Author: Shoheb Ahmed

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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Combatting social isolation and building strong communities

National data reports increased levels of loneliness during the Covid-19 pandemic, with Hackney and Tower Hamlets reporting rates of loneliness above the UK average. Our annual Tea Dance brings together hundreds of older residents and volunteers from our corporate partners…

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Bonny Downs

Bonny Downs’ leadership programme helps local young people boost their employability, learn new skills and become positive contributors to their communities.

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Circle Collective

Circle Collective is an innovative social enterprise that helps unemployed young people acquire and develop the workplace skills, confidence, positive mindset

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Fight for Peace

Fight for Peace works with young people through integrated programmes of support and inclusion, exchange skills, knowledge and support with community

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Mudchute Farm

Mudchute has a strong record running apprenticeships for young people who are not in employment, training and may not have gained qualifications at school.

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