Posts Tagged ‘charity’
Hackney Foodbank ‘bracing itself’ for long-term demand as it launches fundraiser for new van
The charity has seen numbers triple at the busiest of its five outlets during lockdown
Read MoreLocal brain injury charity launches emergency appeal to combat ‘significant losses’
Headway East London is hoping to raise £10k to maintain its vital support for vulnerable members during lockdown
Read MoreCoronavirus: Hackney Giving awards £15k in grants to five frontline organisations
One beneficiary, Oladapo Awosokanre of Community African Network, said their £3k will “go a long way in helping people during the crisis”
Read MoreCoronavirus: Local charity awards grants to young people helping their communities
Jack Petchey Foundation asks public to nominate youngsters ‘doing inspirational things’ for their neighbours
Read MoreHackney photographer up for charity award after live-tweeting stem cell donation
Sonny Malhotra shortlisted for Donor Champion of the Year by leading blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan
Read More‘One in ten adults in Hackney struggle to read’: Meet the charity trying to change the story
Read Easy UK chose the borough as the place to begin its expansion into London last year – team leader Serena Naismith explains why
Read MoreFood charity puts out call for volunteers in Hackney after £20k funding boost
The Felix Project, which distributes grub to good causes across London, will train up 25 out-of-work youngsters
Read MoreSt Joseph’s Hospice launches its first ever charity shop
Five Sisters on Mare Street is named after the pioneering women who helped set up the care centre in 1905
Read MoreMeet the Hackney charity turning out the next generation of social entrepreneurs – for free
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Read MoreOffice rental space available immediately at St Joseph’s Hospice, central Mare Street
The rent from this office space, which is located in a newly refurbished and decorated wing of the hospice, will support funding of their specialist palliative care services
Read MoreHackney parent runs first ever marathon to support disabled children
53-year-old tackling 26.2 mile course shines spotlight on local SEND cuts
Read MoreMerry Christmas from the Hackney Citizen!
We’ll be back on 27 December – until then, enjoy some festive content from our archive
Read MoreBlack Cat vegan cafe to combat cold winter night with soup kitchen
The cooperatively run Clarence Road spot say reveal the menu for the inaugural evening on 22 December, where ‘nobody will be refused food’
Read MoreHomerton’s Berger Primary School to donate proceeds from Summer Fair to Grenfell victims
Adding to the estimated £2.8 million raised so far for those affected by the fire, the event will feature bouncy castles, a BBQ, sales stalls, and a raffle
Read MoreLiteracy champions Hackney Pirates win National Small Charity Big Impact Award
The prize comes in recognition of the help the charity have provided for 500+ young people in the last year
Read MoreEast London artist Stik to raise cash for charity through artwork auction
Hackney Council will determine which organisation gets the money generated from sale of artwork which formed part of Pride festival in London last year
Read MoreLiteracy on the high seas: Hackney Pirates looks back on an incredible six years
Pioneering afterschool club’s founder Catriona Maclay looks back on its successes thus far
Read MoreHelping hoarders to make room
Charity event at Hackney Picturehouse to offer advice and support to declutter the lives of people with hoarding conditions
Read MoreDiane Abbott faces £6,500 fine and possible prosecution for missing charity records
Hackney MP’s education foundation three months overdue in filing its annual return and accounts
Read MoreHackney Cypriot Association calls for refugee help
The Hackney Cypriot Association is on a mission to provide aid to the thousands of people living in Greece’s vast transit camps
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