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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This week we launched a report written by five of our Magpie Mums and early years specialist Megan Pacey. The report uncovers the needs of children with SEND who live in families subject to the hostile immigration environment. Read our report here. themagpieproject.org/report-help-...

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

So proud of our partnership with Dr Catherine Harris Healthier Wealthier Families in East London. This work is so careful and co-produced with mums using the Magpie Project. The need for community based advice is incontroverable and sadly almost entirely inaccessible in Newham.

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UCL Thomas Coram Research Unit @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Gaining leave to remain doesn’t necessarily mean the end of crisis. A TCRU community event this week, highlighted the need for earlier access to trusted advice, stronger links between services and shorter waits for financial support. bit.ly/4xTdrVu @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social

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Mothers face housing and financial insecurity after gaining leave to remain

Mothers can continue to face insecurity even after gaining leave to remain, new TCRU research in Newham, London, has found.

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Uma Kumaran MP @umakumaran.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Great to meet with my friends at @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social in Parliament last week to discuss supporting children growing up in poverty, especially families in the asylum system. 💜 Thank you to the team for the incredible work you do supporting mums and little ones through the housing crisis.

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

thank you! you should see us sobbing each year! The generosity is just so amazing. Grateful!🩷🧡🩷🧡

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Just a small campaign update. We are so pleased that the new child poverty strategy addresses some of our asks. BUT The hostile immigration environment does not just tip children in to poverty - it legally mandates that they stay there. We don't think it's right. Do you?

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Don't scroll by! We need your vote! In troubled times, women singing together - across cultures, languages, generations - is pretty much what we all need! PLEASE take 5 minutes to register to vote for us, (see the QR code) to get some community funding to make our choir a Share, spread the word!

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Just leaving this here if anyone wants to check it out...We are housing not only families fleeing violence, but also families who simply find themselves homeless in hotels for weeks on end. If you are thinking 'that doesn't sound so bad' - remain curious a bit longer and listen to our families...

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

We don't give out clothes in plastic bags - ever it is a RULE. Plastic bag of clothes don't offer the dignity and respect that our mums and minis deserve. We want to give gifts with love, not tatty handouts. So - we need a constant supply of cloth tote bags. Got any? Send them our way!🛍️

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

When we moved in to the Grassroots Resource Centre, we dreamt of leveraging this space to serve our community. Now we are doing it through Healing Community clinics. You get - wonderful Osteopathy or Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy – our mums get the same, but free. Our communities heal together!

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Imagine you were Lincoln City FC, then you managed to sign Ronaldo. What a game-changer! This is how we felt as our new Director of Operations started this week. And... BTW we are not finished hiring. There is still time to become our new Admin and Referrals Co-ordinator. lnkd.in/ePz_QcJ5

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Trust for London @trustforlondon.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Half of London children growing up without enough for a basic standard of living, our new Minimum Income Standard report shows. Join our free webinar to hear from the report’s author, Matt Padley, who'll explore the key findings and how we can use the data to drive change. bit.ly/3TiB73G

"Promotional graphic for a free webinar titled 'Minimum Income Standard for London: Report Launch and Q&A.' The event is scheduled for 10 July at 3.30pm. Key questions to be discussed include: How much does it cost to live in London? How many Londoners are falling short? How can we use this data to call for change? Includes a call to action: 'Secure your free spot now.'

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Trust for London @trustforlondon.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

This data illustrates how, in London, wealth and poverty sit side by side Richmond, one of the most affluent parts of the city, borders with Hounslow, which has higher levels of poverty.

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Trust for London @trustforlondon.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Which London boroughs have higher levels of poverty? How does the picture of inequality differ across boroughs? The latest data on London's borough level poverty...

A map showing poverty levels by London borough, with boroughs shaded to indicate whether they are above or below the London average.
Most outer boroughs have poverty levels below the London average, while higher poverty is concentrated in parts of north and east London

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Trust for London @trustforlondon.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Could you get through a regular week without a kitchen, or a washing machine or WiFi? Many of us couldn’t. But thousands of families in temporary accommodation are having to – often for months or even years. So with the Better TA Alliance, we’ve launched a new campaign: Fix the Five Basics...

Three men stand together, holding signs that say 'I support the five basics for temporary accommodation' and 'fix the five basics'. Below this are icons representing washing, cooking, wifi, information and storage.

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ethnicitypaygap.bsky.social @ethnicitypaygap.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

This has had great reach. Let's ensure the output of the consultation clearly considers the responses given

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Trust for London @trustforlondon.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

More than 13,000 people were seen sleeping rough on the streets of London in 2024/25 - the highest on record. This is almost 4x higher than 15 years ago, in 2008/2009, and a 10% increase in just 12 months.

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Law Centres Network @lawcentres.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Ealing Law Centre and South West London Law Centres are taking joint action to tackle #housing injustice. Both are backing @trustforlondon.bsky.social's campaign to Fix the Five Basics, which highlights the unacceptable conditions many families face in temporary accommodation. (1/2)

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Launching The Five Basics of Temporary Accommodation Campaign — South West London Law Centres - Helping local people access justice

On Thursday 17 July, we launched our local chapter of the Five Basics campaign in Wandsworth, an urgent call for action to make temporary accommodation

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Not long now, we are looking for somebody AMAZING please come and join our team.

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

HIRING: We need someone AMAZING to create welcome and calm, keep everything organised even when things get busy, and who always knows where the scissors, printer ink, leaflets are hiding! Apply to be our New Admin and Referrals Co-ordinator. www://themagpieproject.org/work-for-us/

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4in10.bsky.social @4in10.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

So pleased to have been able to support @commissionerhr.coe.int to visit members of the 4in10 Network @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social & @xlplondon.bsky.social to listen to mums and young people about their experiences. Poverty is absolutely a human rights issue first and foremost

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Commissioner for Human Rights @commissionerhr.coe.int · 02/07/2025

On day 2 of my visit to the #UnitedKingdom I spent the day listening to the voices of young people, families and those supporting them on the #HumanRights of children in precarious situations @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social‬ @xlplondon.bsky.social‬ @endchildpoverty.bsky.social‬ @4in10.bsky.social

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Albinia Stanley @albiniastanley.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

↗️ Newham led by TELCO @citizensuk.org itizensuk.org and @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social rojectuk.bsky.social with Cabinet Member Cllr Amar Virdee ↙️ Lambeth led by @4in10.bsky.social n10.bsky.social @IRMO @advicenow.bsky.social & Lambeth Citizens @citizensuk.org with Deputy Leader Danial Adilypour

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

The newham charity @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social have been campaigning for ages to stop families being housed without access to kitchens. Families are being forced to live in places with nowhere to cook suitable food for children, nowhere to make an iftar meal, nowhere to make baby formula.

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

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Albinia Stanley @albiniastanley.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Fix the Five Basics is a campaign of Better TA - an informal alliance of London organisations working with & alongside people living in temporary accommodation @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social @trustforlondon.bsky.social @@positiveeast.bsky.social @4in10.bsky.social @@citizensuk.org and many more

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Are you an incredibly capable director of operations – at ease keeping a diverse, grassroots, values-driven, child-centred, deeply co-created, occasionally chaotic, always joyful charity on the road? Apply now! themagpieproject.org/work-for-us/

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Just Ideas Ltd @justideasco.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The Just Ideas' Spring Quarterly Review is now online. We are delighted to share some of our highlights from 2025 so far. just-ideas.co.uk/blog/2025/03...

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Just Ideas Spring Review 2025 – Just Ideas

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Just Ideas Ltd @justideasco.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Our Spring Quarterly Review features two projects - for @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social and for Hammersmith & Fulham Health and Care Partnership - which focus on early years. Focussing on working in an integrated way, both with local organisations and with residents and families.

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Just Ideas Ltd @justideasco.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

FUNDRAISING UPDATE! @helengarforth.bsky.social says: "Delighted to have completed the London Marathon! The amazing @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social Mums inspired me to keep going. We have raised £2700 for @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social ! Could we get to £3000? Thanks x" www.justgiving.com/page/helen-g...

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

What a woman!! It just shows how wonderful Helen is that her stretch fundraising target is already history. Do go and give her even more support.

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

When politicians have tried to divide us from our neighbours, we’ve fought back. But we need your help to keep fighting.⁠ Can you set up a monthly donation? Your sustained support provides the resources we need to advocate for people’s rights & campaign for change. act.praxis.org.uk/monthly-dona...

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Your monthly donation is a stand against far-right hate.

When politicians and the media divide us and spread hatred, together we’ve fought back at every turn and been there for people when it mattered most. But we need your help to keep fighting. Step up wi...

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Hostile & dehumanising rhetoric about migrants and refugees fuels racism and division in our communities. It lays the foundation for violence, like we saw last summer. We urgently need a wholesale shift in how we speak about migrants and refugees in the UK. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Rights groups urge Starmer to dial down anti-migrant rhetoric

Exclusive: 136 organisations tell PM to stop using ‘demonising language’, after his remarks before crime summit

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Helen is 80% of the way to her fundraising target for us. Let's get her over the line and show her some love and support as she takes on the #londonmarathon2025. Massive respect, and love. www.justgiving.com/page/helen-g...

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

What a lovely way to celebrate Mother's day with a song co-written between Magpie Mums and our long time partner London Rhymes www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqmI.... Flowers, and tears all round today as we launched it with mums and minis today.

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'Beautiful Mama' ❤️ by London Rhymes and The Magpie Project ❤️

YouTube video by London Rhymes

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This sheer excitement at a helicopter landing outside our building today reminds us that these are not migrant children, nor children of families seeking asylum - our minis are children and A CHILD IS A CHILD IS A CHILD.🧡

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Louder for those at the back - nobody staying in a home office hotel is an illegal immigrant - every single one is going through the legally recognised process of seeking and being assessed for asylum. I don't understand how MPs can call people illegal with impunity - they KNOW they are not.

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a green and red speedometer that says truth and lie

ALT: a green and red speedometer that says truth and lie

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Thank you to all those who donated to our clothes club. We gave clothes to 90 families on Monday and will do it all again tomorrow. @claptoncfc.co.uk @52lives.bsky.social Children's Salon.

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

You can't fake connection. See the joy our Rights Experience Advocacy Change team felt meeting @umakumaran.bsky.social. She shared her family history of seeking safety, and her vision of voice, change and representation for families like ours. Thank you Uma, a one-woman inspiration.

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Just Ideas Ltd @justideasco.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Just Ideas' Director - @helengarforth.bsky.social - is running the London Marathon next month in aid of @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social whose work - and the families they support - have so inspired us and captured our hearts. Please visit Helen's Just Giving page and make a donation. Thank you.

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

The wonderful @helengarforth.bsky.social director of @justideasco.bsky.social is running the #LondonMarathon2025! What a woman! AND she is raising funds for our services as she goes along! Thank you Helen. We will be with you (in spirit) every step of the way. www.justgiving.com/page/helen-g...

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Helen runs the London Marathon for The Magpie Project

Help helen garforth raise money to support The Magpie Project

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Clapton CFC @claptoncfc.co.uk · 15/03/2025

Please donate to our hygiene bank collection this weekend if you can. The @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social support mums and young children in temporary accommodation. They need: ● Toothpaste ● Toothbrush ● Shower gel ● Shampoo ● Deodorant ● Sanitary towels

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Proud of our steering committee mums, who take on the responsibility of making sure we stick to our mission, vision and values through monthly meetings. These new T-shirts mean all mums can find them and feed back with questions, complaints, suggestions. And they also look SENSATIONAL! Winning!

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

JOB ALERT: Come play in our beautiful new play space, with London's most gorgeous pre-schoolers! Paid role, Part time play assistant. Short deadline: 28th March. PLEASE SHARE. themagpieproject.org/work-for-us/

MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to our wonderful, strong, funny, gentle, fierce, fragile, energetic, exhausted, hopeful, ground-down, enduring, endlessly inspiring international women - it is such an incredible honour to journey with you daily. youtu.be/ocMJRl6zdxA?...

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We are the Magpie Mums! By The Magpie Project and London Rhymes #TunesForTots

YouTube video by London Rhymes

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Perks include endless tea and coffee, baby giggles and the occasional hug at ours! AND Working with THE BEST at Praxis obvs!

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MagpieProjectUK @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Creating a staffing structures, or providing cooking facilities, that allowed people to observe their traditions, culture or religion 'too much to ask'? Article 9 of the human rights act 1998 would disagree.

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