Muslim Charities Forum is distributing funds from Comic Relief’s Global Majority Fund. Grants of up to £10,000 are available for project or core costs. Applications will close at 17.00 on Friday 30 April 2021. Find out more here.
We invest in the future of our community through our grants programme. We give grants to local organisations supporting people who live in Hammersmith. Our area of benefit is the eight wards in the north of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham: College Park and Old Oak, Wormholt and White City, Shepherds Bush Green, Askew, Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith Broadway, Addison, Avonmore and Brook Green. Read on
West London Action For Children Exciting opportunity for two professionally qualified practitioners with backgrounds in social work; family therapy; counselling and clinical psychology and/or psychotherapy: One to work with children and to run schools based groups One to offer family therapy, parenting work, and individual psychotherapy We offer counselling and group services to children and families within a client-led, strengths-based framework. This is a long established, well respected and innovating charity – JOIN US! Starting salary: NJC Point 26 (£33,856) – 29 (£36,315) pro rata inc ILW 12 months fixed term contracts – 3 days a week Further information: www.wlac.org.uk Application packs from: Team@wlac.org.uk Closing date: Monday 10th May at 12 noon Interviews: Wednesday 19th May for Child Psychotherapist Thursday 20th May for Family Therapist Second interviews: Monday 24th May (afternoon) Work will initially be remote, working from home, but we would hope shortly to be moving to office based work from 15 Gertrude Street, London SW10 0JN. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all sectors of the community www.wlac.org.uk Registered charity number: 1135648
Coronavirus has changed life for us all. Anxiety and the disruption to daily life will be even more difficult to deal with for those who already struggle with mental health. In turn, the pressure on parents/carers, who are dealing with their own disruptions and worries, now also have increased concerns for those that they care for. We would like to help. Our free workshops include time out in nature, walking or doing conservation work and then time doing creative activities – painting, weaving, lino-cutting, nature mandalas – under the guidance of our experienced Art Psychotherapist, who helps guide the conversation. The role parents and carers play is crucial in supporting young people with mental ill-health. By supporting parents/carers wellbeing, creating positive memories, and improving empathy and communication within families, parents/carers can in turn help their young person to recover. Suitable for any young person experiencing mental ill-health (up to 25 years of age), and their parent/carer. Workshop dates: Fri 7th May 5pm to 7.30pm Thurs 17th June 5pm to 7.30pm Fri 9th July 5pm to 7.30pm Sun 12th Sept 10am to 12.30pm Sun 3rd Oct 10am to 12.30pm For further information please contact us by email or phone 07515 3557969. To book on the workshop, please complete the booking form on our website. Referral Form available for professionals.
We know how tough it can be for the young LGBTQ community, and Covid-19 has made the situation even worse. The Wild Mind Project is offering a safe, confidential space in nature for young people struggling with mental ill-health to share their feelings and thoughts. The benefits of both nature and art for mental fitness are well documented. During a typical session, we might include a mindful walk in nature, conservation work or gardening. We then would do a creative activity such as painting, weaving or lino-cutting, and use the opportunity to talk and share. HOUNSLOW programme starts on Sat 8th May 2021 and runs for 4 weeks (excluding 29th May) from 1pm-3pm at Hanworth Park House, Feltham. RICHMOND & KINGSTON programme starts on Sun 16th May and runs for 5 weeks (excluding 29th May) from 10am-12pm at Heatham House and Marble Hill, Twickenham We ask for a contribution of £10 to attend the full programme but if this a problem please just let us know. For further information please contact us by email or phone 07515 3557969. To book a place on the programme, please complete the Booking form on our website. Referral Form available for professionals.
Whether you care to talk, or talk to care – let’s get together #InAGoodPlace. At Carers Network, we believe in the value of an open conversation about death and the importance of finding a good place where people feel able to listen and support those who are planning for the last years of life or end of life, who are dying and who have been bereaved. The lack of openness in our communities affects the quality and range of support and care available to patients and their families. Dying Matters is an opportunity for the community to come together in a good place to open up conversations around life, death, bereavement, and future planning. We can all do it together. Join us at one or all of our events below through Dying Matters Awareness Week during the w/c 10 May . EVENTS BRIEF DAY TIME Platform Talking Future Planning Talk and discussion – What is future care planning? Why does it matter and what can we do to create communities with good place for meaningful conversation? Monday 10th May 2021 2.00 – 3.30 PM Click here to join the meeting On Microsoft Teams Will Writing Workshop Talk and discussion – Why and how to make a will, what happens to your assets if you die without making a will, what a will should cover, choosing executors, the basics of probate and inheritance tax, property abroad. Tuesday 11th May 2021 12.30 – 2.00 PM Join on Zoom Here ID: 857 6309 9722 Passcode: 887689 End of Life Carers Project Open Day Presentation and discussion – This is an opportunity to talk about death and dying through the lenses of our End of Life Carers Project. What are we about? What does the project do and Why does support for family members of people in the last years of life matters? Wednesday 12th May 2021 3.00 – 4.30 PM Click here to join the meeting On Microsoft Teams Bereaved In the Community The pandemic has brought death and the bereaved in sharp focus as we lived through the national daily count on covid death. What support is available and how do we, as a community, improve the experience of those who are bereaved in our community. Thursday 13th May 2021 10.00 – 11.30 AM Join on Zoom Here ID: 829 3610 8707 Passcode: 710306 End of Life Carers Project Open Day Presentation and discussion – This is an opportunity to talk about death and dying through the lenses of our End of Life Carers Project. What are we about? What does the project do and Why does support for family members of people in the last years of life matters? Friday 14th May 2021 11.00 AM – 12.30 PM Join on Zoom Here ID: 850 0101 6335 Passcode: 527219 If you are working with any unpaid adult carers looking after adults in the City of Westminster, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham or Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea you can refer them to us for support securely online here.
I would like to bring to your attention our latest Policy Briefing Paper on ‘COVID-19, Unemployment & The Somali Community’. The policy brief has explored and assessed whether existing government support is reaching the Somali Community at a grassroots level. We also assessed any gaps and unmet support needs that have yet to be received through government support and attention. We recommend urgent action is taken by the UK government to aid the community through this difficult time. This is essential to fulfil the government’s promise to level up and build back better. You can find it by clicking this link.