New Partnerships Forming for Place To Be
As Place To Be continues to grow, I’m excited to share some recent developments that show how this community-rooted project is beginning to connect across different parts of Harlow.
Integration Support, a charity working with people who are newly arrived to the UK, has expressed their enthusiasm to be part of the project. We’re now planning to run a couple of workshops together when Place To Be launches in August. This feels like a meaningful step toward the project’s aim of creating shared space and connection between communities that might not otherwise cross paths.
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I’ve also been in touch with Rainbow Services, who do vital work supporting older people facing isolation and living with dementia. We're exploring ways to make Place To Be accessible and welcoming to participants of all ages and stages of life.
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In addition, with support from Harlow Council, I’ve started conversations with Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Services and Sam’s Place—two organisations working at the heart of family and youth mental health in the area. These early discussions are helping me think about how the project can be a gentle, creative space for wellbeing, care, and community connection.
What’s emerging is a patchwork of organisations and individuals who are all committed, in different ways, to making Harlow a kinder, more connected place. I’m deeply grateful for this growing network, and I’m looking forward to seeing how these relationships will shape Place To Be over the months to come.
