The team at CLI are proud to announce our very first ‘Recovery Fest’. For sometime now we have been bouncing the idea around of putting on an event promoting recovery. It’s finally here and we couldn’t be more excited!Bedford Esquires have…
BC Three Counties - Recovery is possible CLI were kindly invited by BBC Three Counties radio last week to talk all things Addiction and Recovery. Our newly appointed GROW Trainee's Ricki Barton and Bernie Roles bravely shared their stories live…
Community Led Initiatives are pleased to announce we are now registered partners of the University of Bedfordshire. Since meeting with UOB's Volunteer Recruitment Advisor we are excited to see what opportunities this partnership has to offer both parties. UOB volunteering…
Community Led Initiatives Newsletter for July has been released You can find it here View Newsletter
This weekend Pete spoke on a panel at the launch event of LExMove at the Manchester International Festival. The Lived Experience Movement (Lex Move) is a collective impact network, connecting, supporting and strengthening the capacity of lived experience leaders to…
Community Led Initiatives to support leaders with lived experience thanks to National Lottery funding Community Led Initiatives CIC, based in Manchester and Bedford, is celebrating today after being awarded £48,488 in National Lottery funding to put people with lived experience…
CLI is delighted to announce we have been awarded £90,000 for our work to cut re-offending rates, from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. As the statistics tell us, 60 per cent of prisoners serving less than 12 months, and 46 per cent…
Criminal Justice Champions CLI’s directors Peter Atherton and Matthew Kidd were overwhelmed when it was announced they had won the Howard League for Penal Reform’s inaugural “criminal justice champion” award. The Howard League is a national charity working for less…
CLI is proud to announce that its first Recovery Forum has been launched in Bedfordshire. The forum was led by Pete Atherton, CLI’s operational director, with support from other members of the CLI team. People came from a variety of…
New Service Launched in Bedford The team at CLI is delighted to have launched a new service in Bedfordshire to help tackle drug and alcohol misuse. More than 50 people attended the launch event at The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine,…