Community Links

Community Links supports over 30,000 children, young people and families each year through a network of over 60 community projects, helping empower individuals and communities to build their own ladder out of poverty and towards a brighter future.

Its vision is of local communities where everyone can fulfil their potential and no-one is left behind. The East London Bond is helping it to:

• create four new Community Hubs, where people can come for help and support, offering a complete range of services and activities to help combat poverty and transform lives. Together the hubs will help over 10,000 people each year
• develop an advice and family support programme to help struggling families cope with the pressures of low income, debt, poor housing, ill-health or disability
• expand its education and into employment programmes to turn more young lives around – helping more young people, previously without hope or opportunity, to secure qualifications, apprenticeships and permanent work
• fund outreach workers from its ‘S Team’ project to harness the power of the Olympics through sports and leadership activities for young people – promoting healthy lifestyles, stopping street violence and developing more young role models
• establish a new BondLINKS Enterprise Fund – a revolving loan to help its social projects and new initiatives develop sustainable business models and income streams for enduring impact.

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www.community-links.org

“Your support for the Bond is an innovative solution to tackling poverty and social exclusion. This is a unique opportunity to partner two creative and committed charities to achieve the lasting, locally-rooted impact that East London needs.”

Geraldine Blake
Chief Executive, Community Links