At the RJ4All Rotherhithe Community Centre, serving our community is an integral part of our mission. South London and the SE16 postcode where we are based continues to suffer from the deep impact of COVID19. This relates not only to our communities physical and mental health, but also socio-economic status and education.
Through our partnership with Community Southwark, we have been fortunate to join the VCS COVID-19 outreach Grant, and the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake grant.
With a vision to create the first
restorative postcode, we created the COVID19 Restoring Communities programmes bringing both funds under one roof. The programme focuses on empowering the community of Southwark through encouraging local residents to support the prevention of COVID19 and to increase the uptake of the vaccination programme. CRC aims to target priority community groups with the greatest COVID-9 vulnerability based on national and local public health intelligence insights, specifically:
CRC builds on from our successful
COVID19 poverty relief "You are not Alone project". Through this project we learned that in order to promote the prevention of COVID-19 and to increase the uptake of the vaccination programme, organizations must create community engagement activities and support their needs. To this end, we will:
This programme works closely with the Southwark Community Ambassadors Network, which has produced a series of resources that empower and support Southwark residents to stay up to date with the latest and most accurate advice.
The RJ4All Community Health
Ambassadors
are available to help you.
As part of our vision for a restorative post-code, the COVID19 Restoring Communities programmes is grounded in our restorative justice founding value of power sharing, meaning, the activities that are implemented in these two projects allow the community to engage with project facilitators and not solely be subjects in an ulterior plan. These projects will enable an equal distribution of power through shared knowledge, opinion, and compassion.
Restorative Justice for All International Institute (RJ4All)
The RJ4All Rotherhithe Community Centre, 30 Plough Way London SE16 2LJ, UK
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