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April 2022
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Communities News
Welcome to the first edition of Communities News, with information about our Communities team's services. Do let me know if you don't want me to update you on our different offers each month.
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Money and Digital
We have short term offers to give emergency financial help, as well as services that give independent money and debt advice. 

We're also tackling some of the barriers people have to being digitally connected: lack of access to data, equipment, skills or confidence.

Please click below for more details on our offer, or email our friendly team.
 
 
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Employment and Training
Whether it's looking for work, wanting a better job, or to start or grow a business, our Employment and Training Officers give 1-2-1 guidance on:

  • CVs and job searching
  • Completing successful application forms and improving interview skills
  • Training and accreditations  
  • Help with self-employment, business start-up and business resilience
  • Employment and training grants
We also work with partners on specific employment programmes, including Kickstart, Skills 4 Work and Yellow Brick Road Projects

Please click below for more details, or pop an email to the team.
 
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Community action
Through working with the community and partners like yourselves, our Community Development Officers:
  • Give localised grants and project funding 
  • Support to community activities and involvement
  • Provide training
  • Share information on partnerships
  • Support young people to have a voice through our Youth panel
Thank you to everyone who has worked alongside us - if you'd like more information on our community offers, please click below or send us an email.
 
 
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Social impact
We measure the impact we have in our communities through HACT's Wellbeing Valuation tool and have so far generated £50m of social value. For more details, please click below or email our Social Value team.
 
 
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In the news
 
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BBC Radio Oxford - Oxfordshire communities receive money from Sovereign's grants fund with The Good Exchange.
Isle of Wight Radio - Islanders invited to jobs and training open day in Newport
yahoo news! Dorset Echo Housing association to invest almost £500k to give youth a voice.
BBC Radio Berkshire - Reading-based charity receives money from Sovereign's grants fund with The Good Exchange.
 
Our stories
 

Giving back to social housing - From a Kickstarter to employee, Jasmine Duddy talks about Kickstart and how it's helped her.
 
We joined the Crowd reducing food waste - Longfield Community Fridge has fed 100s of bellies since launching.
 
Giving Bristol's nature a hand - Backyard Nature and our Community Development Officer set up a 'nature drop-in' in Bristol.
 
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