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SASH is proud to announce our Crafternoons

Like to up your sewing game? Longing for a company of like-minded folk? Fancy an afternoon of crafting, sharing and discovery?

Crafternoons is a safe space for you to explore the topics of mental and physical wellbeing whilst getting your creative juices flowing and picking up some crafting skills.

In our first Crafternoon session of 2021 you will learn how to make a face mask and our guest speaker will share their life experience and a word on building your resilience.

Our Crafternoons are designed for complete novices but improvers and those with advanced crafting skills are guaranteed to have fun too.

We will have two Friday sessions in April–chose the time that works best for you:
Fri, 23 April; 2pm-4pm Please register by 15 April or
Fri, 30 April; 6pm-8pm Please register by 22 April

All materials will be provided. All you will need is your wonderful self and an Internet connection.

To book your tickets please visit our Eventbrite page here

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Community Voices North West London Programme

Tackling health inequalities through facilitating discussions within the community of North West London (NWL) has provided a pathway to re-design and create dialogue that began from multiple approaches that include from a grassroots perspective.  The aim is to hear from communities – local, frontline staff and system leaders of the experiences and to understand the challenges that would inform and develop health initiatives.

Community Voices North West London programme is made up of a collection of individuals from across the Public and Voluntary Community Sectors of which Sobus is part of with representation from Community Organiser, Sharon Tomlin.

Since lockdown Community Voices NWL has progressed and have gained some useful insights from communities across NWL that has led to this approach being recognised nationwide.

For more information, Community Voices North West London can be reached through https://twitter.com/CommVoicesNWL?s=20

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BAME Mental Health Research Report

Sobus recently published a research report looking into BAME Mental Health in Hammersmith & Fulham. This was a culmination of over 2 years work in partnership with Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation and BAME led organisations Nubian Life, People Arise Now and others. The research looked at data over a 3 year period from statutory service providers. In addition local survey of voluntary and community sector organisations was also carried out. Some of the findings make grim reading and highlight the urgent need to address these issues which include:

  • The over-representation of BAME individuals under the care of mental health services
  • Lack of appropriate support for BAME individuals facing mental health issues
  • General lack of mental health service providers compared to most other boroughs in London.
  • BAME communities not engaging with mental health services
  • Lack of support for young people facing mental health issues

A BAME Mental Health group supported the research and is also working towards supporting recommendations made in the report. It is hope that this will help transform the service to a more responsive, preventative and community focused model. This does mean a more collaborative and partnership approach between statutory mental health services, local authority and the voluntary and community sector.

To read the full report click here

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Transformational Grants for Small Charities & Not for Profit Organisations (UK)

From the 12th April 2021, small organisations working with marginalised groups will be able to apply for grants of up to £30,000 for projects and activities that have the potential to have a transformational impact on their organisation. Transformational impact includes helping an organisations become more sustainable, more efficient, to grow significantly or enabling an organisation to take a major step forward of some kind. The funding is being made available through The Fore, a seed funder for the non-profit sector. The funding is available to any registered charity, CIC, CIO or Community Benefit Society with a turnover of under £500,000 in the last financial year. To apply for funding, organisations must first register some basic contact details at the start of each funding round. The number of registrations accepted for each round is capped and registrations are run on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the cap is reached, the round is closed, so please register early (Registrations open at 10am).

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Civil Society Spring Summit: Meet the Speakers

In these extraordinary times, Civil Society Media’s three sector-leading publications: Charity Finance, Governance & Leadership, and Fundraising Magazine are teaming up to create the ultimate virtual event – the Civil Society Spring Summit

Civil Society Spring Summit is a two-day virtual conference taking place on 20 and 21st April.

We have a limited number of super early-bird tickets remaining and wanted to give you and your team the opportunity to take advantage of these big discounts. Book your place today!

Your ticket will give you access to three streams of content across the two days This means that you can tailor the sessions that you or your team attend to ensure you best address your charity’s needs.

 

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Ramadan and Covid 19 – Information and Guidance

Ramadan for 2021 will start in the week commencing 12th April. This is considered the holiest month by Muslims. Apart from fasting the month usually involves communal prayers, social and family gatherings particularly when breaking fast. There may be some restrictions to all these activities in the current COVID 19 pandemic.

Guidance for keeping safe and making the most of this holy month for Muslims under Covid 19 restrictions is available from the following sources

The Muslim Council of Britain has comprehensive guidance on their website through the following link.

https://mcb.org.uk/resources/ramadan/

Some more local places of information and guidance include:

West London Islamic Cultural Centre and Mosque : (Fulham)

https://wlicc.org/

Shepherds Bush Mosque & Muslim Cultural Centre and Mosque (Shepherds Bush)

https://www.shepherdsbushmosque.org/

Al Manaar Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre and Mosque (Ladbroke Grove)

https://almanaar.org.uk/

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Windrush Community Fund

Voice4Change England (V4CE) are pleased to announce the Windrush Community Fund. This fund is open to community and grassroots groups and organisations to bid for financial assistance from a £500,000 fund to help ensure that community groups can give support to those of the Windrush generation who may have faced difficulties in demonstrating their status or who may have suffered losses because of this. To find out more about the fund and to sign up for the Windrush Community Fund Information Event, click here.

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Mobilising Voluntary Action

NCVO and the University of Kent are currently working with partners on a collaborative research study looking at volunteering during Covid-19. The research aims to strengthen the evidence base on the impact of Covid on volunteering and what support is needed within communities and organisations. Learning from the research will generate recommendations to help inform recovery and shape future policy. Complete the survey here.

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Level 5 Rehabilitation Assistant Apprentice

Level 5 Rehabilitation Assistant Apprentice

Please apply through the RBKC Careers portal. Closing date 18th April 2021
Link to the job advert https://careers.newjob.org.uk/RBKC/job/London-Rehabilitation-Assistant-RBKC61024-KEC/664419701/?locale=en_GB

This vacancy will be open to all, with no geographical restrictions.

However, applicants who are either:

  • A resident in the Borough
  • An RBKC care leaver
  • An RBKC school leaver who left school in the past 5 years.

and who meet the minimum requirements of the role as outlined in the Job Description, will be guaranteed an interview.

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Standing Together: Two New Roles to be Filled

Are you passionate about feminism and working to end violence against women and girls? Do you have an interest in faith, culture and politics? If you are motivated and keen to make a difference to survivors of domestic abuse and gender based violence then consider applying for one of two new roles at Standing Together:

Faith and Communities Programme Officer Deadline: 19th April, 5pm

Faith and VAWG Membership Coordinator Deadline: 19th April, 5pm

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