19 January 2009
CSJ AWARDS 2009
Application Deadline 17 March 2009
Awards Ceremony 1 July 2009
Applications for the CSJ Awards 2009 are now open. Are you tackling local poverty and giving people a second chance in life? If so apply to win from a prize pot of £50,000. Know a group? Encourage them to apply!
This is the fifth year of the CSJ Awards. We've been able to give over £150,000 to more than 25 organisations each tackling unique challenge in innovative ways.
"The Awards is a real highlight of the year," says Philippa Stroud, CSJ Executive Director, "The event is a fantastic opportunity to show policy makers that there are armies of compassion across the UK turning people's lives around, giving communities a second chance."
The Awards attracts an audience of senior policy makers and politicians which to date have included David Blunkett, John Reid, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Vince Cable and Sir Menzies Campbell amongst others.
To apply descibe in 500 words or less how your organisation makes an exceptional contribution to tackling poverty and turning lives around to awards@centreforsocialjustice.org.uk
More details are available at www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/awards
If you know of a group who you think should apply, please forward this email!
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DR SAMANTHA CALLAN AT THE FABIAN NEW YEAR CONFERENCE, 18 January 2009
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PATRICK MERCER MP TAKES UP THE INNER CITY CHALLENGE Patrick Mercer OBE MP will be joining Flintshire charity Save the Family for a one week in March. The Newark MP will take up an Inner City Challenge placement that pits an MP into Britian's most damaged communties and vulnerable people groups in order to see the effective work of small poverty fighting organisations. Save the Family have helped mend thousands of families over 30 years saving hundreds of children from life in the care system. . |
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PHILIPPA STROUD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON BBC's NEWSNIGHT . |
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