New Government proposal on future funding of supported housing welcomed by housing associations and homelessness charities

Providers responsible for more than a quarter all of ‘short-term’ supported housing in the UK, supporting thousands of people with experience of homelessness every year, have today welcomed the government’s plans for the sector’s future funding, which will see housing benefit retained for all forms of supported housing. The Salvation Army, Riverside, St Mungo’s and YMCA have campaigned to ensure funding for supported housing did not move to a local grant funding model, which had been the government’s intention last October. In a joint statement, the organisations said: “We are…

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Walmart and Ellen DeGeneres Partner on New, Exclusive Fashion Line

Walmart has announced a new fashion line designed by Comedienne Ellen DeGeneres. Walmart announced the new line in a blog post. The line, called EV1, will feature something around 60 different items including t-shirts, accessories, footwear and denim clothing. The items are to be competitively priced and are designed to highlight diversity. Denise Incandela, Head of Fashion, Walmart eCommerce U.S. said: I’m thrilled to announce that we are working with Ellen to introduce EV1, a new women’s line that will debut this September and will feature nearly 60 items, ranging from…

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Movistar & Wunderman Launch Mobile Campaign to Fight Cyberbullying

Movistar & Wunderman Launch “Perspectives” Mobile Campaign to Fight Cyberbullying. “Perspectives” is a mobile campaign developed using a unique digital storytelling tool that allows viewers to experience dual video perspectives simultaneously – simply by rotating their phones. “Perspectives” is the story of a teenager divided into two parallel timelines in which the user can choose one to follow. The one side of the story, the cyberbullying is taking place at school. When the phone is twisted, the alternative scenario shows the teenager at home, where you can gradually see changes…

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Heritage Team tour Edinburgh with ‘thank you’ cards on International Day of Charity

On Wednesday 5th September, Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council (EVOC) staff, including a very elderly black Labrador called Sally, will deliver ‘thank you cards’ to voluntary organisations across the city. The team will broadcast their journey, in a series of live Twitter video streams and provide information and insights into the charities that will be featured. This event is part of a yearlong programme of activities and events to mark EVOC’s 150th Anniversary. During this time, EVOC has gone from providing poor relief and improving sanitation in Victorian Edinburgh to supporting…

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Elifelet and McCann Tel Aviv Work Together to Raise Awareness of the Plight of Tel Aviv’s Refugees

Elifelet is a volunteer-based NGO that takes care of thousands of African refugees’ children living in Tel-Aviv, Israel.andhas been working with McCann’s creative team. McCann Tel Aviv has been handling Elifelet’s advertising activity, and started off iwth the aim to increase people’s awareness for those children’s real story and the painful truth behind it, and of course, to get donations for food, clean clothes and other basic supplies. Eddie Gartsman, Creative Director of the campaign explained to us the thoughts behind it and the campaign itself: We used the new story…

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