Month: October 2022

‘A clear solution to a clear problem’

Chair of Trustees, Bronek Masojada, talks to Wharf Life about his new role and why he’s so committed to making the charity’s Life Chances Campaign such a success. Read his interview here.

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A critical time for our communities

As Catherine McGuinness joins our Board of Trustees, we couldn’t give up the opportunity to ask her about why she wanted to become a Trustee, what she brings to the role and what she thinks about our Life Chances Campaign….

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Launch of new Life Chances Fund shows collaborative giving in action

We’re delighted to announce the launch of the Housing Association Consortium Fund. It’s a new partnership with housing associations Peabody, Poplar Harca, Clarion, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing and One Housing. It’s a great example of collaborative giving in action and the cornerstone of our Life Chances…

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EECF wins Tower Hamlets Small Grants contract worth £410,000

EECF is delighted to have the opportunity to continue managing Tower Hamlets’ Small Grants Fund.  Designed to support voluntary and community sector activity across Tower Hamlets, the £410,000 fund makes a positive difference to the lives of local residents, tackling…

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Research shows young people and pensioners need targeted support

With further steep increases in energy bills deepening the cost of living crisis, East End Community Foundation’s latest Vital Signs Report shows that London’s East End boroughs will be hit the hardest. Whilst the East End has strong economies not everyone benefits….

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Building confidence

As well as with being a strategic partner in EECF’s Life Chances Campaign, Newham charity Fight for Peace has been funded through our ‘East End Giving’ programme for their Twilight summer programme.  Fight for Peace supports young people to realise…

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YES project

With all the challenges thrown at young people today, EECF targets support to help them develop key skills to survive and thrive.  Our innovative Youth Employment Scheme (YES) brings together the talents of our corporate partners with grassroots organisations to…

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Closing the digital divide

Ibtissam experienced real challenges with home-schooling during lockdown, with only one device in the household for her four children to use. Her family were identified by her children’s school to receive support from the Connecting Communities project. “We are absolutely…

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Helping vulnerable people over winter

Since 2012 we’ve been working with our corporate partners and grassroots organisations to distribute care packages to vulnerable older people and families over the winter period. In 2022, in response to the cost of living crisis, we tripled the reach…

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Befriending stories: Hyacinth and Lara

Since the start of the pandemic, every week Lara has been talking on the phone to Hyacinth – a 78-year-old resident at Coopers Court Care Home in Bow. “At first it was quite hard to get a conversation going. It…

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