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Islington Council and the NHS can today announce a new, innovative mental health programme which will help to create a better future for young Black men and boys, and supports the council’s efforts to tackle inequality. 

To mark Islamophobia Awareness Month, Islington Council, Finsbury Park Mosque, Muslim Welfare House, Al-Risalah Mosque, Islington Hate Crime Forum, Holloway Educational and Cultural Centre, and Islington Faiths Forum stand together in solidarity to reiterate that any form of hate crime will not be tolerated, and to celebrate our Muslim communities.

Islington Council has opened a brand-new youth centre on the Andover Estate. The centre will take a unique community approach that will empower young people to broaden their horizons and build self-confidence in a safe space, supported by familiar and friendly faces.

Islington Council has led the development of a new network of major employers and key organisations, with nine founding members, dedicated to boosting the local economy and helping to create a more equal borough.

Twenty homeless people in Islington have successfully found jobs and homes thanks to the generosity of their local community. Islington Council has partnered with Beam, an innovative social enterprise and fundraising platform, which brings communities together online to help homeless people achieve their goals.

For the first time since the pandemic, Islington Council’s Dignity in Care Awards returned to celebrate the exceptional support from social care workers, volunteers and community members.

Islington Council is appealing for more hosts to help house Ukrainian refugees and transform lives in the borough.

Islington Council today (Thursday, 13 October) launches the Safer Islington Partnership’s new Violence Reduction Strategy and pledges to work side-by-side with local people and groups to create a safer borough.

Islington Council will work with organisations across the borough to keep community centres open as Warm Community Spaces, providing respite to residents this winter as the cost of living emergency bites.

Islington Council is working with two broadband providers to roll out full-fibre broadband across the borough’s estates and other council homes, bringing more residents the benefits of fast internet access.

Green-fingered residents across the borough have been recognised for their Islington in Bloom entries, as local people continue to play their part in creating a cleaner, greener, healthier future.    

Islington Council is today (Monday, 26 September) announcing a £10 million investment programme that allows local people to help shape the transformation of shared spaces on estates across the borough.