What is the Inner City Challenge?
Working with the homeless, addicts, in broken communities and the vulnerable, MPs are serving 4-day placements, Monday 9am- Thursday 5pm, in some of the most innovative, poverty-fighting projects in
As well as providing a safe and meaningful way to interact with the real life people that make up terrifying national statistics, the Inner City Challenge is also an eye-opener on the diverse, creative and energetic voluntary and charity sector that is making huge, but often silent, impact across the UK.
The rules for MPs are:
- No special treatment
- You are there to serve, in a similar way to a GAP year volunteer
- You will live away from
- A placement is not in the MP's constituency: this isn't for political gain but an education for your work as a representative
- Keep in touch with your project
The rules for projects are:
- 'Keep it real'
- Don't paint any corridors for the visit!
- Use your visiting MP as you would any other volunteer: no job too small e.g. cleaning toilets
- No special accommodation
MP's will keep in touch with their project for the year and invite a member of their staff for a one-week internship at Parliament.
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The Centre for Social Justice invites MPs of all political parties to take part in 4-day voluntary placements arranged by the Centre for Social Justice.
