1. health and fitness

HACKNEY CVS
2014-15
INSIDE >> The Stop & Search Monitoring Group,
Older People’s Projects, Crowdfunding with
Ava Vidal, The Adiaha Antigha Awards + more...
A workshop with the Young Black Men’s Project. Based at the Elise Centre in Dalston, the project supports and
empowers Young Black Men. Funded by Trust for London. Contact > Eche Egbuonu: [email protected]
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTIONS
04 From our Chair and CEO
06
INSIGHT
11 COMMUNITY
How do residents feel?
15
CONNECT HACKNEY
Tackling social isolation of older people
LGBT+ Network:
14 The
Out There Hackney
07 Lunch Clubs
08 Young People
FGM
Breaking the silence
16
IT’S ALL ABOUT HEALTH
21
ADIAHA ANTIGHA & GARY FRANCIS
About Us >>
As the umbrella body for the sector, Hackney CVS supports
and champions voluntary and community organisations.
The sector plays a critical role in tackling poverty and
disadvantage and works in partnership with key
stakeholders to address local inequalities.
We strive to challenge oppression and prejudice, to
promote diversity and to work towards a society where
full equality of opportunities for all is a reality.
Cover: Evergreen Play Association at Hackney Giving Live,
Lyst Studios, Hoxton Square, April 2015. © Effie Fotaki
Grants and initiatives
Community Achievement Awards
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FINANCE & FUNDING
Warm thanks to our supporters
Design & Edit:
Matt Bray: [email protected]
Writing & Photography:
Samson Osun: [email protected]
Photography:
Effie Fotaki: [email protected]
Printed by:
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04 ///INTRODUCTIONS
FROM THE CHAIR, Gail Mistlin
Hello to you all. In my first year as Chair of
Hackney CVS I have been impressed by the
commitment of the staff and our partners to
make Hackney a great place for the voluntary
and community sector to deliver services.
Despite all that is going on in the world and the
pressures on the public purse, Hackney CVS is
delivering an impressive range of projects which
support local residents, whilst securing vital
resources for community led action.
I am sure you appreciate that nearly everything we
do now as an infrastructure organisation is in
partnership with others, whether it’s with small
grassroots community organisations, larger
charities, the public sector or corporate businesses.
Some of the highlights include:
> Developing the Connect Hackney partnership,
driven by older people, which has secured £5.8m
from the Big Lottery Fund to help our socially
isolated older residents
regeneration in Hackney, smoking cessation, and
HIV in African communities
> Our safeguarding work with tenant and resident
associations that will protect children and
vulnerable adults
> The £200K secured from corporate donations for
the Hackney Giving project
> Our Talentmatch programme helping young
people find work and our Brighter Futures
Mentoring Programme for young people who
need additional help.
There is so much more I could say, but I have run
out of space. I would like to thank all our members
and supporters, our delivery partners - there are
over 50 of you! - our funders, particularly the Big
Lottery Fund , our partners from across the public
sector and a big thank you to the staff for another
successful year of growth and development.
Gail Mistlin
> The social prescribing model which helps GPs
refer their patients to community projects and the
One Hackney project which promotes integrated
care for frail, vulnerable and socially isolated adults
with multiple care needs in Hackney
> Our community insight work which has allowed
local people to influence the Council’s approach to
Jake Ferguson (l) & Gail Mistlin (r) presenting an Adiaha Antigha
Award to the Older People’s Reference Group, collected on their
behalf by Debbie Walker, CEO, Age UK East London
05 /// LOOKING AHEAD
LOOKING AHEAD, Jake Ferguson, CEO, Hackney CVS
As our chair says in her introduction, everything
we do now is in partnership. Looking ahead to the
next few years, Hackney CVS needs to continue to
innovate and ensure that local organisations have
the opportunities to work together on the key
issues affecting the borough.
With our bidding vehicle, City & Hackney Together,
we are now working successfully with the public
sector on a grander scale. Our work on the
Connect Hackney partnership, One Hackney, and
the Carers are the Bedrock Partnership results
from a business minded approach. Crucially, we
ensure that we share our success and involve
small organisations as well as larger, more
established ones, in our partnership approach.
Our vision and mission remain the same but
we must constantly evolve to meet local needs.
We need to make sure we provide training and
development support to those organisations
struggling with their governance or fundraising.
We have restructured our staff team to meet the
changing landscape and have developed new
relationships with commissioners and decision
makers so that more resources can be made available
to support our partnership activities. How we engage
all our stakeholders is crucial but we must also tell
more stories about the residents who have benefited
from our programmes because it’s these stories that
really bring our work and its impact to light.
I am excited by the future but also aware of the
growing pressures on public funding which means the
more solutions we can develop with our partners to
give local people and communities the tools to help
themselves, the more relevant we will be.
Jake Ferguson
Contact: [email protected]
STATS BOX
• The Young People’s Stop and Search Monitoring Group has been key to improving relations between
young people and police in Hackney. Since June 2012, the number of stop and searches in Hackney
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has dropped by 75% (in comparison to a drop of only 24% London wide)
• Through the Hackney Giving project we awarded £105,000 in funding to 24 Hackney charities between February 2014 and February 2015
• Our City and Hackney Health and Social Care Forum has been working with local groups on the Free
Condom project, encouraging safer sex practices and the take up of HIV testing amongst Hackney’s
African communities. In the first five months of this project 416 people have received free condoms
and sexual health advice.
1. www.stop-watch.org
06 ///OLDER PEOPLE’S PROJECTS
CONNECT HACKNEY: TACKLING SOCIAL
ISOLATION AMONGST OLDER PEOPLE
Connect Hackney is a new six-year Big
Lottery funded project which has been
led by Hackney’s older people.
To win this sizeable award of £5.8 million we
surveyed almost 600 Hackney residents aged over
fifty, held workshops and focus groups and worked
closely with the Older People’s Reference Group
(OPRG) to better understand the needs, skills and
experiences of Hackney’s older population.
Now that the funding has been secured we have set
up an outcomes-based commissioning process to
select the charities and community groups we will
fund as part of the project. We spoke to Dr. Cynthia
White, Chair of the OPRG and Connect Hackney
steering group member to learn more. Why is it important to reduce social isolation?
CW: Human beings are social animals who (in
general) need to socialise. Unwanted, prolonged
disconnection from the world around us has been
proved to undermine our health and well-being
and diminish our enjoyment of life. Where social
isolation derives from inequalities and/or
discrimination, it breaches our human rights
and demands positive action to address it.
What is the most exciting part of the project?
CW: The prospect of having ‘new money’ to spend
on interventions that can change people’s lives: that
can replace despair with hope and encouragement;
that can reach people who have been sidelined
Dr. Cynthia White
and condemned to a joyless, solitary existence, and
recreate the stimulating human connections that
can bring them support and comfort.
How will Connect Hackney change public
perceptions of older people?
CW: It will present a faceless, voiceless, and
socially disrespected cohort of residents in a new
light. By building the capacity and motivation
amongst older people that will allow them to be
seen, heard, and universally involved in social
policy-making and service delivery, Connect
Hackney will, over time, help to deconstruct the
prevailing, negative stereotypes of older people as
passive and parasitical non-contributors to society
and to the economy. Connect Hackney will ensure
that older people are increasingly well-placed and
equipped to speak up for themselves.
What do you hope Connect Hackney will achieve
in its six year lifespan?
CW: The evolution of a local community in which
many more older people who wish to do so can play
a full, influential role in community life, with dignity
and respect, be valued for their contribution, and
enjoy the enhanced health, well-being and pleasure
in life, that such involvement is known to confer.
Contact: Judy Harris > [email protected]
07 /// LUNCH CLUBS
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At the lunch clubs, people feel that people care for them; they are not
being left behind. Andreas Michaelides, Hackney Cypriot Lunch Club
LUNCH CLUBS
Hackney CVS leads the Lunch Clubs contract on
behalf of Hackney Council.
What is a lunch club?
Hackney’s lunch clubs have been running for almost
twenty years, providing not just lunch but a place
for older people to have fun, socialise and receive
support and information. There are 15 Hackney
lunch clubs, often based in community centres.
Over 300 older people attend them.
What happens besides lunch?
All the clubs run different activities- some play
bingo, dominoes, cards or mahjong. Many run chair
based exercise classes, organise days out and
provide financial guidance for older people.
Quotes from our lunch club user survey:
The lunch club feels like home to me.
Since I’ve come here my life has been completely
different. I’ve made four very close friends and we
now go about together as a group.
The club is lovely and the days out are fabulous.
Research shows that lunch clubs have important
health benefits such as lowering stress levels,
improving blood pressure and decreasing feelings
of loneliness and depression.
If you would like to go to a lunch club or if you could
support a club through volunteering please get in
touch: Judy Harris > [email protected]
08 ///YOUNGER PEOPLE’S PROJECTS
Match has helped
‘ Talent
me overcome challenges
and obstacles.
TALENT MATCH
Talent Match London helps young
people on the pathway to a positive
and productive future career.
The Hackney Partnership provides young people
with long-term one-to-one support and
opportunities to develop personal and social skills.
Our partners run activities such as sports training,
theatre workshops, and enterprise support. They
also offer specialist help for young ex-offenders and
young people who need someone to talk to.
Our Talent Scouts help to bridge the gap between
young people and employers, by acting as a middle
ground. They organise events where young people
can speak to employers from different sectors and
find out what jobs are on offer.
Contact: Beth Bolitho: [email protected]
Led by London Youth | Funded by Big Lottery Fund
FAMILIES FIRST
Families First is an innovative Big
Lottery funded project led by
Hackney CVS, in partnership with
the Claudia Jones Organisation,
African Community School, Inspire!
DayMer and Hackney Council. FF
brings the voluntary sector together
with 20 Hackney schools to provide
joined-up support to families with
multiple and complex problems.
In the first three years of the
project, 2012 - 2015, Families First
supported 343 families. Based on its
success the programme has
received extension funding until
2017. FF works mainly, but not
exclusively, with Turkish , African
Caribbean and Kurdish families
who have been identified as having
challenging needs which do not yet
require statutory intervention. The
project supports children making
the move from primary to
secondary school; and offers
intensive family support and
coaching to help parent,
child and school relationships.
Contact: Kristine Wellington:
[email protected]
TALENT MATCH PROFILE > Auzelina Pinco, 19
Talent Match has helped me overcome challenges
and obstacles.
It’s built my confidence in networking and speaking
in public which gave me the ability to host events.
I now carry myself differently. I view Talent Match
as my breakthrough opportunity. Working with the
other scouts has helped my team skills.
The Bootstrap employment event was the highlight
of my time whilst being a Talent Scout and I hosted
that. During my time I have travelled to places I’ve
never been before, won awards such a Bronze Arts
Award and met some highly influential people such
as Paul Smith. I also passed an events management
course, so being a Talent Scout has done wonders
that I will never forget.’
10 ///YOUNG PEOPLE’S PROJECTS
STOP & SEARCH MONITORING GROUP
FACTS AND STATS
Since June 2012, the number of
stop and searches in Hackney has
dropped by 75%.
Successful stops – where the
person stopped is found to have
something illegal – has increased
from just 8% in 2012 to just over
26% as of September 2014.
After the summer riots in 2011, the tension
between the Metropolitan Police and young
people from Hackney was well documented.
In response to this Hackney CVS set up a Stop and
Search Monitoring Group. This group gives young
people an opportunity to hold senior ranking
officers from the Met Police to account. Over the
past few years they have met monthly to scrutinise
stop and search figures and advise the officers on
how to communicate with young people. The group
also deliver ‘Know Your Rights’ training in schools
and youth clubs. Kenny Ladipo, an undergraduate
politics student, tells his story.
‘I joined the Stop & Search monitoring group in
2012. My initial thoughts were that this would just
be another ‘toothless tiger’ in response to the riots.
The first few meetings were quite heated.
However, over time I began to understand the point
of view of the police officers. Having a direct line of
communication to senior police officers in a
constructive environment helped me build trust
with them and mutual grounds for understanding.
Being the middle man helps me bridge the gap
between the police and communities that feel a
great deal of injustice from the Police. The police
now are now stopping and searching young people
based on intelligence. I also explain to young people
the human side of the police officers job.
Kenny’s story is backed up by statistics which
evidence that the police are getting better at using
information to guide their decisions.
Superintendent Andy Walker says: ‘Stop and search
is a valuable tool for us to keep people safe,
particularly in taking weapons off the streets.
However, we know that if stop and search is done
badly then it can have a hugely damaging effect on
our relationship with local communities. The young
people’s monitoring group has been absolutely
fantastic in helping us to improve the way we do
stop and search - we are already seeing significant
improvements in police and community relations as
a result of their hard work.’
Contact: Deji Adeoshun > [email protected]
11 COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY INSIGHT: Impact on Hackney
Community Insight is a way of bringing together a wide range of views
and perspectives about Hackney, collected from residents, businesses,
service users and the voluntary and community sector. During 2014
Hackney CVS provided grants to community groups to collect insight
through questionnaires, films and other media.
Sonia Khan, Head of Policy for London Borough of Hackney says:
‘The Community Insight Project helped the Council and partners in the
voluntary and community sector to develop new and creative ways to
engage with local residents outside of formal meetings, surveys or focus
groups. It provides us with insight about groups that are less likely to
contribute their views or those who may have a particular perspective,
such as children and young people, LGBT residents and disabled
residents. This was shared with over a hundred policy makers and
community representatives, helping them to understand how growth
and change is affecting different communities. The work has helped
the shape the Council’s ‘Hackney a Place for Everyone’ engagement
programme which has just been launched. This will combine targeted
outreach with online surveys and community events.’
STATS BOX
Stonewall Housing made a film
about LGBT communities
Choice in Hackney made a film
about disabled people
See the films > www.hcvs.org.uk
• The Hackney CVS weekly newsletter is distributed to over 1, 700 local contacts. It’s full of community news,
training opportunities and work and voluntary opportunities. Sign up at www.hcvs.org.uk
• We have staged three live crowdfunding events as part of our Hackney Giving project, raising over £30,041 for
local grassroots charities. Hackney Half Marathon runners added another £11,000 to the pot. We are really
grateful to everyone who has come together to raise these funds and to our project partner, The East End Community Foundation
• Talent Match Hackney Hackney supported 35 young people into work during its first year of delivery
• The 15 lunch clubs are based in a wide range of communities across Hackney.
HACKNEY
GI I NG
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I’m helping Hackney Giving because the
charities they are supporting are doing fantastic
work with young people and women.
Ava Vidal, Comedian
13 /// HACKNEY GIVING
HACKNEY GIVING
As a partnership led by Hackney CVS and East End Community Foundation,
Hackney Giving is a unique collaboration which channels funding and support
to those smaller charities working most effectively within local communities.
Funds are distributed through a grants programme and Hackney Giving Live, a
charitable dragons’ den. Held in partnership with The Funding Network, these
crowdfunding events provide another opportunity to learn more about the great
work of Hackney’s charities.
Hackney Giving was launched in February 2014 and since then we have:
> awarded £105,000 in funding to 24 Hackney charities
> held three crowdfunding events, raising over £30,000
> Our EECF Hackney Half Marathon runners raised over £11,000
in 2014 (We have more runners signed up for May 2015)
> Under our Employment and Training strand participants have improved
their self confidence and employability skills. 22 people gained work.
> Under the Wellbeing & Inclusion strand we have supported
projects around child development, skills development for people with
mental health issues, advocacy for disabled people and a therapeutic
gardneing project for people living with HIV.
If you live or work in Hackney, or if you are a Hackney based business and you
would like to support Hackney Giving, please get in touch. Your involvement will
help to support Hackney’s grassroots charities and community groups.
Contact: [email protected] or [email protected] | Tel: 020 7923 1962
www.hackneygiving.org.uk
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With the money from Hackney Giving we are training 6 disabled people in
advocacy. They will be empowered to give back to their community by
advocating for fellow disabled people. Caroline Nelson, Choice in Hackney
14 ///NETWORKS
NETWORKS & FORA
HACKNEY CEN
The Community Empowerment Network brings
together voluntary and community sector
networks, including the networks hosted at
Hackney CVS, alongside campaigning groups and
user voice groups. We work together on common
issues for the borough. Our priority for 2015-16
is poverty. How can we support people to deal
with and move out of poverty? How can we work
with local partners and key stakeholders to find
strategic solutions to poverty?
Our first Speak Out About Poverty event will be
on Wednesday 10th June, 5.30pm – 9.00pm, The
Wally Foster Community Centre, E9 5QB.
Contact: Jackie Brett > [email protected]
HACKNEY REFUGEE FORUM [HRF]
Hackney Refugee Forum has been hosted by
Hackney CVS for over ten years.
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LGBT+ Network: Out There Hackney
Out There Hackney was set up in November 2014.
The purpose of the network is to promote,
influence and shape equal opportunities for
LGBT+ people living and working in Hackney and
challenge discrimination. The network aims to
encourage and celebrate diversity, be a voice for
the LGBT community, co-ordinate projects and
services and bid for funding.
Contact: Matt Bray > [email protected]
Rebecca Clarkson > [email protected]
CYPPF
The Children and Young People’s Providers
Forum represents the diversity of the
Children and Families voluntary sector at
public sector level. The key priorities for
the forum are health, education, housing,
employment and support for parents.
HRF provides insight to Hackney Council and other
decision makers on a range of topics including
health and social care, employment, housing and
child protection, ensuring that the views and
experience of Hackney’s refugees and migrants
are on the agenda.
> Over the past year CYPPF has worked with
seven groups to tackle childhood obesity
> The Forum has been working with LBH’s
Domestic Violence Team around DV and
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Contact: Ali Aksoy > [email protected]
Contact: Kristine Wellington > [email protected]
We are working with a listening borough and seeing changes in policy to help vulnerable people. This
has boosted our confidence and made us hopeful about our work in the future. Ali Aksoy, HRF
15 /// SAFEGUARDING
The Health & Social Care Forum [HSCF]
Safeguarding: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
The City and Hackney Health & Social Care Forum
(HSCF) is a network of over 130 local organisations
working together to improve health, wellbeing and
social care services for the residents of Hackney and
the City.
> HSCF has a number of Special Interest Groups that
meet regularly, enabling groups and organisations to
share good practice and common concerns in areas
such as mental health and learning disability.
> The Forum selects the CEN representative to
attend the Health & Wellbeing Board at Hackney
Council to ensure that charities and community
setor organisations are seen as a vital component
in the new integrated system. Last year Forum
representatives worked very hard to develop ‘One
Hackney’ with statutory sector partners, which has
resulted in substantial investment from the City
& Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group in VCS
services that can meet the needs of people with
complex requirements.
> HSCF puts out a weekly e-newsletter of relevant
jobs, funding and policy news that that goes out to
450 contacts and maintains a website with useful
resources, tool kits and demographics.
Contact: Shamima Aktar > [email protected]
www.hscf.org.uk
Kristine Wellington (l) and Hawa Sesay
Hackney CVS’ Head of Children, Families and
Safeguarding, Kristine Wellington, has been
working with groups and stakeholders across
Hackney to help communities talk about and
tackle FGM.
The Hawa Trust is one of the groups Kristine
has been working with. Set up by Hawa
Sesay, the Trust works to raise awareness of
the ‘hidden crime’ of FGM, as well as
supporting women living with the long-term
effects of cutting.
‘While FGM is a national issue, it’s in individual
households where there’s a real taboo about
discussing it’ says Kristine. ‘The more Hawa
is talking about it, the more other people are
talking about it. It’s vital that we continue to
work together to keep awareness of FGM on
the agenda in Hackney.’
16 /// IT’S ALL ABOUT HEALTH
The Free Condom Project
The City and Hackney Health & Social Care Forum (HSCF) works on a wide range of initiatives
to benefit the health of local residents.
Project Profile >
Since 2014, HSCF has been working on The Free
Condom project, funded by Hackney Council.
‘The purpose of the scheme is to increase take
up of HIV testing and to encourage condom use
and safer sex practice in Hackney’s African
communities’ explains Jackie Brett, Director of
Communities and Partnerships at Hackney CVS.
The prevalent diagnosis rate for HIV in the UK is 2
per 1000 of the population. In Hackney it is 7.4 per
1000, which is one of the highest in London. HIV
rates remain high amongst African communities,
with black Africans accounting for 30% of positive
diagnoses in London in 2011, the second highest
rate after men who have sex with men.1 The
majority of black Africans in England are diagnosed
with HIV very late, which can mean that they are
unable to benefit fully from the treatment
and care which is available.
Jackie continues: ‘we want to tackle the stigma
attached to HIV and increase people’s
understanding of what’s out there in terms of help
for people who are living with the condition. The
groups we are working with are skilled in talking
about sexual health issues in their communities,
challenging myths and stigma and encouraging
1. www.hackney.gov.uk
At a Free Condom Project Planning meeting
people to take the HIV test. The people we
register for the condom scheme get a card and
are able to pick up condoms from any of the
participating pharmacists and we hope this will
also encourage more people to take an HIV test
if necessary.’
The project partners are Hawa Trust, Precious
Lives, Rise Community Action, African Support &
Project Centre, International Youth Centre, CARA,
Brook, and Undugu Community. In the first five
months of this project 416 people have received
free condoms and sexual health advice.
For more information contact:
Shamima Aktar > [email protected]
17 /// IT’S ALL ABOUT HEALTH
ONE HACKNEY
City and Hackney Together, Hackney CVS’ bidding
partnership, is leading the voluntary sector’s
involvement in the new One Hackney health
initiative. Funded by the Clinical Commissioning
Group [CCG], One Hackney is promoting integrated
care for adults with multiple care needs in Hackney.
It is envisaged that the bulk of service users will be
older people, but referrals are accepted for all
eligible adults. We spoke to Josh Fergeus, the One
Hackney Project Coordinator, to find out more.
What is One Hackney?
JF: One Hackney is an innovative project focusing
on integrated care for those who most need it, for
example, frail or vulnerable adults with social care
needs who might be socially isolated.
What is City and Hackney Together’s role?
JF: We are coordinating the offer from the voluntary
GET HACKNEY HEALTHY
We are the community lead
on Hackney Council’s Get
Hackney Healthy Challenge.
This initiative aims to assist,
guide and support children
to create and maintain a
healthier lifestyle.
Contact:
[email protected]
sector. That means One Hackney will be able to
purchase services from charities and community
sector organisations. That might be transport or
befriending services, or personal care support
around the home.
What are the aims of One Hackney?
JF: One Hackney aims to reduce overeliance on
certain health services; reduce admissions to
hospital, reduce attendance at A&E and cut down
on the number of unnecessary visits to GPs.
Also, One Hackney aims to increase people’s
access to the community to enable them to fully
take part in Hackney life and increase their
standard of living. It’s a really exciting project
and it’s great to be involved.
Contact: Josh Fergeus > [email protected]
SPEAK UP ABOUT
CHILDREN’S HEALTH
135 participants attended
this Speak Up event. The
key issues addressed were
young people and housing,
and emotional health
and wellbeing.
Contact:
[email protected]
SOCIAL PRESCRIBING
We have been instrumental
in developing Hackney’s SP
model. SP allows GPs to
refer patients with
nonmedical needs to the
voluntary sector. In Hackney
Social Prescribing is aimed
at people who are socially
isolated or have type
2 Diabetes.
18 /// QUALITY & VALUES
Hackney CVS awarded highest ever score after rigorous external audit by NAVCA
NAVCA, the national voice of not for profit support and development organisations, recently
awarded Hackney CVS the highest ever score under the NAVCA quality audit scheme.
In awarding Hackney CVS an outstanding report, Neil Cleeveley,
Chief Executive of NAVCA, said: ‘Congratulations to Hackney CVS.
Not only have they been awarded the NAVCA Quality Award but
in doing so they’ve also achieved the highest ever score. We were
really impressed by the innovative ways Hackney CVS bring
local charities and community groups together and always put
the needs of local communities first. Other organisations across
the country can learn a lot from the way Hackney CVS does things.’
Carers are the Bedrock
We were awarded the Carers are the Bedrock contract
by Hackney Council in 2014. We spoke to Genette Laws,
Assistant Director for Commissioning with the Health
and Community Services Directorate at Hackney
Council, about her view of the the consortium.
‘We were pleased to award the Carers Contract to the
Carers are the Bedrock consortium, led by City and
Hackney Together. We were impressed by the
framework offered by the consortium and by the reach
it provided across Hackney’s diverse communities. For
example, it brought together third sector organisations
offering culturally specific services such as the North
London Muslim Community Centre and Hackney
Chinese Community Services, as well as groups
offering specialist health and supporting services.
As a Local Authority, we value the reach across
Hackney’s communities that Hackney CVS and the
voluntary sector offer.’
At a Connect Hackney workshop
19 /// LONDON LIVING WAGE
Hackney CVS becomes a London Living
Wage Employer
In January 2015 Hackney CVS was accredited as
a London Living Wage Employer. This means that
every member of staff in our organisation earns
not just the minimum wage but the London
Living Wage.
The Living Wage is an hourly rate set independently
and updated annually, based on the cost of living.
We believe that every member of staff deserves a
Living Wage.
The Living Wage affords people the opportunity to
provide for themselves and their families. On
average, 75% of employees report an increase in
work quality as a result of receiving the Living Wage.
Jake Ferguson, Chief Executive of Hackney CVS, said:
‘We are delighted to be a Living Wage employer;
it’s in line with our ethos and values and it sends
a positive message to our community. It reiterates
that we are passionate about people and about the
work we do’.
Recently the new Living Wage rate for the UK was
announced. The Living Wage outside London is
£7.85 and in London it is set at £9.15.
Rhys More, Director of Living Wage Foundation,
said: ‘As the recovery continues it’s vital that the
proceeds of growth are properly shared. It’s not
enough to simply hope for the best.’
Hackney CVS Values
> We recognise the diversity of Hackney’s
voluntary and community sector and provide
services that are responsive to the varying
needs of small to large organisations
> We champion the work and values of the
sector, particularly small frontline
organisations working with communities
with multiple disadvantages
> We believe that actively listening to
people, communities and organisations is
key to shaping and delivering our work, and
constructive criticism is welcome
> As a sector champion we aim to deliver to
the highest standards in all we do.
At the Lunch Club
21 /// THE AWARDS PAGE
Adiaha Antigha & Gary Francis Awards
The founder of Hackney CVS, Adiaha Antigha (1949 – 2006) made a huge contribution to the
voluntary and community sector in Hackney. Each year the Adiaha Antigha Community
Achievement Awards are held in her honour to celebrate the excellence of the sector.
The categories and winners in 2014 were:
The Adiaha Antigha Award for making a difference
for older people > Cynthia White and the Older
People’s Reference Group, and Mary
Mesteller from Skyway.
The Adiaha Antigha Mandela Award for the local
individual or group that has campaigned
successfully > Shirley Murgraff for her
campaigning work in support of the NHS.
Gary Francis &
Adiaha Antigha
Buzz Johnson’s award recognised his work
campaigning against racism, not only in Hackney,
but also nationally and internationally.
The Adiaha Antigha Award for successfully
challenging racism > Hackney Unites.
Jenny Bourne from the Institute of Race Relations
described Buzz as: ‘A fighter in his own right, a
pioneer and risk-taker, he was also a great friend.
He will be sorely missed.’
The Adiaha Antigha Award for the individual or
organisation that has done the best partnership
work > Shade Ajigbeda & Vibert Murdock,
High Hill TRA.
Gary Francis Young People’s Awards
Gary was Hackney CVS Youth Programmes
Manager. Over 6 years he secured nearly £2m for
projects working with disadvantaged young people.
We also made two Posthumous Awards - to
Ron Newman and Buzz Johnson.
Gary’s expertise helped shape the borough’s
approach to tackling youth crime by ensuring a
focus on giving young people opportunities to
achieve their best.
Ron was well known across the borough for his
activism, and for his passion for the London 2012
Paralympics. The award recognised his campaigning
work for disabled people.
Jake Ferguson, Hackney CVS CEO, said: ‘Ron was
a great guy and above all a fantastic ‘old school’
campaigner for disabled people and their rights.’
The Gary Francis Achievement Award provides one
off awards of £250 to young achievers. The 2014
winners were: Shekeila Scarlett, Shem Roberts,
Charlotte Burgess, Devante Adams, Ahmed Ali,
Jasmin Alvarez, Amron (TJ) Buchanan and Jamari Furrs. 22 ///FINANCE & FUNDERS
Hackney CVS Finance
Where the money comes from ry Orgns Where
the money
comes
Big Lo5ery Charitable Trusts from?
Self-­‐generated How we spend our money How doYoung we spend
our
money?
People Families Health Older People 4% Statutory Organisations
9% 46% 41% Big Lottery Fund
Charitable Trusts
Self-generated
We warmly thank our funders and supporters
Hackney CVS: registered charity number 1069736
27% 22% 23% 28% Older People
Younger People
Families
Health
Board of Trustees
Chair
Gail Mistlin
appointed 07.09.10
Trustees
Eileen Bellot Dominic Ellison
Pam Frost Lisa Hashemi
appointed 12.03.08
appointed 13.12.11
appointed 11.06.09
appointed 16.07.14
Staff Team
Chief Executive Officer
Finance Director
Finance Assistant
Jake Ferguson
Director of City & Hackney Together
City & Hackney Together Coordinator Senior Organisational Development Manager
Fundraiser
One Hackney Coordinator Rebecca Clarkson
Judy Harris
Kishore Kanani
Joe Dobson
Josh Fergeus
Director of Communities & Partnerships
Head of Safeguarding, Children & Families
Refugee Development Worker
Youth Programmes Manager
Youth Programmes Project Officer
Youth Programmes Admin Assistant
Young Black Men Project Coordinator
CEN Network Coordinator
Jackie Brett
Kristine Wellington
Ali Aksoy
Beth Bolitho
Deji Adeoshun
Monique Smith
Eche Egbuonu
Shamima Aktar
Operations Director
Operations Coordinator
Receptionist
Receptionist
Communications Director
Communications Officer Paul Conway
Nathan De Souza
Popi Begum
Zelina Kaya
Mark Boisson
Rishi Morjaria
Matt Bray
Samson Osun
Find us:
Hackney CVS
84 Springfield House
5 Tyssen Street
E8 2LY
Contact us:
020 7923 1962
[email protected]
Take Care of the Pennies
Take Care of the Pennies tackles
poverty amongst the older population
in Hackney, using a partnership approach of targeted
advice and practical support across the whole spectrum of
financial challenges, such as debt management, income
maximisation and household budgeting.
Offering its services to 1,500 people over the project’s
lifetime, TCotP benefits from a diverse range of
partners and the invaluable support of a base of
trained volunteers.
Take Care of the Pennies has allowed us to reach a great
number of people and help them reach financial pockets
that they couldn’t have done without this project. Andreas
Michaelides, Hackney Cypriot Lunch Club
E: [email protected]
T: 020 7923 1962
Hackney CVS Conference Room, Meeting Room
& Desk Space For Hire
Based in the heart of Dalston and on many bus routes, ours is
the perfect venue to hold a meeting, training event or rent a
desk. Excellent resources at affordable prices.
Contact:
Paul Conway
[email protected]
T: 020 7923 1962
F: 020 7275 9577
TALENT MATCH HACKNEY
Supporting young people into
positive futures. Read more inside.
City and Hackney Together
Are you a charity or community group
in Hackney and the City? Would you
like to:
• spend time delivering services
rather than applying for contracts?
• win more public sector contracts?
• work more closely with other
like-minded organisations?
Then enquire about City & Hackney
Together and how your organisation
might join consortium applications for
funding. We are stronger together.
For information please contact:
Rebecca Clarkson:
[email protected]