

House of Opportunity
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House of Opportunity is part of the FSCI Network, which works to prevent modern slavery and exploitation among at-risk young people in Southeast Europe.








#UniversalCreditUncovered Week 8: #UniversalCredit should anchor families from being swept into poverty. But the 5-wk wait is pushing many into a financial crisis, forcing parents like Sarah to #foodbanks. We need to end the wait – it’s #5WeeksTooLong > trusselltrust.org/2019/03/27/ste…




As we mark another #WorldHungerDay, the need for #foodbanks has hit record levels. More & more people are struggling to eat because they cannot afford food. It isn’t right. But we know what needs to change in order to bring those numbers down. 1/3

THREAD: We want to put the record straight after seeing @DanielJHannan on #Newsnight: over the last 5 years we’ve seen a 73% increase in food parcels given out, while our network has stayed roughly the same size. This isn’t about #foodbanks becoming ‘more common’ 1/2








Wonderful news to end the week on. Someone I've been helping was "disqualified" from being a charity trustee because of their criminal record. They found out today they've been granted a waiver by the @ChtyCommission to be a trustee of a criminal justice charity

I’ve been reading about “high trust” companies. Research shows (not surprisingly) that these companies are more productive, have better collaboration between colleagues, who stay longer, and are happier in their jobs. Maybe the level of trust is more important than profit?