New Alliance Member
The Source
Cafe, Aldershot, has become the newest CSJ Alliance member after
they showed a couple of the team around their cafe in Aldershot
this week.
The Source work with young people who have often been left out
and marginalised by both society and family. Watch the clip below
to learn a little bit more about what they do, or click here to go to their
website.
Caring Christmas Tree Project
Would you like
to become involved with our Caring Christmas
Trees project? Simply by buying a quality real
Christmas Trees you will be supporting homeless people.
Order online at
www.caringChristmastrees.com and select the size of tree and
location/day that you would like to pick it
up.
“Bring a Christmas tree into your home, house a homeless
person.”
Every Caring Christmas Tree bought helps a
homeless person receive shelter and support through the work of
The Jericho Road Project which is run as part of King’s Church
Catford (charity no.1082666). The Project began in 2001 and
currently provides housing for 26 people whilst also working to
reduce rough sleeping and helping ex-offenders to reintegrate
into society, the mentally ill to maintain stability and former
addicts to stay clean.
If you’d like to help by buying your Christmas tree with us,
please go to our website
www.caringchristmastrees.com and place your order now.
Please see the website for the opportunities to be involved by
volunteering on the distribution days.
In the News!
David Cameron: Tories are best party to tackle Poverty
Read here
Kidulthood
To all that have not seen the film kidulthood and always wanted too well it is now on BBC iPlayer here.
It is well worth the watch before Saturday 6 November.
Save the Family Featured on the BBC's 'The One Show'
A charity that the Centre for Social Justice
have worked with were featured on 'The One Show' on Monday 12
October. Click here to watch the show on BBC iPlayer.
The report starts at 2:40 minutes and Save the Family feature at
6:30. The report finishes at 10:36.
To see all that Save the Family do click here.
Eco-Actif Services
Eco-Actif
Services is a Community Interest Company (CIC) offering practical
help and support for economically inactive people including
ex-offenders, people recovering from substance and alcohol misuse
and lone parents.
They run a number of successful and innovative programmes
tackling the problems connected with long term unemployment and
social exclusion. Below is a short video introducing what they
do:
To find out more go to
www.ecoactifservicescic.co.uk
Una Padel Award 2009
The Centre for Crime and Justice
Studies is for the third year launching the Award in memory of
Una Padel.
It will be an opportunity to ensure that Una’s dedication, work
and commitment continue to encourage and inspire practitioners in
the field. the award
is in aid of acknowledging such outstanding and
previously unrecognised contributions to social justice. It
also seeks to ensure that Una’s values of dedication and
commitment beyond the call of duty will continue to encourage and
inspire others.
To find out more download the flyer, click here:
Or visit the website here
In the News!
The Tories are progressive on poverty - Guardian 13/8/09
Harry
Phibbs looks at the party's nobler motives are at last being
recognised. The article looks at factors that have shaped
the policy, including the CSJ and areas which the
Conservative Party see as core to fighting poverty.
To read the article in full, click here
In the News!
Chris Grayling MP, Shadow Home Secretary, gives a trailer of his speech which he has delivered on the failing of the Labour Government on the poorest and most vulnerable in our communities.
To read the whole article, click here
