More power to you, Aliyah! ππΌ
This week, we had the chance to hear from inspiring young volunteers at CanTeam, like Aliyah, who are helping transform school canteens into community hubs.
Read the latest blog by CanTeam founder, Jonathan Harper
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#VolunteersWeek
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Thank you π for your support & partnership & for backing CanTeam and young people to lead the change they want to see in their schools - proud CanTeam is being spotlighted π€©
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Happy #volunteersweek delighted CanTeam is being showcased this week for the role student volunteers play - find out more below & read the full blog
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Big news ποΈ Future Foundations is delighted to announce a new #CanTeam pilot partnership with @biteback2030.bsky.social, a youth activist movement set up to challenge a food system flooded with junk food, to trial a Challenge & Grant Award model #perfectmatch π
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Thank you π for sharing @ your support & partnership
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Today is Future Foundations' 20th Anniversary π€©
Yesterday we brought together online & in person our FF community to reflect on our journey so far, share stories & whatβs next!
Excited for what the next two decades will bringβ¦ π
Big thank you to our people & partners
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Great suggestion for
#citizenfriday
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It's #CitizenFriday - will you share, repair and get out in the fresh air?
Citizen Friday was started by the Re-Action Collective as an anti-Black Friday campaign
Today is a great day to join to help us all avoid being manipulated into buying things we don't need or want!
Everyone is welcome
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Early Adopters Scheme
Our friends at Magic Breakfast who are the experts in supporting Breakfast Clubs are offering schools their support - find out more here: www.magicbreakfast.com/early-adopte...
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If your school would like to involve their young people in the co-design and running of a breakfast club, please PM me or email canteam@future-foundations.co.uk, whilst CanTeam is for now, focused on #afterschoolfood - we are open to exploring how our approach could support
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To find best practice on breakfast clubs... Professor Greta Defeyter who has published evidence and research on what works (and what doesn't) - find out more & access findings here: www.northumbria.ac.uk/takeontomorr...
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This is great news...but what will matter will be 'how' they are launched and implemented, in order for them to make the difference they can make. There is lots of great practice to draw upon and help available.
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Schools with primary-aged children can now apply (Deadline 20th December 2024!) to become βearly adoptersβ in the governmentβs free #breakfastclub programme. If you want to involve young people in co-design of yours, read on...
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@bigchangecharity.bsky.social welcome to #BlueSky - thought you would like above post
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A group of diverse leaders and people from organisations working with young people smile for a photo at a community gathering hosted by Big Change
Weβre now on BlueSky! Follow us for updates on our work with an inspiring community of leaders to set up every young person to thrive π
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#citizenfriday - Re-Action Collective
It's #CitizenFriday - will you share, repair and get out in the fresh air?
Citizen Friday was started by the Re-Action Collective as an anti-Black Friday campaign
re-action-collective.org/citizen-frid...
It's a great way to avoid being manipulated into buying things we don't need or want!
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Love this feedback from a parent who attended our #canteam at #ark Burlington Danes Academy on Wednesday on the welcome talk by a year 12 student showing the impact of our student volunteers who run the events after school #afterschoolfood
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Jonathan Harper β Big Change
CanTeam led by Jonathan Harper, transforms school canteens into vibrant community hubs, by equipping schools to offer nutritious and delicious food after school, co-designed and delivered with young p...
Excited post for first time on #BlueSky - I post about #socialaction & equipping young people to be #socialleaders. I co-founded #GlobalSocialLeaders in 2013 & Founded #CanTeam last year - to transform school canteens into community hubs with support of #BigChange www.big-change.org/who-we-are/f...
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Free school meals are working as new evidence shows
You love to see it.
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YouTube video by School Food Matters
Two Cities: Why we must end the free school meals postcode lottery
Weβve reached 200,000 views on our Two Cities film, highlighting the unfair disparity in access to #FreeSchoolMeals across England.
Thank you for liking and sharing π Letβs use this momentum to drive change to support #SchoolFoodForAll
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