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The latest press releases from Community Links.
For media enquiries, please contact Kay Harper, Communications Manager, 020 7473 6808 or Richard McKeever, Publications Manager, 020 7473 9671. Alternatively, you can find more information about Community Links through our latest Annual Review.
Fools Gold - the need for a 2012 legacy plan
2012 Olympics will break ‘legacy’ promise unless rules are changed quickly, says a new report from the New Economics Foundation and Community Links. With only a week to go until the Londoners cast their votes in mayoral elections, a new report from nef (the new economics foundation), Fool’s Gold, shows that, unless cast-iron guarantees are built into plans for the 2012 Olympics, the Games will fail to leave the promised positive local legacy for the poorest residents of East… Read more.
Two new reports from LinksUK
LinksUK have released two new reports, exploring work and benefits and the informal economy: Interact is a report conducted with the Child Poverty Action Group and Low Income Tax Reform Group which examines the interactions people have as they move in and out or work with the benefit, tax credit and tax systems. Download… Read more.
The Queen comes to visit!
During a royal tour of the East London Tate & Lyle sugar refinery today, HM The Queen paid a visit to Auction My Stuff, the venture set up by Social Enterprise Ambassador Chris Allwood to help unemployed young people to get the skills, experience and confidence they need to enter the world of work. The Queen was given a demonstration of how to sell on Auction My Stuff’s eBay shop by Nyron Walters, 24, who is 6 weeks through a 10-week work placement, and watched as Nyron photographed… Read more.
Chrismtas at Community Links
We are tremendously grateful to everyone who supported our 2007 Christmas Appeal. With your help we were able to make sure that: 3273 disadvantaged children received a bag of gifts to open on Christmas morning 876 children had the chance to attend a special Christmas party 1706 children enjoyed the thrills and excitement of a live pantomime 61 families tucked in to a seasonal hamperIt really can make all the difference, as one young mum told us when… Read more.
Celebrity Auction
Welcome to the Auction My Stuff unique gift auction. This really is money can’t buy stuff, donated by celebrities and generally wonderful people, to celebrate our 30th Birthday. Though we’re pleased to say, you can pay for them with Paypal! Auction My Stuff is our social enterprise, which sells, donated ‘stuff’ on eBay to give unemployed young people the chance to get the skills, experience and confidence for work. If you or your company has any ‘stuff’’… Read more.