Cause Communications

07/09/2025

Why part of the answer to the anxiety epidemic lies in investment in youth services.
A letter from Jamie Masraff, boss of our client OnSide national youth charity, published in Tbe Sunday Times today.

28/08/2025

We're lucky enough to work with Jason Stockwood in his role as Chair of Grimsby's OnSide Youth Zone.
Today we want to share something about his other role, co-owner of Grimsby Town FC.
Congratulations Mariners. Over to you, Jason.

Heart, organisation and bravery found a way on a night that will be talked about in pubs and playgrounds for decades

15/08/2025

Welcome back Premier League.

How Son Heung-min, Thomas Frank, Lucy Bronze, Sir Gareth Southgate, the Lionesses and Brighton and Hove Albion prove football has the power to change lives. Lost Boys Taskforce, National Autistic Society, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham FC,

24/07/2025

Check out our latest Cause And Effect blog to see what we've been up to this week.
https://www.causecommunications.co.uk/blog/bki1ancwzf2kriki8o4qhpanmei3zr

06/07/2025

SEND making the The Times and Guardian splashes, Telegraph front page, Sun and Mail inside stories and last week the FT.

27/06/2025

Our client the Disabled Children's Partnership quoted in the BBC’s coverage of latest news.

Only 46% of education, health and care plans were issued by local authorities within the 20 week deadline last year, according to the DfE.

25/06/2025

'My name, Tumukunde, means you're gonna love her'.

Turns out she's right. Tumi (that's her nickname) is 15, she's a member of Bolton Lads and Girls Club and has brought so much energy, joy and happiness to this week's Onside takeover of the The Big Issue

Her article on her experiences of being a refugee has rightly been at the top of the Big Issue homepage all week, as well as making a beautifully designed two-page spread in the print magazine.

Like all the young people from OnSide's Youth Advisory Board who we've worked with on this project over the past two months, Tumi's confidence and curiosity shine through, and she was eager to share her experiences of moving to Bolton from DRC when she was just four years old.

Attending 'Lads' (as she calls ) has been key to her making friends, discovering her passions for dance and basketball, and embracing new experiences - like this week's incredible Big Issue takeover.

Buy the Big Issue this week (from a vendor, a shop or online) or read Tumi's article online (linked below). Either way, you're gonna love it.

Tumukunde Uzomukunde became a refugee when her family left the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo when she was just four.

18/06/2025

What’s the big question everyone is desperate to ask Angus Collins?
Zoe Hardman asked THAT question when she interviewed Britain’s bravest rower on the Heart Radio breakfast show with Jamie Theakston.
Angus sets off on his solo and unsupported row around our beautiful shores within the week.
Follow his Insta account at AngusCollinsbe for updates.
And please donate to James’s Place, helping men in suicidal crisis.

25/05/2025

The Government plans to ditch Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) for hundreds of thousand of children with additional needs, according to reports.
Anna Bird and Katie Ghose from our client the Disabled Children's Partnership were quoted in The Times and Guardian.
You can also listen back to Katie, Chief Executive of Kids and vice chair of the DCP, on Stephen Nolan's BBC Radio 5 show explaining how harmful ditching EHCPs will be. Katie also calls on Government to talk to parents and DCP organisations to understand how change doesn't have to be catastrophic. (From 1.05)

The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.

18/05/2025

A week's work?

Nope, this coverage for our clients has not only taken months of work from our excellent team, it shows our experience and strength and breadth of relationships with journalists, built over years.

Sunday:

⭐ The Observer runs a page feature on the powerful work being done at OnSide's The Way Youth Zone positively empowering young men. (MSN and Radio 4's Broadcasting House pick up the story) Thanks to Cause's latest signing Teresa Parker.

⭐FYI Investigates Disability And Me wins a BAFTA. The Sky News show giving voice to disabled young people that we collaborated on with Fresh Start Media was one of the highlights of 2024 for Cause.

Tuesday:

⭐ The Sun devotes a beautifully-designed graphic and spread to record-smashing rower and mental health advocate Angus Collins. Also runs online.

⭐ The Mirror runs a news exclusive on our client One Home's investigation into the failure of the Government's Property Flood Resilience Grant. (The story is picked up by MSN and quotes Angela Terry). Meticulous work by Cause data guru Aimi Jones

⭐ BBC's The One Show features an item about OnSide's latest Youth Zone in Salford. Our Jenna Sloan was on hand to support filming.

Wednesday: Our Sam Carlisle was invited to meet the King with Sammy's Foundation founder Patricia Alban, Patricia's story was picked up in The Daily Mail.

Thursday:

⭐ The Sun and The i quote the Disabled Children's Partnership reaction to the story that the Government is scrapping education, health and care plans for children with SEND.

Saturday:

⭐ Jamie's Farm is included in a Guardian Magazine feature about swapping office life for working outdoors.

Thanks to the journalists that collaborated with us and to our remarkable charity clients. We'll keep working hard for you.

13/05/2025

No better way to mark Mental Health Awareness Week than with a double-page spread in The Sun about our client Angus Collins' epic adventure.
Record-smashing rower Angus will attempt to row solo and unsupported around the UK in a boat not much bigger than himself.
Why would anyone even think of this extraordinary feat? Because he wants to raise £250k for the brilliant charity James’ Place UK that provides emergency intervention for men in suicidal crisis.
Read his story and about James' Place's work in today's paper and online.

11/05/2025

While so many of us were wringing our hands about the issues brought up in TV show Adolescence, youth workers like Jead Clarke were on the ground talking to young men, understanding the lure of toxic influencers and giving boys a safe space to discuss their feelings.
Thank you Maya Oppenheim for visiting OnSide's The Way Youth Zone to report on the charity's crucial work, in today's Observer.

The lure of online misogynistic and violence is damaging vulnerable teens. A new group of youth centres is determined to turn the tide