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Monday, 21 November 2011
Women volunteers for health
Platform 51 providing women with new and varied opportunities
Platform 51 have recently starting running the Women Volunteers for Health programme, that provides training and support to 400 women to become health volunteers in their own communities of St Helens, Doncaster, Nottingham and Wolverhampton.
5 August 2011
Life changing job coup for Platform 51’s Natasha
Five years ago, Natasha Watkins fell through the doors at Platform 51 Doncaster, drunk and just out of prison after 20 previous custodial sentences. In July 2011 her dreams come true when Belinda Grashion offered her a job as an Office Administrator.
25 May 2011
Urgent appeal: help a girl in care
Our Powerpuff project for girls in care desperately needs funds right now. Please help us.
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