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Posts Tagged ‘charity’

Hackney food charity raises £5k through sales of its ‘delicious’ plant-based burger

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 2 February 2023 at 11:44

Made In Hackney has teamed up with Fuller’s brewery, which has sold 10,000 of the burgers in its pubs and hotels

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Hackney’s libraries put out call for unwanted toys ahead of January gift appeal

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 22 December 2022 at 14:26

People will be able to drop off toys and games at public libraries in the new year

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‘Wages haven’t kept pace with living costs’: Hackney Foodbank launches Friday night centre to reach working people

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 9 December 2022 at 16:01

‘When even working people can’t afford to heat their homes or buy food, you know the system is very broken,’ says Foodbank boss

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‘Amazing’: Halloween charity trail collects three tonnes of food for residents in need

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 15 November 2022 at 10:14

Team behind the Trick or Eat scheme ‘very grateful’ to everyone who took part

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‘Makes a big difference’: Organisers of Halloween food bank trail urge residents and businesses to sign up

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 14 October 2022 at 11:06

Donate supplies while out and about in Hackney on 31 October as Trick or Eat returns for fourth year

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Hackney Foodbank in plea for support as residents speak out about cost-of-living crisis – including one mother who has stopped her son taking baths

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 21 September 2022 at 11:31

Volunteers at the charity are ‘worried’, with food donations falling away despite demand doubling

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Community kitchen appeals for cyclists to deliver free meals to Hackney’s most vulnerable

By Tom Davidson | Monday 13 December 2021 at 15:28

Made In Hackney needs volunteers from 4-7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays

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Local charity launches campaign to support brain injury survivors and families through first stages of rehabilitation

By Lizzie McAllister | Tuesday 16 November 2021 at 11:41

Headway East London is teaming up with the Royal London Hospital to reach more people at earliest opportunity

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Trick or Eat scheme is back this Halloween to bolster dwindling supplies at Hackney Foodbank

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 12 October 2021 at 13:38

Join in by hosting a collection box at your home or by following the trail and donating food in your neighbourhood

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Hackney swimmers feature in charity photographs celebrating the power of water

By Lizzie McAllister | Friday 16 July 2021 at 11:45

Local swimmers from London Fiel;ds Lido and West Reservoir Centre take part in WaterAid campaign

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‘It’s been an absolute honour’: Hackney CVS chief to step down after 14 years

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 6 July 2021 at 11:07

Jake Ferguson will leave in August to become CEO of a new black civil rights charity

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‘Hackney’s answer to Live Aid’: Naming of new square in Hoxton reveals little known story of local famine appeal

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 29 March 2021 at 13:38

Entrance to Britannia Leisure Centre to be named BRAFA after a forgotten piece of history created by local reggae artists in 1985

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Pirates proffer postcards of pensive prose

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 February 2021 at 10:02

Youngsters from a local literacy charity have been sending uplifting messages to older residents during the pandemic

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Leader – Spirit of Christmas

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 7 December 2020 at 12:54
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‘With the season of giving upon us, consider the charities and community organisations that have struggled along during the pandemic’

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Winter Toy Appeal: Team puts out call for more donations as child referrals pour in

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 4 December 2020 at 12:38

Founder urges community to help ensure ‘struggling parents and carers have something special to give their children on Christmas Day’

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Hackney home care firm launches festive appeal to ‘give a little cheer to seniors’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 November 2020 at 14:46

Stoke Newington-based Home Instead’s ‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ campaign is asking for donations of Christmas gifts

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Hackney Winter Night Shelter secures temporary home to support rough sleepers

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 28 October 2020 at 19:10
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Long-running charity offered premises by local housing association, quelling fears that it would not be able to open this year

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Hackney charity giving tuition to disadvantaged youngsters wins £30k grant

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 19 August 2020 at 11:29

TalentEd ‘thrilled’ with BBC Children in Need funding, which it will use to expand and refine its after-school support

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Youth charity launches crowdfunder for local twins with sickle cell disease

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 17 August 2020 at 14:10

Hackney Quest is hoping to raise £3,500 for a hydrotherapy bath, which the boys’ mother says will make a ‘big difference’ to their lives

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Hackney youth charity on its new flower-giving project and the impact of Black Lives Matter

By Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley | Tuesday 7 July 2020 at 10:36

Voyage Youth’s Operation Smiles aims to ‘bring joy’ to those in need, while acting as a gateway for young Black people to become more involved in green activism

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