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Below are all the latest news stories from Community Links. You can also access our latest press releases, and see our latest media coverage
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The Work Programme and the informal economy
Community Links has just submitted two short briefing papers to the Department for Work and Pensions, looking at the Work Programme and the informal economy. In the Work Programme paper, we share our experience of running the most successful New Deal project in London and the South East, and recommend how the new Work Programme should be structured so that it best serves jobseekers who… Read more.
Our chicks hatching
The eggs at our Play, Sow and Grow project are starting to hatch, and we've got the whole thing recorded via a camera in the bird box. The community centre houses more than birds though, it also has a daily childrens play scheme, a youth club, and a women's fitness club. Read more.
Join our Trustee Board
We're looking for four new trustees to join the board with expertise in Finance, Human Resources, Communications, and Service Delivery. Download more information and application details. For over 30 years, we have been tackling social exclusion in the most deprived neighbourhoods of Newham, and sharing the local lessons across the country to generate lasting social change. We are now seeking to appoint up to… Read more.
Work and poverty - what’s the link?
Community Links are launching a major new project looking at work and poverty. Contribute to the debate on our blog, or apply to run a local listening campaign. The project is being run jointly with Church Action on Poverty, and is part of the European Year Against… Read more.
Community Links launches groundbreaking secondary school
Our highly successful project supporting young people excluded from education is now officially recognised as a school. Last year 90% of the students went on to work, education, or training. We have been supporting students excluded from school for 17 years, and it has proved one of the most succesful projects of its kind. With 120 places in seven sites around Newham, it has now gained OFSTED recognition as a school, and is being launched today by local MP Stephen Timms. If you'd… Read more.