This is fantastic news! The Yard Theatre not only produce innovative and exciting theatre, they also do *a lot* of work in the local community to support young people, and to connect the local creative community with the local resident community.

Join us at GGH for an exciting masterclass where you'll learn the ins and outs of building content as a freelancer and getting paid for it 👀 ✨

🗓 Thu 6 Jun, 2-4pm
📍 Good Growth Hub, E15 2SJ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
🎟 Register for free tr.ee/7MjQtgcOvG

Our 4-week line dancing workshop in collaboration with Hackney Quest and @70sdiscofever designed to combat #loneliness and #socialexclusion in older people is in full swing. If you're a community organisation and would like to collaboration on similar projects, contact us now!

🌟 The Hackney Quest 2023 Impact Report is here, and it's filled with incredible achievements! 🙌

From supporting 398 young people to distributing 2,236 food bags, they're making a real difference in #Hackney . 👏

Read the full report: hackneyquest.org.uk/our-impact

Join us for a powerful evening exploring the safekeeping of Black Girls!🤎

The State of Black Girl Safekeeping aims to foster a safe space for Black girls to discuss their experiences of violence, wellbeing and community safety✨

eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-state-of…

Lovely to read this by Lanre Malaolu...

'Hackney Quest should be talked about. The things they achieve and the people who have gone through them are incredible, myself included.'

eastlondonlines.co.uk/2024/04/lanre-…

I'll be discussing my book and research on the history and impact of regeneration and gentrification in Hackney on Friday 10th May 2024 at the Hackney Archives.

You can join the guest list here! tickettailor.com/events/hackney…

Become a Peer Power Youth Young Partner!🚨

Get paid to take part in workshops, change the justice and care systems for the better and learn new skills 💚

This opportunity is London and South East based.

peerpower.org.uk/become-a-young…

🚀 Revitalizing Hackney Wick! Faith, 22, highlights the Red Path Project on Hackney Quest's blog - a partnership with Space Black, Build Up & Hackney Quest . The project will transform a neglected path into a safe space through community-led design. 💡hackneyquest.org.uk/blog/the-red-p…

Up to £80,000 in grant funding is open to non-profit organisations for a new community kitchen project enabling asylum seeking residents to cook independently and improve their health and wellbeing.

Apply here before 5pm on Monday 18 March:
orlo.uk/Owbiz

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The Red Path Project - a collaboration between us, Build Up & Space Black - puts urban design power in the hands of local young people.

Freddie, an 18 year-old from the local Gascoyne Estate, gives his account of the project here:
hackneyquest.org.uk/blog/the-red-p…

‘We need a push’: Beloved adventure playground launches crowdfunder for ‘unique’ new fence

#Hackney #play #children #childcare 𝕊𝕎𝔸ℙ𝔸_ N16 fran Katherine Mengardon FRSA

hackneycitizen.co.uk/2024/03/04/bel…

Amazing to see our young men embrace our exhibition and to use the opportunity to be vulnerable and speak about the challenges they have faced not only for themselves but also to speak out for others, which is something that has become more natural for them due to our young mens

We're looking for Lead Teachers/Mentors (dependent on experience) to join our ambitious and growing charity. If that sounds like you apply, if you know someone we should speak to, please share the link or let us know their details so we can reach out to them. #teaching #mentoring

Work for us!
We're recruiting a Programme Manager to lead the implementation of the updated VCS Enabler structures and manage the delivery of the VCS Leadership Group.
Deadline: 15 March.
Apply: hcvs.org.uk/programme_mana…

If you're passionate about your local social infrastructure, please take a moment to fill out our survey:
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Report - London: A home for young people? Calls on developers, local authorities & landlords to put the wellbeing & voices of #YoungPeople at the center of #housing #regeneration . Rana Khazbak The Advocacy Academy Luke Billingham My Place Hackney Quest London's Violence Reduction Unit kcl.ac.uk/research/londo…

Don’t judge a book by its cover! an exclusive exhibition of our upcoming nationwide billboard campaign.

Link for the tickets are below. See you there😉

eventbrite.co.uk/e/changing-the…

The Red Path project (a Hackney Quest - Build Up - Space Black collab) gives urban design power to local young people, trained & paid to work with technical experts on the redesign of a prominent pathway in Hackney.

Read one young person's account:
hackneyquest.org.uk/blog/the-red-p…

'All it takes is a bit of reimagining and the centring of the community’s voices & concerns.'

The v brilliant Faith talks about her work on the Red Path project, co-designing a better piece of public realm alongside other local young people & residents:
hackneyquest.org.uk/blog/the-red-p…