work and Pensions that he first visited the Centre because of his interest in our work in helping people back into work. This was the start of a lasting connection with the Centre. He was co-opted onto the Finance and Risk Committees and became the Centre’s Chair in January 2024.
As a local resident, he understands the need for an early, preventative approach to tackling the deep-seated issue of homelessness in London.
Bishop Nicholas Hudson
Cardinal Vincent Nichols
Catherine Hickman
Jocelyn Ridley
John Darley
John Gibbs
Nicholas Coulson
Philip Marsden
Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws QC
Cardinal Vincent Nichols
Field Marshal Lord Guthrie GCB LVO OBE DL
Fr Christopher Jamison OSB
Jeremy Paxman
The Most Honourable the Marquess of Lothian PC QC DL
The Rt Hon the Lord Browne of Ladyton
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