Mapping Our Borough

map of the broough covered in post it notes

Read about the latest Spaces + Places meeting and tell us what opportunities and offerings you know exist in Barking & Dagenham.

BD Giving Invests in Vital Counselling Service

Sarah Kasule, local entrepreneur

We’re delighted to announce our latest investment in Ultimate Counselling CIC, a brilliant local business providing mental health and outreach services for refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants across East London. Ultimate Counselling offers therapy and access to education, jobs, and training. By tackling mental health challenges and supporting integration, they help individuals to thrive which […]

GROW Fund is back

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The investment fund exclusively for entrepreneurs in Barking & Dagenham is back! We’re searching for 10 ambitious local entrepreneurs who are ready to take their businesses to the next level.

Statistics VS Feelings

Neighbourhood Stewards in conversation,

At the fourth meeting of the Spaces + Places Neighbourhood Stewards we dived into the borough’s statistics.

Give it a Go Fund is back!

We’re excited to launch the third round of Give it a Go Fund.

Just like before, we teamed up with a group of local residents to pick a theme for this round of funding.

The group chose: Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Changes to our governance for 2025

We say goodbye and special thanks to our outgoing trustee, Jeremy Grint, and extend a warm welcome to three new trustees joining us this year. 

Barking and Dagenham Giving
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