Welcome to Community Links
We are an innovative east London charity, running a wide range of community projects for 30,000 people every year. Based in Newham, we have over 30 years of experience working with local people to support children, young people, adults and families.
Through our national work, we share lessons with government and community groups across the country to achieve social change.
In numbers
15,000 toys
Our annual Christmas Toy Appeal has been running jointly with the Newham Recorder for over 30 years. This year, incredibly generous donations from supporters old and new, and a huge effort by the appeal staff, meant we collected a record 15,000 toys destined for 3,000 Newham children on Christmas Day.
Local Services
Find services that we offer in and around Newham.
What's New
Guardian Christmas Appeal
Community Links is delighted to be named as one of the charities in this year's Guardian Christmas Appeal. If you've heard about us through the paper we thought you might like to know…
Success Stories
Jason Forde
It was hard to avoid trouble around on the streets. But I felt it was in me to do better. One day, two people from Community Links asked who wanted to make music. I joined in at…
Get involved
Find out how you can raise funds to help our work by taking up a challenge event as an individual or a team. You can also get information on our charity partnerships and volunteering opportunities by clicking here
Policy and Influencing
Early Action
'How do we build a society that prevents problems from occurring rather than one that, as now, copes with the consequences?’ That's the question the Early Action Taskforce set out to answer early in 2011. Its first report - The Triple Dividend - launched in November. Visit the Early Action pages.