Connexus Newsletter Summer 2021
3rd August, 2021
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Volunteers' Week 2020
Taking place between 1st – 7th June each year, Volunteers’ Week is the nation’s chance to celebrate and say a big “thank you” to the millions of volunteers that make amazing contributions to all sorts of organisations. So, why should you volunteer?
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Unemployed, homeless and help!
With unemployment, financial difficulty and homelessness all on the rise in the wake of the Coroanivirus pandemic, the work our Prevention Support Officers do is even more important than ever before.
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Keep calm and carry on housebuilding - but how?
The UK was in the middle of a well-documented housing crisis before the Coronavirus outbreak, with the National Housing Federation estimating that a staggering 1.4 million people across the UK were living in poor-quality homes, with 400,000 homeless or at severe risk of homelessness. Robert Jenrick MP, Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has stressed that he wants to “get Britain building again!” – but is this really possible, and how?
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Supporting Independent Living through COVID-19
As we've all experienced, the Coronavirus pandemic and government guidelines have meant huge changes to the way we all live and work. We take a look at how our support services have adapted to lockdown life in our Independent Living Schemes.
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Inside the crisis - What we've learnt, will there be a new normal?
As the UK Government beings to look at easing lockdown restrictions, we look back at what we've learned and how this can be a part of "the new normal."
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Inside the crisis - Domestic abuse, the data behind the rise
Headlines report a rise in calls to domestic abuse services. Yet, we aren't seeing an increase in referrals. These will come on unprecedented mass once the lockdown is lifted...