EP 00119 September 2020 · 22 min
Tom Shore, Architects Benevolent Society
21:30Architecture can be a brilliant industry, but people still need proper support routes when work, money, health or personal circumstances become difficult.
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Stephen Drew speaks with Tom Shore from the Architects Benevolent Society about support for people in architecture, financial help, wellbeing, family support, the ABS Ambassador Scheme, fundraising and how the charity adapted during COVID-19.
The conversation covers:
What the Architects Benevolent Society does for people connected to architecture
How financial, wellbeing and family support can make a practical difference
Why signposting matters when someone in the profession is struggling
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- · Stephen Drew
Stephen Drew
Hi, everybody. I am Stephen Drew, Head of Architecture at McDonnell and Company, and I am joined here by Tom Shaw. Tom, hi, how are you? Good, thanks, Drew. How's it going? All right. I'm living the COVID dream.
- · Stephen Drew
Stephen Drew
So Tom, we know each other from the ABS, the Architectural Benevolence Society and the Mason Charity.
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