Posts about Charity Campaigns

Beckie Clark: Why we need more foster carers – my story 

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Posted on May 17, 2022

It is Fostering Fortnight, The Fostering Network’s annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and show how foster care transforms lives. Fostering is something close to the heart of Beckie Clark, growing up in foster care from six months old.  In this blog she shares her story, and why we need more foster carers. 

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Lockdown Life – bringing people together to tell stories for change

By sounddelivery

Posted on August 10, 2020

Over the course of Lockdown, we have worked with Z2K to bring together people with experience of Universal Credit and the Private Rented Sector (PRS) using online groups to counter some of the isolation of Lockdown and give voice to their views on what Life After Lockdown should look like. In this guest blog Rose Bernstein, Z2K’s Tenants Voice and Campaigns Officer talks about the workshops, stories and their campaign.

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Addressing Poverty with Lived Experience: Artur & Aida’s Story

By sounddelivery

Posted on July 27, 2020

Artur and Aida are a couple originally from Albania now living in London with three young children. For several years now, they have been involved with ATD Fourth World, a founding member of the APLE (Addressing Poverty with Lived Experience) Collective. ATD Fourth World—All Together in Dignity—is a human rights based anti-poverty organisation, with moreContinue reading “Addressing Poverty with Lived Experience: Artur & Aida’s Story”

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I Never Knew the Worth of the Law Centre Until Grenfell

By sounddelivery

Posted on July 15, 2020

North Kensington Law Centre was the first law centre to open its doors in the UK in 1970 and this Friday they are celebrating their 50th anniversary. With support from The National Lottery Community Fund and The Tudor Trust, we’ve been working with them to capture the stories of their clients, trustees, and staff past and present to put a spotlight on the importance of access to justice for all.  Halima was a client of North Kensington Law Centre. In this guest blog she shares how she first came to hear of the law centre following the Grenfell incident, and the trust and support the community has received from the Law Centre since. 

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Small Town Dreams to Big City Reality – My Journey to Becoming a Solicitor

By sounddelivery

Posted on July 13, 2020

North Kensington Law Centre was the first law centre to open its doors in the UK in 1970 and this Friday they are celebrating their 50th anniversary. With support from The National Lottery Community Fund and The Tudor Trust, we’ve been working with them to capture the stories of their clients, trustees, and staff past and present to put a spotlight on the importance of access to justice for all.  In this guest blog, Holly Stow, the Windrush Compensation Scheme Paralegal at NKLC shares what it has meant to her to work at NKLC.

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