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A Poetic Experience- Expert Citizens
“My partner Tracy has been part of Thriving Women, a poetry group based in Teesside and led by Julie Easley. The theme was poverty, I was so glad that my partner got back into poetry because she is so talented and amazing with words.”
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Tracey Herrington speaks at the North East Business Awards 2022
It was fantastic to be invited to the North East Business Awards 2022 as the Keynote Speaker. The night was a great success and Thrive were grateful to be able to attend and speak. “Addressing poverty is everyone’s concern, we all have a part to play. It is in nobodies Read more…
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Thrive celebrates its volunteers.
Volunteers are the solid foundations that keep Thrive not only grounded in the lived realities of people living in poverty but also able to function and deliver on its charitable objectives. Volunteers have steadfastly shared their lived realities of difficult and precarious personal situations. They have shared their hopes and Read more…
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‘Outstanding Contribution to Social Change’ – Thrive Teesside.
We feel so proud to have won the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Social Change’ category at the North East Charity Awards this year. The Thrive Team would like to say a big thanks to our fellow finalists, and Millfield House Foundation, sponsors of the 2021 North East Charity Awards, and other Read more…
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Thriving Women- ‘Writing truth to Power’
At the time of writing, I am 6 weeks into delivering a series of poetry workshops for Thrive Teesside on behalf of the Tees Women Poets. I had no idea when I began this project that it would affect me in the way it has. The workshops are titled ‘writing truth Read more…
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A Practical Guide for Local Authority Implementation of the Socio-Economic Duty in England
The Equality Act 2010 contains a valuable tool to ensure poverty is given due consideration by public bodies when making strategic decisions and designing services: the socio-economic duty. This duty contained in Section 1 of the Act, if enacted, would require public authorities to actively consider the way in which their decisions increase Read more…
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Poverty2Solutions Do Your Duty For Equality Briefing Paper
The voice of lived experience is the missing piece in policy making. For far too long policy making is something that is done to people, meaning many communities feel forgotten and have no control on the decisions that most effect their daily lives. No-one feels this as strongly as those Read more…
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Why the £20 Universal Credit increase is a vital issue for Teesside – and what our politicians say about its future. Thrive Teesside for Teesside Live
Thrive Teesside’s Tracey Herrington speaks to Mike Brown from Gazette Live about the £20 Universal Credit increase and the importance this has for families all across Teesside. “The extra £20 might have helped people put the heating on. We help lots of people who would resist putting the gas or Read more…
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A year of challenges and advocating for change.
In a year when new challenges intensified existing pressures for people living in poverty, Thrive Teesside’s Tracey Herrington looks back on the group’s achievements in 2020. What a year and where to start? Thrive Teesside, a grassroots organisation based in Stockton on Tees, works tirelessly to amplify the voices of Read more…
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