"Adullam": The name 'Adullam' 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."

Adullam's mission is to work in the community providing support to those in need, through a variety of housing support and advice services.

Adullam is a member of the National Housing Federation, Housing Justice, Evangelical Alliance and Faithworks. Adullam is a Charitable Industrial & Provident Society.

Origins - Walter & Dorothy Moore: Adullam was founded in 1972 by Walter Moore MBE in the Birmingham area. Following the 1974 Housing Act, Adullam became a Housing Association registered with the Housing Corporation. Over the next thirteen years, three other independent organisations were developed, at Winsford, Liverpool and Stockport. In 1985, the four separate organisations merged to form one association. Walter Moore was awarded the MBE in 1978 for his services to the community.

Following Walter's death on 3rd March 1995 a thanksgiving service was held at Bexhill on Sea (where Walter and Dorothy had eventually 'retired'), and later in the summer of 1995 a memorial service to Walter and Dorothy was held at Liverpool Cathedral. The living legacy of Walter and Dorothy Moore is 'Adullam'.

Ethos Statement: Adullam is a Housing Association founded on Christian principles. The organisation is accountable to God for the way that it conducts itself. Christian beliefs and insight underpin our values and guide our day-to-day work as we strive for the highest standards of professional practice.

Current Activities: Adullam 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.

Adullam provides accommodation and support to over 800 people in shared and self-contained accommodation plus floating support services to others. Adullam works with people who have been involved in the Criminal Justice System, vulnerable single homeless men and women, people involved in alcohol and drug misuse, young people leaving care, women with dependent children, women escaping domestic violence, refugees, asylum seekers, people living with HIV, and people with mental health needs.

For over 33 years Adullam has built up the experience and the strength in depth to provide a high quality service. Working with Dane Housing in Macclesfield, Cheshire, Adullam won the September 2004 NHF "InBiz Griffiths Independent Living award" for the project at Mill Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Adullam was awarded green traffic lights for viability, being properly governed and properly managed in the September 2005 Housing Corporation Assessment.

Geographical Spread: Adullam operates in the North West and Midlands employing approximately 200 staff. Working in over 28 Local Authority areas, Adullam owns over 400 properties and manages a further 400 properties on behalf of a number of housing associations and local authorities.

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.