Help Healthwatch Hackney celebrate another successful year of influencing local health and care services at their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 12 July from 17:30 to 20:00 at the Tomlinson Centre.

More than two thirds of UK employers are concerned that they cannot recruit skilled staff and yet one in eight black graduates in the UK cannot find a job. You are invited to the launch of an evaluation of Moving on Up, a two-year initiative aiming to increase employment rates for young black men in […]

Launch event for the RISE employment service for refugees Refugees and asylum seekers face multiple barriers to employment. These include language, poor wellbeing due to traumatic experiences, and a lack of recognition of their qualifications by UK employers. This means that unemployment in refugee communities is above 50%, compared to 6% for the UK national […]

Open to families, carers and survivors of brain injury, the group is a great place to receive information and support from others who have experienced the same issues first-hand. They are also the perfect place to meet HEL staff and access our advocacy service to receive information about welfare benefits, health and social care services […]

Make vibrant decorations for the Hackney One Carnival on 10 September, while listening to live music, and if you are under 5, enjoying the Hackney Playbus. 22 July, 29 July and Saturday 5 August. http://www.hackney.gov.uk/dalston-square

The programme for children aged 10 - 13 if full of events and classes and will be open from 24 July until 4 August. Want to do something different this summer? Why not start your career here while having fun. Workshops and clubs Include: Breakfast clubs, Family Fun Day, Baking, Arts & Crafts, Music, Film […]

Exploring health inequalities: This session delivered by Rachel and will cover how the wider determinants of health affect us – leading to health inequalities. It will also explore how by understanding this we can act to change this. It is important for all volunteers, sessional staff and new staff to attend. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-health-inequalities-tickets-35563268694?aff=erelpanelorg

We invite you to attend the next event in our briefing series, this time focusing on our Environmental and Land Defenders campaign. At this event, we will launch our latest report detailing the killings in 2016 of those defending their land, rivers and forests against destructive industries. These ‘land and environmental defenders’ are being murdered […]

Colourful Beginnings is a non-profit organisation that works with the families of premature/sick babies on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). We aim to bring hope to these families by sharing success stories on our social media platforms, organising networking events, providing support and giving out care packages throughout the year. We are having our […]

The Summer Knees Up is a family fun day, which will raise vital funds for St Joseph’s Hospice as well as giving our local community the chance to come and find out more about us. There will be stalls selling a range of items including clothes, crafts and bric-a-brac. We will also have entertainment on […]