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New models of supported independent living
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Blog: Knife crime and young women
Conversations about gangs aren’t just about boys anymore, people are now talking about girls - and I'm glad to contribute towards that.
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Blog: How would you like to live in later life?
“I feel a lot more optimistic about my future!” This was how a friend of mine responded when I talked to them about the innovative housing models for older people that I...
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Delivering Innovative Approaches to Housing for Young People: Qualitative Learning from Around the World
Adam Melia, a foyer manager from Chester, travelled to North America and Australia to explore new approaches to housing-related support for young people.
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Video: "An amazing opportunity to develop the way I think"
Watch senior researcher Jacqueline Broadhead talk about her Churchill Fellowship researching how cities can better integrate migrants, and the impact her Fellowship has...
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Blog: Chinatown is for life, not just for Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快乐！Last night, the world welcomed the Year of the Dog. For many people, the Spring Festival is the reason for an annual visit to their local...
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Blog: Promoting active citizenship in schools
As an Assistant Headteacher, I’m aware that nurturing democracy must start at an early age, especially at a time when the bastions of a free society are under attack. In...
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Blog: Can the arts be a tool for change in communities?
I’m a theatre practitioner who travelled to Croatia, New York and Brazil in 2013 and 2014 on a Churchill Fellowship, spending time with organisations that use theatre...
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Alvin Carpio’s Story
Alvin Carpio travelled to the USA in 2014 to explore how community leaders are addressing social exclusion.
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Neil Jameson’s Story
Story | By Neil Jameson | Self help initiatives within disadvantaged urban communities to prevent vandalism | 1977Neil Jameson is the Founding Executive Director of Citizens UK, the home of community organising in the UK. In 2016, Neil was awarded a CBE for ‘services to community...
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SOMOS MÁS (WE ARE MORE): Some South American Lessons in Contemporary LGBT+ Advocacy
Joseph O'Connell, from Cambridge, is Director of Expansion for Global Brigades UK. Joseph travelled to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay to explore coordinated LGBT...