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Posted by Rosa Friend on Thursday 23rd May 2019

We're really excited to be hiring for our first two roles to get East London Cares up and running. In the Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator post we need a dynamic, determined people-person to identify hundreds of older and younger neighbours across the city and invite them to share time and experiences through our other core programmes. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. 

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Posted by Rosa Friend on Thursday 23rd May 2019

We're really excited to be hiring for our first two roles to get East London Cares up and running. In the Programme Coordinator (Social Clubs) post we need a creative, outgoing, entrepreneurial people-person. They'll design, plan and deliver 15 social clubs that bring older and younger neighbours together across Tower Hamlets and Hackney in exciting new ways. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. 

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Posted by Rosa Friend on Wednesday 22nd May 2019

Our Head of Programmes, Rosa, on her love of east London, her early twenties without a sense of community, and how a neighbour's complaint to the council – combined with a break-in – changed her perspective.

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Posted by Rosa Friend on Tuesday 21st May 2019

Tower Hamlets and Hackney continue to change at pace – and that can heighten feelings of disconnection. We explore why tackling loneliness in our boroughs is so important, and how you can help. 

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Posted by Rosa Friend on Thursday 16th May 2019

East London Cares is a community network of young professionals and older neighbours hanging out and helping one another in our rapidly changing city. Our programmes will begin in autumn 2019 – bringing older and younger people together to feel more connected to the people and places around them.

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