Advising Islngtn Tog

Bringing together agencies providing advice in Islington; legacy of ASTF. Tweets by @rutha2jRTs not endorsement.

[Stephen Clarke @stephenlclarke]

This from today's new @resfoundation report is fascinating. We all know that we're an ageing country, but it's also the case that the oldest places are ageing fastest https://t.co/PTdiTxw9cE

[Elizabeth House @EH_Highbury]

Elizabeth House is also recruiting for a new role, starting with a 9-month contract . We are looking for an enthusiastic Lunch & Activity Coordinator. For more information, click on the link https://t.co/mnYTciBYBW @EH_Highbury @IslingtonLife #jobsincharity #chartiyjobs #jobs

[The National Lottery Community Fund @TNLComFund]

On 19 November The #NationalLottery turns 25!🎉 It’s a great opportunity to share the incredible work people are doing in local communities with National Lottery funding.

We've created a toolkit so grant holders can get involved: https://t.co/HzBfC96PVo

#NationalLottery25

[Maternity Action @MaternityAction]

“Health tourist mothers” =/= women charged for #maternitycare. Destitute women seeking #asylum are not “tourists” or “visitors”. Neither are survivors of trafficking and domestic abuse, women whose immigration status vanished w/ partners who abandoned them, undocumented migrants.

[Turn2us - Tackling Financial Insecurity Together @turn2us_org]

Thousands of homeless children are growing up in cheaply converted shipping containers and cramped rooms in former office blocks.

https://t.co/JcRBJOnNx2

[Turn2us - Tackling Financial Insecurity Together @turn2us_org]

Only 27% of the public would trust Jobcentres to help them find work and understand their personal situation, falling to just 18% of disabled people says @Demos. How can this be fixed?

[Trust for London @trustforlondon]

#AirPollution in megacities such as #London is at a rate that Earth can no longer sustain and is linked to children’s cognitive decline, reports @ConversationEDU. We must act on this vital health issue https://t.co/pVNnbF4bkf

[Islington Walks @IslingtonWalks]

We’re pleased to announce that booking is now open up to the end of October for more #guidedtours up the Cally Clock Tower. Tours are #free but please help us by cancelling your place if your plans change. https://t.co/Lz7Wegz31q

[rightsnet @rightsnet]

I go home each night worrying about my clients. I wonder who would know if something bad ever happened to them: @GMIAU's Laura Gibbons on her job as a #legalaid lawyer https://t.co/oYT5rYxY1i

[Trust for London @trustforlondon]

Applications are open for @wcmtuk Churchill Fellowships, a chance to research new ideas worldwide & make change happen in the UK. The opportunity is open to UK citizens aged 18+, regardless of qualifications or background. Deadline to apply is 17 September https://t.co/krbv9vCh5l

[Islington Council @IslingtonBC]

Today we welcome @freebikeUK to Islington - "Shared electric bikes are accessible to many people of different ages and fitness levels, and can help encourage more people to switch to cycling, which is a more environmentally friendly and healther way to travel" - @ClaudiaWebbe

[Trust for London @trustforlondon]

We all want to live in a society where families are able to make ends meet during the summer holidays. But research shows that the number of food parcels distributed by food banks in London rose by 25.8% during the holidays between 2017 and 2018 https://t.co/2ufVqMY0mO

[Turn2us - Tackling Financial Insecurity Together @turn2us_org]

£88 million of Government money that was meant to be spent on Free School Meals, where has it gone?

https://t.co/5NkNHYCcLw

[rightsnet @rightsnet]

In a functioning democracy, political choices about the future of the digital welfare state should ultimately be made by the electorate, not by an engineer, government bureaucrat or private consultancy | @Alston_UNSR @cpjvanveen https://t.co/Jz4XFkSQjw

[Advising Islngtn Tog @AdvisingIsTog]

Shocking figure and very troubling that so many people now need to turn to the foodbank.

[Turn2us - Tackling Financial Insecurity Together @turn2us_org]

The @TrussellTrust foodbank in Islington has seen a 926% increase in users over the past seven years

https://t.co/A3N92p25qY

[Islington Council @IslingtonBC]

We're pleased to support local communities with grants for charities of up to £5k. Our grants programme will reopen in Sept https://t.co/ZeOdbTCDtG. Our Local Initiative fund also supports the work of local small groups to make #Islington a great place to live! #SmallCharityWeek

[rightsnet @rightsnet]

Govt issues new Blue Badge guidance advising that those with 'invisible' conditions such as dementia or anxiety disorders could be eligible for the scheme, although local authorities will still have the final say on who qualifies https://t.co/6RgolGnYEI

[Patrick Butler @patrickjbutler]

My @guardian story: Spending cuts drive 20% cut in numbers of children using Sure Start, study finds - with the biggest decline in the poorest areas

https://t.co/cezjpBQ2cg