by Alison Seabrooke | Feb 28, 2013 | CDF
The effects of the financial crisis on local communities The shock waves of the financial crisis are still being felt in our local communities. It is estimated that over four million individuals are borrowing from lenders charging interest rates of between 450% and...
by Alison Seabrooke | Dec 13, 2012 | CDF
Many of you will know that I am a trustee of Local Trust, the organisation running the Big Local project. And some of you may also know that I lived in Selby District in North Yorkshire for 19 years and both me and my family worked, shopped and socialised in the town;...
by Alison Seabrooke | Oct 30, 2012 | CDF
Over the last six months I have been party to events, discussions and insights into projects across the country that are working with young people who have tough lives and difficult circumstances. These young people will almost all live in areas which lack investment...
by Alison Seabrooke | Jun 30, 2012 | CDF
We are facing a financial crisis in our communities. Small businesses and households are finding it increasingly hard to access finance and credit. This makes them more reliant on expensive forms of finance. The announcement by Wonga that it is moving into business...
by Alison Seabrooke | Mar 12, 2012 | CDF
In March CDF published six case studies, which document the work of community projects tackling crime in their local community. The projects received funding from the Community action against crime: Innovation fund (CAAC:IF), a two-year £10million programme managed by...
