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CEO Blog - It’s Not Just About Services’

It’s Not Just About Services: What We’ve Learned and What’s Next

By Stephen Craker, Chief Executive of Communities 1st

 

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CEO Blog - From health to wealth

From health to wealth – why the next chapter of Get Britain Working must be written locally

By Stephen Craker, Chief Executive of Communities 1st

 

Work is more than wages; it is connection, confidence and community.  When ill‑health or disadvantage locks people out of good work, we all lose.

 

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