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Ricky Wright

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Joined May 2009
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Almost 1 in 5 people claiming Universal Credit and disability payments have used a food bank in the last month. Proposed cuts to disability support risk driving more people to food banks. As my MP @JimAllister, will you ask the PM to rethink these cuts?
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Vineyard Compassion are hiring for an Emergency Housing Manager. If you are passionate about social justice, tackling local poverty and seeing people move from crisis to full potential, then we would love to hear from you. vineyardcompassion.co.uk/job… Closes: Noon, Monday 22nd July.
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🚨 Food banks in NI in our network provided 60,831 food parcels for families with children in the last year. It shouldn’t be this way. And the Executive CAN fix it. Jonny from our team explains the 3 steps the Executive needs to take – starting with free #SummerLunches. ⤵️
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Vineyard Compassion are hiring for an Emergency Housing Manager. If you are passionate about social justice, tackling local poverty and seeing people move from crisis to full potential, then we would love to hear from you. vineyardcompassion.co.uk/job… Closes: Noon, Monday 22nd July.
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Newsletter launch day 🎉 Don’t forget to check your inbox today to read the latest ‘Connecting With Compassion’ newsletter 📩 Give us a like if you’ve got yours and let us know your thoughts in the comments 👍
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Our short video explains why we need to #remove2childlimit. One in ten children in Northern Ireland live in households affected by the two-child limit. We can do something about it.
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I just nominated @VinCompassion to help fund counselling therapy for children & young people - takes 2 mins to nominate! We'd love your help! youth.movementforgood.com/in…
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🗳️ The General Election is coming! To help end the need for food banks, I've emailed my local candidates to ask them to pledge to help ensure our social security system protects people from needing a food bank to survive. Will you join me? ⤵️ action.trusselltrust.org/PPC…

Ask your Parliamentary Candidates to sign our pledge

3.1 million emergency food parcels were distributed by food banks in the Trussell Trust network in the past 12 months – the most ever in a year. Our social security system should prevent people from

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Unique job opportunity! If you are looking for a job with purpose, then Link Logs social enterprise could be the place for you. Jeremy will tell you more about Link Logs and explain why this job might suit you. ⬇️ For further details and to apply: vineyardcompassion.co.uk/job…
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Are you passionate about social justice, tackling local poverty and seeing people move from crisis to full potential? As an anti-poverty charity Vineyard Compassion are hiring for the role of Link Logs Production Supervisor (FT male) Apply Now: vineyardcompassion.co.uk/job…
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A lot of fuss around No.10 Downing St last night!!! The big event was celebrating 20yrs of @csjthinktank award winners. The very best of the small charity world, united in tackling local poverty. Our own CEO @rickywright78 was there as an award winner! Thanks @CSJFoundation!
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📢 #GeneralElection will be on July 4th We live in a country where almost four million people have experienced destitution in a single year, a million of them children. We need to hear plans to urgently tackle this hardship from every political party. #GE2024
It's time for our political leaders to tell us their plan to address destitution. #DontIgnoreDestitution

ALT It's time for our political leaders to tell us their plan to address destitution. #DontIgnoreDestitution

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As we wait to hear what the next steps are for the return of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive, our short video provides a reminder of the Cliff Edge Coalition’s three key asks and how they would help to lift people out of poverty in Northern Ireland.
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🧵 Millions of people across the UK, like Amanda, Kevin and Matt, are facing hunger. Despite living in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, 1 in 7 people in the UK face hunger due to a lack of money. But it doesn’t have to be this way for anyone.
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The Coalition are concerned that restrictions on the DS scheme will intensify poverty for those who are already struggling, like lone parents and children
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We are deeply concerned that restrictions on the Discretionary Support scheme will intensify poverty for those who are already struggling. Read our response to @CommunitiesNI current consultation on changes to the Discretionary Support Scheme. lawcentreni.org/news/cliff-e…
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We are hiring a CAP Debt Centre Manager! Here's Mags to share more about the role. This is one of two roles currently available. Find out more about it, and the Emergency Housing Support Worker (Male) at loom.ly/D-U4Hxk
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Great to be part of the Homeless Awareness Week event organised by Causeway NIHE @nihecommunity #HaveTheConvo #HAW22
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Thanks to all our partners and supporters who attended today's launch of Help is Here Hope is Here. Now let's spread the word that noone in our community needs to go hungry. #helphope
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Men don’t often open up face to face but working together shoulder to shoulder they will open up. #helphope
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Through our social supermarket we journey with people as they reset and take control of their finances to access lower cost food. #helphope
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