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Locality visit to Leicester
Action Homeless Leicester; held many similarities to Community Campus, refurbishing empty properties, though on a lease model rather than purchase due to higher property prices in Leicester, and provide support and a range of engagement activities with their service users. Action Homeless face similar challenges to CC87 – increasing demand for services, the detrimental impact…
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Christmas Lunch 2016
Alex, Apprentice Tenant Support Worker in our Stockton project has put this short film together of our annual Christmas lunch for past, present and future service users. We thought the film would be perfect way to thank all those people and organisations who gave so generously to make the event happen with special thanks to Middlesbrough football…
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Princes Trust Volunteers transform Middlesbrough property
The Princes Trust alongside Stockton Riverside College were tasked with improving a community based project for their ‘team challenge’. They approached CC87 to offer their skills and complete their challenge. The young people from the Princes Trust visited one of our older properties and agreed it needed some TLC. They took some photographs and details…
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Campus chosen to distribute Ali Brownlee memorabilia
Community Campus were honoured to be asked by Middlesbrough Football Club and the family of Alastair Brownlee to distribute the memorabilia fans had left at the Ayresome gates at the Riverside stadium to commemorate the commentators tragic and untimely death earlier this year. In accordance with the wishes of the Brownlee family the memorabilia was…
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Campus staff take part in Big Tees Homeless Sleep Out!
Neil Evans, Melanie Graham, Matthew Cooke and Simon Virth took part in a homeless sleep out and raised £758.00 for the Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation. The Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation homeless sleep out raises awareness locally of homelessness and raises much needed cash for local services. Neil, Mel, Matthew and Simon spent the night…
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Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation breakfast meeting
Simon Virth (Service Manager) and Andy Harrison (Care and Repair painter & decorator) attended a Q&A at the Foundation’s breakfast meeting at the Brassiere, Hudson Quay, on 09 March 2016. Simon and Andy were invited by Andy Preston to attend the Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic breakfast meeting to talk to supporters of the foundation about…
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Durham University Charity Consultancy project
Carl Ditchburn and Simon Virth (pictured with university students Alberto Nunez and Zongfang Gong) attend Durham University Business School Charity Consultancy presentation. Community Campus were successful in applying to Durham University Business school for an MBA Charity Consultancy. In March six students from Durham University spent an afternoon with Carl and Simon developing ideas around…
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Social Enterprise Mark success
Community Campus has received re-accreditation to hold the Social Enterprise Mark for a further 12 months for 2016/2017. The Social Enterprise Mark enables social enterprises to prove that they are making a difference to society, communities and the environment through an independent verification process. The Social enterprise Mark is a nationally recognised award for the…
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Volunteering experience puts academic learning into practice
The reason I wanted to volunteer was to get back to working in the community. I previously worked in supported living and I loved my role so much I wanted to experience that again. I chose Community Campus 87 because it provides so many different types of support services. Volunteering with Community Campus 87 gave…
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Campus experience changes tenants life
I am writing this letter to summarise my time and experience with Community Campus 87. Firstly, I would like to thank all of Community Campus staff from the bottom of my heart; for everything they have done for me. Looking back on my whole Campus experience, I never thought it would change my life so…