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We’re delighted to work with non-profit organisation Tutors United to provide free weekly lessons in Maths and English to school children in years 4, 5 and 6 (8-11 years old) over the 2022/23 academic year.

This service can have a huge impact on pupils who have fallen a bit behind and would like to improve their performance at school. Tutors United recruit and train university students to deliver exciting hour-long sessions that complement the national curriculum.

• After just eight hours of English tuition, EAL pupils progress on average two sub-levels in English.

• After 12 hours of tuition, pupils improve their performance in Maths by 35%.

Online and face-to-face sessions at the Flower and Dean Community Centre (Brick Lane - E1 6QT) will begin in October.

To register your child, click here. Spaces are limited, so sign up now to avoid disappointment!

If you have financial difficulties, struggle to pay your bills or need help to replace household appliances, we are here to help.

Through our new £500K Helping Hand Fund, which is paid for by the Riverside Foundation as part of our partnership with the Riverside Group, we can provide small grants and other practical short-term support for households. Please call us on 0300 123 9966 or complete a self-referral form via your MyOneHousing account.

Residents in Tower Hamlets can benefit from free advice on welfare benefits, debt, housing and other areas of social welfare law, with the Tower Hamlets Community Advice Network (THCAN). The network brings together a range of organisations to offer impartial information for residents, and all advice centres listed on the website meet the requirements of the Advice Quality Standard (AQS).

Resources include:

• Money and debt advice
• Benefits advice
• Employment advice
• Legal advice services
• Housing advice

To find out how they can help you, visit Home - THCAN

To help relieve some of the pressure caused by price rises on food, Tower Hamlets Council has partnered with Swan Housing Association to open a Food Store available to all residents living in the borough.

Residents can pick up large amount of food at a low cost every two weeks. There will also be household items available such as toiletries and cleaning products.

• 10am - 12pm, Room 5 at The Reach Community Hub
• 1.30pm - 4.30pm, The IT Room at Bow Cross Community Hub (available from Tuesday 16 August 2022)

If you have any ideas to make improvements to your local area, you could receive up to £3,000 to fund your project through our Environmental Improvement Bid.

Successful projects in the past have included the creation of communal garden areas for residents to enjoy.

To apply, please contact Amma Nkrumah at residentengagements@onehousing.co.uk or ring 07342 062 379. We will be happy to provide support with the application process by working with you and your property manager.

As part of our commitment to deliver a fresh approach to our services, we will be sending you a local newsletter to keep you updated on our work in your neighbourhood and to share events and initiatives that may be of interest to you. We will also be telling you how we have implemented your feedback to ensure we get our services right first time and develop communities that thrive and flourish.

The first issue of the newsletter is available to read here.