Retail matters for young people
Retail is one of the key sectors where unemployed and disadvantaged young people in the UK find a way into the world of work.
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Retail is one of the key sectors where unemployed and disadvantaged young people in the UK find a way into the world of work.
Work was well underway at the part-LandAid-funded Pears Pavilion at Coram HQ when we visited yesterday. We were joined by outgoing Chairman Robin Broadhurst and colleagues from LandAid Foundation Partners Royal Bank of Scotland and Skanska.
Baroness Jenny Jones, former leader of the Green Party, is the latest high profile political figure to be added the panel for the #LandAidDebate on 5 February.
We've had an amazing year this year, and what better way to celebrate it than with the LandAid Twelve Questions of Christmas Quiz!* To enter, donate £3 to LandAid on mydonate and send us your answers for the chance to win Prezzo vouchers worth £50 - great for a pre-theatre meal or mid-January cheer-me-up.
This Christmas the UK faces a child poverty and homelessness crisis - and we need your help. According to the Child Poverty Action Group, one child in three will spend the next two years living on the breadline. That's 4 million children living in acute poverty in the eight largest economy in the world. Let's think about what that means for a moment.
The LandAid-funded construction workshop at St Eds in Norwich was a hive of activity when Caroline Fraser and me paid a visit on Friday.
On Friday I attended the grand opening of Eikon's beautiful new offices at Fulbrook School in Surrey. After several years of planning and six months of construction, supported by a £20,000 refurbishment grant from LandAid, the new centre will enable Eikon to double their services and reach out to more young people across the county.
This week (3 - 7 November) is National Pro Bono Week, which celebrates the free legal advice given by law firms to communities across the UK. LandAid launched its own pro bono programme in July this year. While the legal profession has a long tradition of giving pro bono advice, it is not as established in other parts of the property industry.
Today is LandAid Day, the annual day of fundraising where the UK property and construction sectors unite to do something amazing for disadvantaged children and young people. Across the UK, over 50 companies will show their commitment to our cause by getting active or doing something serious, silly and selfless to fundraise for LandAid.