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LINKES
- Membership number 3241
- Charity registered in Scotland SC037175
Linkes is a community-led project, which was started and is governed by local people. Our welcoming community hubs are located in two high rise flats on the Lincoln Avenue estate in Glasgow, right in the heart of the community. The community we work within is diverse, with a significant number of refugees and migrants, and within the lowest 5% of deprived communities in Scotland (SIMD2020). We work with all sectors of the community including single people, families, children and young people, adults and older adults. In particular, we target marginalised groups, namely speakers of other languages, migrants and refugees, adults with low educational attainment, long term unemployed, lone parent households and people who are isolated, focusing on people/families most at risk of poverty. Our overall purpose is to tackle poverty and reduce its impact, provide opportunities for learning and wellbeing, and utilise our facilities for the community’s benefit. We do this through three strands of work: Community/Adult group-work activities and learning opportunities including two accredited ESOL classes, conversational ESOL, evening classes, Click & Connect IT Access and a weekly Women’s Group, Men’s Group and Senior’s Lunch club. Children, Young People and Families - a vibrant programme of term-time and holiday activities including supervised play sessions, street play, school play, Bikeability, youth club, a Youth Social Action Project and Boogie Babies, supporting children, young people and families. Food project - the development of a Community Pantry, Forest and Community Meals all steered by a group of local people. We support people to get involved in their community, through volunteering, involvement on our board, community engagement, signposting and support five days a week and community events. All strands of work have developed over the last sixteen years, based on extensive community engagement and identified need. We work with over 1500 people every year.
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