Social enterprise founder Yvonne Field (CF 2012) has secured a £50m investment from The National Lottery Community Fund to support black and minoritised community organisations across the UK. She achieved this in collaboration with Shane Ryan (CF 2018) and Derek Bardowell (CF 2014), as a partnership with her social enterprise The Ubele Initiative.
Journalist Annabel Deas (CF 2018) was awarded the Orwell Prize for her BBC Radio 5 Live podcast series, Hope High, this month. The series explores the impacts of drug trafficking on young people and was created from the findings of her Fellowship.
By Annabel Deas,
Charity worker Emily Niner (CF 2019) presented at an event organised by Jonathan Vincent (CF 2017) for the York Autism Community of Practice on 9 June. Emily discussed findings from her Fellowship, which explored post-diagnostic support for teenagers with autism.
By Emily Niner,
Clinical psychologist Jacquelyn Shreeves-Lee (CF 1995) wrote a book, Broadwater: short stories grounded in Tottenham, which was launched this month. It was published by Fairlight Books and tells the fictional tales of troubled families in a disadvantaged community, which was the topic of Jacquelyn’s Fellowship.
By Jacquelyn Shreeves-Lee,
The social enterprise founded by David Morgan (CF 2018) has been shortlisted for a Greater Manchester Business Awards this month. David’s Fellowship researched entrepreneurship opportunities for ex-offenders, which inspired him to set up Entrepreneurs Unlocked.
By David Morgan,
