Pride in Place: funding gaps and capacity challenges
New analysis shows the areas overlooked for Pride in Place funding and highlights the need to strengthen capacity in funded areas, so plans are genuinely community-led.
Yasmin is a Senior Policy Adviser at JRF, where she leads on our communities and placed-based policy work. Yasmin also designed and delivered JRF's AI for public good programme - an example of the organisation's exploratory, cross-cutting work. Previously, Yasmin worked at Black Thrive Lambeth managing the employment workstream, which sought to improve employment outcomes for Black people with long-term health conditions in Lambeth, South London. She also previously ran her own social enterprise which worked with young Londoners to widen access to arts and cultural spaces.
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