The Kingsland Community Regeneration Trust was formerly known as the Kingsland Community Regeneration Forum began it’s life as a Haggerston SRB project which was managed by Renaisi, from 1997 – 2003.  As a SRB project KCRF administered small grants to local community organisations and arranged public meetings and activities based on local needs.  

Today the Kingsland Community Regeneration Trust activities remain focused on local needs covering two main areas:  

·  Employment & Training

·  Community Engagement & Development  

Mission Statement  

To promote; regeneration in areas of economic deprivation throughout London, the relief of poverty, assistance for employment education training or retraining especially amongst the unemployed, and to provide work experience.

To be an exemplary model of a Community led Regeneration organisation, whereby local people form an integral part of the organisation at every level. To continue to engage local people with their community so that services and community activities available reflect real needs of the people they are meant to serve.

 Beneficiaries  

KCRT’s programmes’ intended beneficiaries are adults and young people 16+ who are disadvantaged due to cultural, language & skills barriers, lone parents, the workless, socially inactive, and isolated residents. KCRT programmes seek to actively engage beneficiaries in their community through their involvement on KCRT’s management board, where they will have the opportunity to have their say about project services on offer in the area.  

Partnerships  

KCRT has formed effective partnerships over the last 4 years with both voluntary and statutory partners such as Working Links, Job Centre Plus, Neighbourhood Renewal, Shoreditch Trust Formerly know as Shoreditch Our Way (Shoreditch New Deal), Canalside Housing Partnership, Metropolitan Housing Trust, O-Regen, Ujima Housing Group and Hackney Business Venture Enterprise.