East Potential

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East Potential provides accommodation, training and employment opportunities for young people aged 16-24. We also deliver a range of neighbourhood projects for residents of all ages to improve their quality of life.

Arts for Youth - Annual Evaluation for 2009-2010

23 July 2010

East Potential receives funding from London Councils to deliver Arts for Youth, a programme that aims to reduce offending and anti-social behaviour amongst young people aged 11-24.

Making a Difference Awards 2010 – The People’s Choice

15 July 2010

Nominations are now open for the People’s Choice Award 2010. Who will you nominate?

EP Board member rides 300 miles for young people

10 June 2010

Alec Dick, a board member for East Potential, will be cycling more than 300 miles from Walthamstow to Stokesley, North Yorkshire to raise money for the Great Marvellous Cool Living (GMCL) project.

Barking and Dagenham Job Fair

11 March 2010

Hosted by East Potential in partnership with Lifeline, Tomorrow's People and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, this is an opportunity for B&D based job seekers to meet with local employers, training providers, job centre representatives and advice agencies in order to maximise your chances of finding employment.

Winsor Park residents Amy Ginesi and Stacy Brown

Artwork unveiled at revamped community centre in Beckton

3 December 2009

Artwork designed by young people has been unveiled on the Winsor Park estate in Beckton.

Local young people learn money skills with Barclays through website project

27 November 2009

Young people from east London were given a tour of the Barclays headquarters in Canary Wharf to celebrate completing a project that taught them skills in money management, and gave them a unique insight into the world of work.

Starting Point celebrates second birthday

Social enterprises celebrate their 'Starting Point' in Barking

11 November 2009

In the past two years more than 70 social enterprises and community groups in Barking have got off to a great start thanks to an innovative purpose-built facility called Starting Point.

Scriea Estephane, 23, Elsa Kue, 20 and Kyle Stuart-Woodard, 17, accept their award for Best Production

Young east London filmmakers showcase their work at film festival

Wednesday 4th November

A film festival was held at Stratford Circus on 2 November to show films made by young people from east London.

East Thames colleagues receive National Training Awards

East Thames a 'sparkling' winner at National Training Awards

Monday 12 October 09

East Thames has been awarded for its 'sparkling' approach to staff training and development at the prestigious Greater London National Training Awards 2009, scooping two awards for its commitment to using training to improve services for its customers.

Local business offers mentoring to school leavers

Monday 22 June 09

School children visited a local housing association today to celebrate completing a six month mentoring project that prepared them for their GCSEs, and gave them a unique insight into the world of work.