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In 2015, Hornsea Nursery School, based in East Riding of Yorkshire, set up a club for parents to meet after their children’s morning or afternoon drop-off. Head teacher Claire White had always been keen on the idea of supporting the community through the school, which is in a coastal area, and employed me as a project manager to help develop community projects and win funding.
We were looking at the broad range of issues associated with deprivation – lack of confidence, employment opportunities and skills, social isolation, domestic violence, and mental health issues.
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