Month: July 2021

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Student turns anxiety into football scarf designs

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Check out this positive news story: a London student has designed an innovative way of communicating with her autistic brother using football scarf pattern designs. The patterns are based on the responses her brother has to everyday scenarios in Joe’s life, highlighting the moments he experienced anxiety.

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Big Issue urges action to prevent housing crisis

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The Big Issue has published a nine-point plan demanding that the government make efforts to stop a predicted housing crisis this winter

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Hampshire charity launches new youth project

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A youth charity in Hampshire has been chosen to work with a local council to operate a new open access service in Totton

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Art and British Library sound archive helps stroke survivors

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Stroke survivors improved their ability to communicate and use their non-dominant hands thanks to creating artwork while listening to sounds from the British Library’s archive.

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Global unions launch toolkit to end workplace violence and harassment

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Global unions have launched a practical toolkit to enable workers to assert their rights to a world of work free from violence and harassment.

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Categories Fundraising

Community groups receive £210,000 from Virgin Money Foundation

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Seven community groups across the north east of England will share grants totalling £210,000 as part of a funding programme from the Virgin Money Foundation.

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Categories EducationRecent

Philanthropist pledges $10m to global education movement

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Check out this positive news story: US philanthropist Shelby Davis has donated $10m to global education movement United World Colleges. The donation will enable UWC to provide 300 scholarship opportunities to disadvantaged children from around the world.

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New awards celebrate blind charity support

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The Thomas Pocklington Trust has launched a new awards programme to recognise and celebrate the huge contribution volunteers make to both the charity and the lives of blind and partially sighted people.

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Categories Fundraising

The Rooftop News Podcast: Interview with Simon Francis

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The Rooftop News Podcast publishes its fourth episode, an interview with editor and founder Simon Francis, discussing the importance of positive news

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Supporters racing to help children’s reading

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Over £40,000 has been raised to improve reading standards in primary schools with supporters covering over 34,000 miles in the Schoolreaders’ RACE FOR READING campaign. 

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