Community and citizenship

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This theme covers all aspects of the functioning and fabric of society, including social cohesion, community resilience and development, human rights, inclusion, participation and equality. It is one of the eight universal themes which form our grantmaking framework and allow us to address every aspect of society. Fellows’ stories

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Fellows' updates August 2025 Fellows' update: Joy O'Neill

Joy O’Neill (CF 2020) has become a Playful Green Planet Champion for the RSA.

By Joy O'Neill, 2025

Photograph of Churchill Fellow William Case

Fellows' updates August 2025 Fellows' update: William Case

William Case (CF 2011) spoke on Oldham Community Radio about Your Support Matters, where he is Founder and Chief Executive, his Churchill Fellowship, and his work with the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTI).

By William Case, 2025

Report In the meantime: why food banks must stop growing and prioritise structural change

By Harry Johnson, 2024

Fellows' updates August 2025 Fellows' update: Jacqueline Broadhead

Jacqueline Broadhead’s (CF 2016) upcoming book, Welcoming Cities, will be published next month (September) by Policy Press. The book, which draws directly on her Churchill Fellowship work and includes case studies from the Migration Living Well Together report, is available at a discount for pre-order for all Fellows.

By Jacqueline Broadhead, 2025

Fellows' updates August 2025 Fellows' update: Nicola Sharp-Jeffs

Nicola Sharp-Jeffs (CF 2016) has co-founded the International Coalition Against Economic Abuse (IACEA) with a Fellow from the Churchill Trust Rebecca Glenn.

By Nicola Sharp-Jeffs, 2025

Blogs & conversations How rural Canada is rethinking migration

Keith Ruffles travelled across Canada to explore how rural communities are using migration to reverse population decline. Over five weeks, he visited six towns taking part in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP), meeting with local coordinators, federal agencies, and migrants like Natalia and Mohammad, who shared their experiences of settling in Canada. In this blog, Keith reflects on what the UK could learn from Canada’s community-driven approach to migration, and how the Fellowship gave him the time, space, and connection to explore these issues in depth.