Meet a Changemaker: Samantha White, Manager of Community Centre
For the past eight years, Samantha has helped homeless people by providing them with food, clothes and showers. The food bank she set up eight years ago, which supports people…
Meet a Changemaker: Hilda Mango, Rough Sleeping Partnership Board resident co-chair, Newham Homelessness Action Group resident co-chair, ELFT People Participation Digital Champion and Lead Assessor for the Service-User Led Accreditation
As an extremely active member of the Newham community, Hilda helps develop services for the borough in countless different ways. Knowing we all face numerous challenges, she is passionate about…
Meet a Changemaker: Katie Blake
Katie Blake is a long-standing council volunteer, who has contributed her time, knowledge and efforts to supporting a wide variety of community campaigns, such as the Ageing Well Strategy Resident…
Meet a Changemaker: Julia Briscoe, Independent Consultant Nurse/Freelancer
Julia lives on a boat and is passionate about people and plants; she studied ethnobotany and has done work in Newham around health creation, equality and the environment. Her work…
Meet a Changemaker: Angie Allgood, Director of NEWway Project
Angie and her family have lived and worked in Newham for six generations. She has always operated on the front line, having worked as a child protection social worker for…
Meet a Changemaker: Darshana Lathigra, NHS Health and Wellbeing Coach, Public Health Nutritionist and self-employed health engagement consultant
Darshana has lived and worked in Newham for over 25 years. She loves to connect with people and draws her energy from this diverse and thriving borough which has given…
Meet a Changemaker: Celia Wain-Heapy, representing ClimateYouChange
Celia set up ClimateYouChange.org in 2019 with the aim of addressing the climate emergency through community education and individual lifestyle changes. ClimateYouChange is an inclusive group of people who all…
Meet a Changemaker: John Ratomski, Founder of Irons Supporting Foodbanks
John first set up the Irons Supporting Foodbank four years ago as an opportunity for West Ham fans to support their local communities. The initiative supports 60 food banks, community…
Meet a Changemaker: Victoria Turone, Children and Young People’s Family Liaison Officer at Newham Hospital
Victoria has worked in children’s services for the last sixteen years, supporting families from some of the most diverse and complex backgrounds. Victoria met John from the Irons Supporting Foodbank…