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Carers Network supports carers in Hammersmith & Fulham

Come to learn about and understand dementia, ask questions, support each other and take better care of yourself.

This group is aimed at dementia carers of newly diagnosed patients.

 

It is a partnership between Carers Network and the Hammersmith & Fulham Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Service (CIDS).

 

Dementia carers support group:

  • Wednesday 16 October: Support for carers

When: 10:30am-12pm
Where: St Vincent’s House, 49 Queen Caroline Street, W6 9QH

 

Carers Network Hammersmith and Fulham supports carers in Hammersmith & Fulham.

 

 

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Richmond Fellowship – Employment and Wellbeing service

Mental Health Services Hammersmith & Fulham

 

 

Richmond Fellowship’s Hammersmith and Fulham Employment and Wellbeing service covering the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

 

This service is available to individuals in primary care and secondary mental health care, regardless of their mental health condition.

Richmond Fellowship offer a variety of services including:

– employment support,

– advice and signposting,

– peer support and befriending.

 

RF provide a range of Personal Development and wellbeing activities and courses throughout the year for anyone with experience of mental ill health including:

  • One to one personalised support, goal setting and action planning
  • Regular 8 to 12 week therapeutic-based programmes to help build self-confidence, self-management and coping strategies, developing motivation and resilience
  • Skills-based workshops designed and produced in consultation with people using our services
  • Activity-based groups including arts and creativity, sport and physical wellbeing, IT and social media skills and more

 

These courses and activities will take place at Richford Gate Medical Practice and at a range of venues across the borough.

 

Click here to see activities calendar.

 

 

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Campaign #ZeroTolerance

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Campaigns #ZeroTolerance

 

The NHS in North West London is asking local people to respect the dedicated NHS staff who care for them by launching a #ZeroTolerance campaign to tackle threats of violence, abuse or harassment against NHS staff.

 

H&F CCG also launching our #ZeroTolerance campaign in response to the growing level of harassment of NHS staff that takes place online.

 

Threatening behaviour that targets staff members on social media such as Twitter, Facebook or Instagram is unacceptable, but unfortunately increasingly common in the digital age.

 

We have a zero tolerance attitude towards any incident in which an employee is abused, threatened or assaulted, either in person or online, and will take legal action if necessary.

 

This includes:
–  Use of force that results in physical injury or personal discomfort
–  Serious or persistent use of verbal abuse
–  Staff who are assaulted or abused outside their place of work
–  Threatening behaviour that targets staff members on social media such as Twitter, Facebook or Instagram

Take a look at poster here to find out more.

 

Click here to find more information.

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Funding for Projects that Help Young People Volunteer

Grants of between £10,000 and £15,000 are available to community groups, small charities and voluntary sector organisations to run one-year projects which encourage young Londoners aged between 10 and 20 to volunteer or take part in social action.

To be eligible to receive funding projects need to demonstrate how the project will positively impact the young peoples’ wellbeing and emotional resilience and ensure that 60% of young people taking part are new to volunteering.

The funding is being made available through Team London.

 

The closing date for applications is midday on the 18th October 2019.

 

 

Click here to see more details.

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Grants Available for Organisations Working with Young People and the Elderly

 

Charitable organisations providing services for young people between the ages of 13 to 25 and the elderly can now to apply to the Field Family Trust.

 

The next meeting of Trustees is in April 2020 and applications will close on 6 weeks prior to the meeting or when sufficient applications for the meeting have been received.

Organisations applying must have an annual income of under £1m and be working in the West Midlands and London (within the boundaries of the M25).

 

The Trustees will consider applications for a wide variety of purposes, such as outreach, engagement, equipment, furnishings, running costs, helplines.

 

Click here to see their website for more information.

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Being an effective trustee

 

Effective trustees are vital for charities.

 

This popular session will assist potential and current trustees to understand their legal and governance duties and to assess the risks involved.

 

James Sinclair Taylor will explore:

 

– key issues to consider when becoming a trustee

– legal and governance duties of a trustee

– personal liability and risks for trustees

– charity law and Charity Commission regulation and guidance

– conflicts of interests management and trustee payments

– serious incident reporting

– strategic issues

 

 

To book your space click here.

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Team London and Thrive LDN Small Grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In partnership with Thrive LDN and the #iWill Fund, Team London are offering grants of between £10,000- £15,000 to community groups, small charities and voluntary sector organisations to run one year projects which encourage young Londoners to volunteer or take part in social action.

 

The projects will focus on any area of volunteering or social action.

Examples of categories for these projects include sports, arts, media, or London’s environment but should also encourage good mental health and wellbeing.

 

The majority of young participants will be new to volunteering and will come from groups that are disproportionately affected by mental health issues.

 

The Team London and Thrive LDN Small Grants will fund projects which: 

  • work with 10 – 20 year olds on volunteering and/or social action projects
  • can demonstrate how the project will positively impact the young peoples’ wellbeing and emotional resilience
  • ensure 60% of young people taking part are new to volunteering (not taken part in the last 12 months)
  • work with young people from one or more of the following target groups:
    • Looked after children (or at risk of being)
    • Young carers
    • Young people in the youth justice system (or at risk of being)
    • Young homeless people (or at risk of being)
    • Refugee and asylum-seeking young people
    • Young people with learning disabilities
    • NEETs (not in employment, education or training)
    • Vulnerable young people1 (or at risk of being)
    • Young people who identify as LGBTQ+
    • Young people from the traveller community
    • Young people who have experienced domestic violence
    • Young people with physical disabilities

 

We invite potential applicants to get in touch for informal conversations about applying for this fund. Please contact us here.

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Social Change Awards 2020

 

DSC Social Change Awards celebrate the passionate individuals and effective organisations committed to making a positive impact on society.

 

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

 

To find out more about and nominate for each award click through and make your nominations straight away below:

Nominate now for the Outstanding Contribution Award.

Nominate now for the Everybody Benefits – Long Term Award.

Nominate now for the Everybody Benefits – New Enterprise Award.

Nominate now for the Influencer Award.

Nominate now for the Rising Star Award.

Nominate now for the Great Giving Award.

 

Nominations close on Monday 30 September and the public voting period will begin in late November.

 

The Awards Ceremony evening (invite only) will take place on Wednesday 22 January at the House of Lords, in the Cholmondeley Room, hosted by The Lord Dannatt.

 

 

 

 

 

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Sobus Coffee Networking Morning

 

Sobus is hosting a FREE coffee morning for local businesses on Friday, 27th September 2018 from 8:30am- 10am.

 

We would like to connect with all businesses, whether you are a Start-up, Social enterprise, Charity or a Commercial business.

 

Given the hard time this area has suffered, the idea is for all businesses to connect, network and use our coffee mornings as a platform to be more visible and maybe serve the local community better.


We hope that monthly coffee mornings will assist businesses to work in conjunction with one another and for the potential of building new business opportunities.

 

This is an open invite, so please with us, welcome anyone who may benefit from this FREE business community networking event and pass it on to your colleagues/fellow businesses if you are not able to attend.

 

Click here to view/download a flyer.

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New music charity for London needs trustees

Tri-Borough Music Hub

 

 

New music charity for London is now seeking trustees to help us extend music education across all communities in west London, particularly for disadvantaged people. 

 

Musical Boroughs Trust has been granted registered charity status by the UK’s Charity Commission, so that it can start fundraising to help more young people and the wider community engage with music in three London Boroughs. Now it is calling for new trustees to help it in its work.

 

“Our next step is to complete the board of the charity, so if you are passionate about music, education and social impact we are looking for local people with fresh ideas to join our founding trustees, helping us to grow and represent our communities”, continues Stuart.

 

The charity seeks two young trustees aged 18 to 25 years, and also specialists who can offer expertise in fundraising, marketing/communications and finance/accounting.

A key aim of the charity is to reduce financial barriers to music education learning for local schoolchildren who face disadvantage, social deprivation, inequality and financial hardship. This includes discounted fees and bursaries for pupils.

 

A Year 13 pupil who studied music locally says

 

“I could never have achieved all that I did during the last 5 years without the work of the Tri-borough Music Hub as a whole. They care immensely about the way that music helps support children, especially in the most formative years of their lives. The new Musical Boroughs Trust is a fantastic cause and I hope that they can help support countless other young people to access music education.” Tiarnan Morrison, aged 18.

 

 

Musical Boroughs Trust is inviting local people to help the new charity in many ways including as potential trustees.

 

Supporters can also make donations, introduce us to potential funders, volunteer (e.g. for our “users voice group”), and generally spread the word.

 

All of these things can help secure the future of music education for people of all ages.

 

To view/download a press release with the key information click here.

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