On Thursday 27th March, members of the Barking and Dagenham Faith Leaders Network, health leads and local councillors gathered together to celebrate the achievements of the network, and their work on supporting faith groups to tackle health inequalities locally. BDFLN was thankful to receive funding from the local authority public health team to run co-designed […]
After the success of last year’s health inequalities programme, the Faith Leaders Network has been proud to receive another year of funding from the Public Health team at Barking and Dagenham Council for more amazing projects using faith communities to tackle health needs and challenges within Barking and Dagenham. After a competitive application process, the members […]
On 23rd May, the Church Elm Hub celebrated its first anniversary with an event attended by local residents, volunteers and councillors. Alongside time for conversation, enjoying food provided by volunteers, and listening to a special guest performance from a local violinist, primarily this was an opportunity to highlight the impact of the Hub’s first year of operation. […]
A diverse group of faith leaders in Barking and Dagenham gathered together recently to hear about an exciting new programme that will see faith groups getting involved in running vital health-focused projects for their communities. Barking and Dagenham is both one of the most deprived boroughs in London and has one of the lowest life […]