Article: Youth charity takes the prize.(St. Basils )

Byline: Martin Courtney

Youth charity takes the prize

A charity helping young homeless people will be the beneficiary of this year's

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This year's winner of Microsoft's DesignIT award will help to tackle the problems that young homeless people face in finding work and accommodation.

St Basils is a local community organisation dedicated to preventing homelessness among young people in the West Midlands.

As well as running 22 accommodation centres, it offers family remediation,

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