ABOUT ONE COMMUNITY LINK
At One Community Link, we see the value in everyone. We want to be a catalyst for positive change. Since our beginnings in 2016, we’ve been driven by the same ideas we initially founded our charity upon: support, empowerment and progress. We work onsite and offsite, in primary schools, secondary schools, colleges and established institutions
Dealing with the challenges of today requires problem-solvers who bring different perspectives and are willing to take risks. One Community Link emerged out of a pursuit to inspire and support the community, and a desire for actions to speak louder than words.
OUR MISSION
It is so easy to fall into a pattern of apathy as we go through our lives. Our organisation was born out of a commitment to stop passing over the real issues of society, and to deal with them head on. We have set out to aid those who need it most.
One Community Link is here to help, and we believe that change is possible when we put our hearts and minds to it.
OUR OBJECTIVES
Increase the skills, knowledge, pride, confidence and sense of belonging in Black, Asian and Global Majority communities in Teesside through welcoming, safe, and inclusive spaces and activities.
Dismantle systemic racism through education, joint working, and community organising.
Alleviate poverty in Global Majority communities.
Promote mutual social integration.
Address the issues Global Majority communities experience when accessing essential services.
Support Global Majority communities to achieve their potential.
Improve knowledge of, and access too, housing, employment, immigration information, universal credit and other mainstream services.
Work with agencies such as Victim Care Support and Global Majority led organisations to raise awareness of hate crime.
Decrease xenophobia and improve understanding of immigration, and the asylum/refugee process.
