Newcastle Building Society is working with the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland and organisations across the region to ‘Connect, Collaborate and Make a Difference’ and help create positive change for our communities.
We invited the region’s business leaders and decision makers to our Cobalt HQ on Thursday 21st March to find out more about Vital Signs 2024 and how we can all work together to address key issues facing communities in the North East.
Vital Signs is a guide to the issues affecting the health and prosperity of our region and highlights where we can best focus our efforts to boost social mobility.
Speakers at the event:
- Andrew Haigh, Newcastle Building Society CEO
- Rob Williamson, Community Foundation CEO, introducing the Vital Signs 2024 reports
- Earl Charlton, Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son & YMCA North Tyneside, sharing his experience of homelessness
- Amanda Bailey, North East Child Poverty Commission Director, discussing why growing the Living Wage must be a priority for the North East
- Steve Beherall, Newcastle United Foundation Chief Executive, covering inclusive employability
- Alison Dunn, Citizens Advice Gateshead Chief Executive, sharing details of our support service ‘Helping Hand’, which is delivered in partnership with Citizens Advice Gateshead
For more information about Vital Signs 2024, visit the Community Foundation’s website.
Image caption: Earl Charlton sharing his thoughts on how to drive action with his tablemates during the breakout session.
