Director, Caritas Westminster
London
Joined January 2010
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This week, we brought together almost 30 #Catholic charities from across @RCWestminster, to hear from Cardinal Vincent Nichols, share insights from our work & discuss opportunities to better serve the most vulnerable.
Find out more about on our website.
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"@dcms has commissioned an initiative to make data about volunteering more accessible. [The project will] develop a common standard for data collection across various volunteering platform providers"
I can't believe no-one has thought of this before! 😜
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'We must respond to the need that lies directly in front of us, just as the Good Samaritan responded to the man he encountered on the road to Jericho.'
Read our Director's reflection on #PopeLeoXIV's 'Dilexi te' on our website.
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I’m really forward to this event. Bringing unused and underused church land and property back into productive use for the community couldn’t be more timely.
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Session 1/3 Demystifying community led housing and Land trusts: WHAT AR... youtu.be/UDGllV26VL4?si=_Py-… via @YouTube
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796 babies. A septic tank. Nuns cast as monsters. But is the Tuam scandal really what we've been told? One of Ireland’s most sensationalised stories — and what the official report actually says.
Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/media-obsession
#Ireland #Catholic #Tuam
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How can churches support domestic abuse survivors? Join experts Stephanie MacGillivray and Nikki Dhillon Keane for this vital talk! 🎟️ Register: thetablet.co.uk/events #FaithAndJustice #SafeInFaith #DomesticAbuseAwareness #TheTabletEvents
Aha! I see that the @ChtyCommission is finally planning to update its risk management guidance. An opportunity for me to share my thoughts on innumeracy in the public sector with @CivilSocietyUK and @ThirdSector...
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'She was sleeping under the kitchen table, & her belongings were stored in a shed.'
Leading up to the 10th anniversary of #Caritas Bakhita House, we're sharing the story of Hajira, who found hope & freedom after 20+ years of forced servitude.
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A landmark moment for community and cohesion in the UK.
Today marks the launch of the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion: a bold, cross-society response to rising division and disconnection. 🧵
Read more in The Times: thetimes.com/article/71e1163…
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Pleased to have been interviewed by @louisetickle for @ObserverUK on behalf of @prisonadvice . Sadly, ‘Lollipop’ portrays realities faced by all too many mothers leaving prison. Why Pact Social Workers and Family Resettlement Workers are so needed.
My piece for @ObserverUK on the real life stories informing @dsyhdsn's hardhitting but also, somehow, uplifting – and beautifully acted – feature film 'Lollipop', about a woman bashing up against state intransigence on her release from prison. observer.co.uk/culture/film/…
“As Catholics we will continue to play our part in the building of the common good ... Our duties are clear: to live by the teaching given to us by God; generously to accompany with care and compassion those facing disability, isolation and suffering…”
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"The question is not whether change is needed. It is whether funders are ready to let go of outdated models and do the work of transformation."
Strong words from @camden_giving's new chair, Robin Morgan-Chu.
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It's #VolunteersWeek this week, & we're celebrating all the incredible volunteers in @RCWestminster! Thank you for bringing the light of #Christ to others through your service.
Feeling inspired? Browse volunteering opportunities at caritaswestminster.org.uk/vo…
"You don’t have to be a catholic, or terribly interested in Popes, to recognise the striking similarities between the late 19th Century and our current economic and political challenges."
Don't miss this interesting blog by @TimThorlby:
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Pushing Boundaries conference agenda, now live!
Explore the keynotes, panels, workshops and collaborative research inquiry that will take place throughout the day, as we work together to break down barriers and create meaningful change in R&I.
@UKRI_News
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“We need the personal commitment, theology and management practices to maintain cultures and organisations which are relentlessly committed to integrating words and deeds, prayer and action and hold together the worlds of church and charity.”
Wise words from @jonkuhrt…
Social action established by churches often drift in a secular direction...so if a 'quiet revival' really is taking place, how should Christian community projects and charities respond? @biblesociety @JusBrierley
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