/ October 5, 2016 at 2:31 PM
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“If Julie hadn’t detected her cancer early what would have been the cost? Not just to the NHS, but the loss of income to her family, let alone the human cost of her suffering. She worked full time, had a family,…
/ September 29, 2016 at 12:46 PM
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Last night Community Links and our corporate partners Bank of New York Mellon won the Corporate Community Local Involvement Charity Times Award for our Future Links employability programme. Since 2009 this fantastic project has enabled hundreds of young people furthest…
/ September 7, 2016 at 1:34 PM
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The London Assembly Economy Committee is today hearing evidence from Community Links on the lack of diversity in apprenticeships in London. What do you think of when you hear the word ‘apprenticeship’? Most people would associate it with youth, opportunity and work.…
/ June 13, 2016 at 1:12 PM
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Last week the register to vote website crashed due to unprecedented demand from people under 35, forcing the Government to introduce legislation to extend the deadline. At the same time our own Youth Worker, Tola Jaiyeola was participating in a…
/ June 10, 2016 at 9:38 AM
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While the Work and Pensions Select Committee (WPSC) congratulate the government on piloting a “revolutionary” in-work support service for Universal Credit (UC) claimants, we look at some of the challenges in developing this untested welfare reform and consider what role…
/ April 29, 2016 at 1:46 PM
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With record numbers of people in work, why are more and more people relying on foodbanks? This month the Trussell Trust foodbank issued a press release stating that foodbank use remains at a record high, yet almost in the same…
