Month: December 2022

Driving benefits take-up key to tackling pensioner poverty

As we launch the next phase of our Life Chances Campaign on tackling pensioner poverty, EECF’s Head of Grants, Allan Anderson, explains why we’re focusing on benefits uptake and digital inclusion.  Sadly, pensioner poverty is on the increase, and from…

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Island Advice Centre

Island Advice Centre lead on the Tower Hamlets Community Advice Network, training front-line organisations across the borough to provide benefits advice to local residents. They also help local residents secure their statutory and legal rights to improve living standards and…

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Neighbours in Poplar

Neighbours in Poplar aims to help vulnerable people, especially those living alone and often undocumented,, to live fulfilling lives. They work to reduce isolation and loneliness by growing a sense of community, offering a wide variety of services including outreach…

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East End Cares

East London Cares is a community network of young professionals and older neighbours, taking an intergenerational approach to tackle loneliness, isolation and digital exclusion. Through social activities including Qigong, dance, wellbeing clubs, historical building visits, choirs, and neighbour-led skill share…

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Toynbee Hall

Toynbee Hall provides frontline advice services and lead the LinkAge Project, a partnership across Tower Hamlets consisting of Neighbours in Poplar, Age UK East London, Peabody at Sundial and St Hilda’s. The partnership reaches approximately 550 older people in Tower…

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