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Newham Campaign
We have now launched our three policy priorities for the Newham Campaign, and we need your support for these so we can achieve real change for the thousands of children growing up in poverty in the borough.
Kit for Kids
No child should have to go without a warm winter coat or a pair of winter shoes. Yet the costs of school clothing cut deep into the budgets of Newham families, leaving many kids to go without.
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Sign our petition here
We are asking local councillors to write to the Mayor of Newham and ask him to offer more support for families struggling with the costs of school by providing a school clothing grant of £50 to help children in workless families get kitted out for school.
We are asking the Mayor of Newham to make investing in Newham's children his priority for 2010. We are calling on him to offer more support for families struggling with the costs of school by providing a school clothing grant of £50 to each child in a workless family in the borough.
A Fair Deal for Newham Children
Every child should get an equal start in life, wherever they grow up. Yet Newham schools are funded over £1,000 less per child than schools in neighbouring boroughs Hackney and Tower Hamlets, even though all three boroughs have similar costs and levels of deprivation.
Write to your MP here
Sign our petition here
We are asking local MPs to write to the Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo and the Rt Hon Vernon Coaker asking them to make investing in Newham's children their priority for 2010.
Better Homes for Newham Families
Every child in Newham deserves a comfortable home in a good state of repair, but we know many children in temporary accommodation are growing up in bad housing. This is why we are asking the private agencies who manage Newham’s temporary accommodation to prove they already offer a great service or to show they are changing their ways, by signing up to our decent homes charter.
Are you affected? If so, we want you to email us about your experiences in temporary accommodation in Newham. We are particularly interested in stories where your management agent has not responded quickly to a need for a repair or if the accommodation is damp, structurally unsound or otherwise unsuitable. All of your details will be kept entirely confidential but it would be helpful if you could let us know which private management agency is looking after your property, so we can rank them on their performance.