Stories from communities
Knowledge is power: Adapting and developing our services through greater data access
Shaneka Foster reveals how LEAP has been able to build a clearer picture of the maternity booking process.
Action in Caerau and Ely
How ACE supported residents in Caerau and Ely through Covid‑19 with food access, financial help and community‑led support.
Introducing Chaos & Calm’s Sparkles Sensory Storytime
Natalie Taylor looks at how a story-time session has been tailored for children with SEND.
Youth volunteering in hospitals: the Pears #iwill Fund NHS Network
A case study on the Pears #iwill Fund NHS Network’s work expanding youth volunteering in hospitals, improving patient experience and supporting future careers.
COVID-19: supporting poorer communities
Carla Stanke, Public Health Specialist with LEAP, considers how working with families in four wards in Lambeth, is responding to a crisis that hit poorer communities hard.
COVID-19: prioritising funding to support communities
Prioritising funding to support communities - Matt Riddell describes how The National Lottery Community Fund is adapting its approach to meet the needs of communities.
Cost-of-living crisis: using evidence and lived experiences
How listening to lived experience can help change our practice.
Cost-of-living crisis – spreading the word
Melanie Larke outlines how the programme is sharing advice with families in the community.
Corona kindness - Helping establish a community hub
A Blackpool Better Start colleague describes her experience of being redeployed to a frontline community hub.
Cooking For A Better Start changed our lives
Mariyam Ali says that the Cooking For A Better Start sessions have changed her life and thanks to everything that she has learned, her whole family’s eating habits have improved.