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Schools out for summer – A grass-roots response to families under pressure
21 July 2016 - 11:43am
Whilst many of us eagerly await our summer break many of the families across Middlesbrough will be counting the days until their children return to school. The number of Middlesbrough families living in poverty is a statistic most of us are far too familiar with and one that increases during the school summer break. Families struggling to manage throughout the year can hit a real crisis point during the six weeks summer break. Middlesbrough has one of the highest statistics of children on free school meals, this means that for many families, food poverty is a major issue throughout August.
Cancer Care Co-ordinators fantastic day out...
14 July 2016 - 2:26pm
After a rigorous four weeks Macmillan induction for our new role as Cancer Care Co-ordinator (CCC) we pitched up at MVDA to learn about the services they provide to our community. We received a lovely cuppa and a very warm welcome from Berni and Craig.
Inspiring impact
27 June 2016 - 2:34pm
I had a very productive visit to London last week and no it wasn’t shopping related! I attended a two day Inspiring Impact event held at NCVO, which is literally a five minute walk from Kings Cross but took me 15 because my map reading specs weren’t working properly!
To be truthful, I prepared myself for a very dry and mundane learning exchange, but was pleasantly surprised at how interactive, inspiring and dare I say enjoyable it was.
The curious case of the man at the football stadium
17 June 2016 - 2:36pm
The Riverside Stadium, the home of Middlesbrough Football Club, is not the sort of place you would usually associate with an ‘it all makes sense’ moment, but that is what happened to me the other evening – and no footballs were involved!
A decade at MVDA…
31 May 2016 - 2:39pm
I celebrate 10 years at MVDA today. A whole decade. How time flies. I've held a number of different roles in the organisation over the years and took up office as CEO at the start of April. It seems appropriate to write a few lines to share the adventure of my journey with you.
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