We are pleased to announce the South Essex Community Hub has recently been awarded the Volunteering contract for the Southend Borough.

Working with our partners we are in the process of setting up a volunteer management platform which should be up and running shortly, if you would like to promote an opportunity or are interested in volunteering please email us on – volunteering@sech-uk.com or contact us by phone 01702 611199.

Thank you for your patience, we look forward to working with you.

Well Done to Amanda, Jacob, Maria and David from the Hub Project, they completed the Hate Crime Ambassador Training

You can now talk to and report Hate Crime to our Ambassdors in the Hub Project.

Hate crimes are any crimes that are targeted at a person because of hostility or prejudice towards that person’s:

• disability

• race or ethnicity

• religion or belief

• sexual orientation

• transgender identity

This can be committed against a person or property.

A victim does not have to be a member of the group at which the hostility is targeted. In fact, anyone could be a victim of a hate crime.

http://www.report-it.org.uk/your_police_force

Announcing Malcolm Clarke as our new Chairman

We’re pleased to be able to announce that Malcolm Clarke has been appointed as our new Chairman. He will take up post from November 2017 following South Essex Community Hub AGM succeeding David Solis.

A big thank you to David Solis, for his guidance in steering this group from the beginning and to the formation of the charity.

Embracing new opportunities

Malcolm Clarke has many years of experience working in the community with expertise in media and training. We are looking forward to more growth and development with new and existing projects as SECH.

The Hub Project celebrated the festive season with a Christmas Party for the project volunteers.

A big thank you to all the project volunteers for their hard work and support, we know without you our project could not have developed and achieved the success it has.

Thank you all we wish you a Happy Holiday Season

Volunteering with the Hub has given

me a great opportunity to give my IT skills

back to the community. It always feels

good to know that you have made a

difference for somebody.”

Tom

Tom came to us following an extended period of unemployment. Having volunteered for over a year it is fantastic news that Tom has now been offered a job in IT working at the Houses of Parliament.

The Trustees of South Essex Community Hub are pleased to report that following our submission to the Charity Commission we have been informed today (26th of October 2017) that our application has been successful and we have been awarded Charitable status with immediate effect. The trustees would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has helped and supported our application, with special appreciation to the officers at South Essex Homes and Southend Council.