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Bangladesh 50: Stories of 1971 – A Story Competition

To celebrate East London’s rich heritage and Bangladesh’s 1971 independence movement, Toynbee Hall is hosting a stories competition to capture what life might have been like at that time.

Woman accesses the new designation wepage on Debt Free London dealing with debt as a result of domestic abuse

New partnership to support domestic abuse survivors with their debts

Debt Free London partners with Engie through the Employers Against Domestic Abuse Covenant (EDAC) supporting female survivors’ to deal with debt as a result of domestic abuse.

Pandemic Stories Group present to the APPGs

Pandemic Stories Research Group make their case to APPGs

Jennifer, a peer researcher on the Pandemic Stories project and Policy Champion reflects on her experience of presenting evidence to All Party Parliamentary Groups on Universal Credit and Foodbanks

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Pandemic Stories research group campaigns to #KeepTheLifeline

The Pandemic Stories Peer Research Group add their voices to the growing calls to keep the £20 uplift to Universal Credit and extend it to legacy benefits. Since June 2020, Toynbee Hall and Thrive LDN have been supporting Londoners to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on their financial health and wellbeing. The group…
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Run the Virtual London Marathon 2021 for Team Toynbee Hall

On Sunday 3rd October 100,000 people will be taking part in the biggest marathon ever staged. 50,000 will be running the famous route of the London Marathon from Blackheath to the Mall and 50,000 will be doing it from where ever there are in the world, completing their own marathon route over 24 hours. Will…
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Our People - Diversity Report

Our people – A report on where we are as an organisation

We have published our first diversity report to highlight where we are and what more needs to be done to offer fairer and more inclusive opportunities

Run for Team Toynbee Hall at the London Landmarks Half Marathon

Join Team Toynbee Hall in this iconic race through central London on Sunday 1st August 2021 The London Landmarks Half Marathon is a closed road central London run. 14,500 runners will start on Pall Mall, finish by Downing Street and have fabulous views of London’s most iconic landmarks including Big Ben, St Paul’s Cathedral, Nelson’s…
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Debt Free London to offer 24/7 debt advice during January

Debt Free London to offer debt and money advice 24 hours a day in response to London’s COVID emergency

In response to the unfolding crisis around personal finances Debt Free London is expanding its free debt advice service to operate 24 hours a day throughout January.

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Toynbee Hall joins the new Renters Reform Coalition to call on Government to end unfair evictions

We join 18 other leading organisations calling for a fairer housing system for private renters.

The Toynbee Hall Christmas Appeal

We’re here to ensure that no one feels like they’re on their own this winter – Toynbee Hall Christmas Appeal 2020

For all of us, this Christmas will be like no other. But for many in our local community, the pandemic and changing restrictions is meaning many new and additional challenges, from increased isolation and loneliness, rising winter costs on reduced incomes, to the difficult choices that result from needing to protect livelihoods and the health…
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