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‘The lessons of Windrush have not been learned’
Published: 16/12/2018Hundreds have benefited from a free legal service – but caseworkers are having to turn down clients as demand surges • Please donate to our appeal here Caroline Smith* was 18 and facing deportation wi ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Endless work leaves no time to volunteer | Letters
Published: 12/12/2018Many of today’s volunteers are pensioners, but where will tomorrow’s come from when people are expected to work into their late 60s, asks Ruth Eversley Many of the volunteers who help out with food ba ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Samaritans anticipate hundreds of thousands of calls for help during festive period
Published: 12/12/2018Charity, which had 11,000 calls to helpline last Christmas Day, notes problems of loneliness and isolation for young and old The Samaritans expect to receive hundreds of thousands of calls over the fe ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com
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Foreign Office investigates reports that state-funded body targeted Corbyn
Published: 10/12/2018Leaked documents suggest Fife-based charity promoted anti-Labour tweets The Foreign Office minister, Alan Duncan, has ordered an investigation into reports the government provided funding to a Scottis ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Hospitals report warns against volunteers doing work of NHS staff
Published: 4/12/2018Study finds volunteers are vital but lack of clarity about limits of roles can lead to tensions Volunteers play a vital role in hospitals such as by doing tea rounds and fetching medications but shoul ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Big Issue to trial card readers after steep decline in carrying cash
Published: 3/12/2018Homeless vendors to do eight-week trial of card readers that could be rolled out nationally With cash no longer king, and electronic payments on the rise, there is less and less of the spare change th ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com
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Outstanding public servants - in pictures
Published: 29/11/2018MPs, sponsors, finalists, judges and guests came together for the Guardian Public Service Awards 2018, to celebrate top public professionals and projects Overall winner: Cheshire West and Chester coun ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Great British Beach Clean attracts record number of volunteers
Published: 29/11/2018Charity warns against complacency as levels of plastic remain ‘shocking’ Record numbers of volunteers turned out this year to help clear litter from the UK’s beaches, in the 25th annual Great British ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Guardian Public Service Awards 2018: all the winners
Published: 28/11/2018The outstanding projects, teams and leaders chosen by the judges for care, digital and technology, diversity and inclusion, health and wellbeing, housing, learning and development, recruitment & H ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com
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Public Service Awards 2018: the finalists
Published: 28/11/2018The projects, teams and leaders who made it to our shortlist, but narrowly missed out on the top spots Overall winner: Cheshire West and Chester council library services team Public servant of the yea ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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After Black Friday, it’s Giving Tuesday | Letter
Published: 25/11/2018It’s a day to do little things that can make a big difference to others, says Ben Russell It’s impossible to ignore that Christmas is fast approaching; from fairy lights to decorations, the hallmarks ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Choose Love: the shop where customers buy gifts for refugees
Published: 23/11/2018Pop-up London store sells items such as sleeping bags, blankets and solar lamps An orderly queue formed outside the Choose Love store despite the November cold. But unlike the thousands of visitors to ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com
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Charities risk becoming irrelevant, warns new report
Published: 20/11/2018Voluntary sector must stop chasing government contracts and go back to fighting for communities in need Health Connections Mendip (HCM) never set out to be a model for anything. However, this deceptiv ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Can helplines survive our growing fear of the phone call?
Published: 19/11/2018For decades, Childline and Samaritans have offered a friendly ear. But how does that work when so many of us would rather text, email or instant message? Stevie Davies, 30, cancels three times before ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com
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