Jessica Silva, Career Consultant, gives her tips and tricks on writing the perfect CV. The key to success is to believe, envision and persevere. Find out more.
The guide offers lots of helpful information such as:
- Understanding the impact of debt to mental health – the different kinds of debt (e.g. tax debt) and how they can be a key source of stress, depression, and anxiety if not planned and managed properly.
- Advice for dealing with debt such as setting up a Debt Management Plan or an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA), qualifying for a Debt Relief Order (DRO), or even filing bankruptcy to get some protection and keep life essentials like pension savings safe from creditors.
- What to do if debt problems begin affecting your mental health. This includes recognising the symptoms and early warning signs of mental health problems associated with debt as well as advice on where to turn to for help and support.
- Other useful information and resources, including debt charities and organisations that are dedicated to helping people conquer their debt problems.
The national campaign for single parent equality is conducting a survey into single parents’ experiences of discrimination. It’s the first of its kind to collate experiences from single parents to directly influence the government for change. Please take ten minutes to complete the survey, all results are anonymous unless you choose to share your details. The findings will be shared with MPs and the media. https://tinyurl.com/SingleParentDiscrimination
If you would like to find out more click here
Are you a parent/carer in the London Borough Of Hammersmith & Fulham with a child/children who may be at risk or experiencing serious youth violence, exploitation and/or grooming, challenges with education, criminal and social care systems? If you need support because you are experiencing any of the above with you child/children then please send me a DM. Help for Parents/ Carers
Would you like to support other parents/carers going through similar experiences? ASE is offering free training and support to get you trained to become Parent/Carer Champion giving you the tools and services to support other parents who are concerned about their children…*signposting and providing easy access to key information *provide a safe space to discuss concerns and share experiences *support each other. Become a Parent/ Carer Champion
Training will be online or face to face – subject to covid restrictions
*Travel costs will be provided*
Contact Lydia on 07931777518
The next round of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust’s Rights and Justice programme is open for applications. The Funding priorities for this scheme are the protection and promotion of human rights and their enforcement in the UK; promoting rights and justice for minorities who face the most severe forms of racism; the promotion of rights and justice for refugees and other migrants; and responding to the dual harms of Covid-19 and systemic racism. The Trust makes grants to a range of organisations including registered, excepted or exempt charities across the UK. The deadline to register is the 5th March 2021 and the deadline to apply is 5pm on the 22nd March 2021. Click here
Grants of between £20,000 and £60,000 per year for up to three years are available to charitable organisations that help people at times of crisis in their lives. In particular, funding is available when other sources of support have failed, are inappropriate, or are simply not available. The funding is provided through the Henry Smith Charity Improving Lives Programme. Eligible organisations include charities and not-for-profit organisations (including social enterprises) in the UK with a turnover of £50,000 – £2 million (in exceptional circumstances up to £5 million). Applications can be submitted at any time and decisions are usually made within 6 months. Click here
The paper, called Civil Action, was published today by the research charity Pro Bono Economics, to mark the start of its Law Family Commission on Civil Society. Third Sector have reported that the commission is a two-year initiative that aims to examine how the potential of civil society can be unleashed in the UK. Find out more.
As we come out of the second national lockdown, three libraries in Kensington and Chelsea will open again on Wednesday, with limited services on offer and social distancing measures in place.
You are welcome to visit Kensington Central, Chelsea and North Kensington libraries from 10am to 6pm, Monday to Friday and from 9.30am to 5pm on Saturdays. Chelsea Library is open on Sundays too, 1pm to 5pm. Face covering is required to enter the library and we are asking people to submit their details for the NHS test&trace programme or scan the QR code if they have the app.
Click here for the most up-to-date information about services available after the lockdown. But our online library of newspapers, journals, comics, books, audiobooks and much more is available to you at all times, remotely, with your library card. Our events programme continues online and there is a lot happening on our social media platforms too!
This is a timely resource, with millions around the world working remotely due to COVID-19. Our in-depth guide covers:
- The pros and cons of remote work for employers and their staff, the wider impact on society and the environment, and technological and cultural challenges that need to be addressed.
- Eye-opening statistics and surveys of work from home (WFH) employees: 68% felt more productive at home, 80% said WFH reduced their expenses, yet 57% also felt more stressed from working remotely.
- Understanding the biggest challenges faced by remote workers: dealing with stress, anxiety, and maintaining work-life balance at home.
- Practical tips and advice to set up a productive and healthy workspace at home including links to other useful information.
The full online guide is here
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
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Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.