Community Links provides a comprehensive, wraparound service delivering debt, welfare, housing and legal advice thanks to a team of in-house and front-line advisors and volunteers.
Our Youth and Employment services enable people to realise their potential by removing barriers to success, building confidence and improving life skills.
Community Links delivers projects promoting early diagnoses of cancer by increasing the uptake of the NHS Cancer screening programmes and raising awareness
The Early Action Task Force was established in 2011 as a group of leaders from across sectors committed to building a society that prevents problems from occurring rather than one that struggles with the consequences.
From our base in east London, we apply the learning from our local work to influence and achieve positive national change.
3 December 2018 | Early Action Task Force
Looking back over the seven years, our progress towards a society that prevents problems from occurring has been an uneven road. Our plan of work for the next phase will move us towards making Early Action not just common sense, but common practice.
13 August 2018 | Early Action Task Force
What makes a place a good place to live and prosper in? This discussion document highlights the importance of recognising and valuing social infrastructure and making sure that it is as preventative as possible.
17 November 2016
Acting early on mental health
17 April 2016
Seven stories of how society is acting earlier
17 March 2015
Prevent Today or Pay Tomorrow: Time for Government to put prevention first. A report detailing how Government can implement Early Action in 100 days.
17 November 2014
Practical steps for the next Government
17 September 2014
Taking an Early Action approach to our ageing society
17 May 2014
Looking towards an Early Action social security system
17 March 2014
A report by the Early Action Task Forced detailing how funding is split between late, acute provision and early, preventative action and how funders, commissioners and delivery staff can plot a shift towards Early Action
17 April 2012
The second report from the Early Action Task Force considering the big obstacles to the development of Early Action, as well as setting out recommendations