Jim Minton is Chief Executive of Toynbee Hall.
How can civil society tackle loneliness, address job insecurity, and create fairer cities? A focus on power, accountability, connections and trust can help. Ivan, Mariana and Yasmin were sitting round a table in Toynbee Hall, reflecting on their ambitions for the future. They were celebrating with their friends their achievement in completing an English as …
I am reading the report while sitting in our community wellbeing centre where people have been making lanterns for next month’s Christmas parade. The centre, Toynbee Hall, is tucked in between ever growing towers of concrete and glass that have come to dominate our area here in east London, but is warm and welcoming for …
So many organisations are seeking to make a difference to people’s lives today. But how can we involve the communities we work with in shaping the policies and systems that will change their tomorrows too?
