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National and local FirstStop information & advice service to help older people live independently.
Funding for frontline projects in fight to end female genital mutilation - creating a network of community champions – (Government launches consultation into mandatory reporting of FGM)
Homeless Link: 10 professionals, 2 countries - Transatlantic Practice Exchange 2014 - what can we learn from each other's most innovative practices? – (Lowest earners three times more likely to suffer from poor sleep)
£23 million to help homeless turn around their lives
BIG: Additional Scottish Land Fund investment for Aigas forest buy out – (Domestic violence support groups secure National Lottery funding ~ Lottery £2m puts spotlight on abuse of older citizens ~ £6.4m Lottery fund leaves grassroots sporting legacy from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games)
EHRC responds to court judgement in disability discrimination case
Government concerned at 'shocking' evidence of the inaccessibility of the British high street to disabled people ~ DisabledGo
WAG: £23,500 to improve the local advice & information services available for families
Innovative repair & renew projects receive funding to move communities away from a throw away culture
Eric Pickles met young people who have benefitted from the Supporting Inclusion Programme and saw first hand how it had changed their lives
Grant to establish a National Entity for Welsh for Adults announced

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