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Lambeth Stories

There are many individuals and community organisations in Lambeth that are tackling the impact of poverty and inequality, both in their own lives and in their neighbourhoods.  The Foundation is privileged to support these people.  Here are some of their stories.

Centre 70 - providing Advice During Covid-19

23/3/2021

 
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Mark Batten interview

Mark Batten has been providing the people of West Norwood with free legal advice at Centre 70 since 1984. Today, the centre offers expert advice on housing, welfare benefits and debt, alongside a specialist counselling service. Here, Mark reveals the devastating impact the pandemic has had on the clients he and his colleagues support and considers the longer-term effects on the community he serves.
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Banjo's Story

15/2/2021

 
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Banjo was working as a fitness instructor and football coach when Covid first struck. Overnight, gyms closed and he lost his source of income. He explains how an introduction from the St Matthew’s project led him to a new job and to becoming an integral part of Lambeth’s pandemic relief effort, getting food to the borough’s most vulnerable residents. 

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Cyrus' Story

15/2/2021

 
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When Cyrus* met Juvenis founder Winston Goode he was on the verge of being expelled from school. Domestic violence at home had driven him onto the streets and into gang culture and drug dealing. In the years that have followed, Winston has supported Cyrus as he’s chosen a very different path, discovering a serious talent for boxing that he hopes to turn into a career.

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    • Letting
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