Organizations in the UK specialising in supporting refugees and asylum seekers can apply for grants of up to £200,000 over 3 – 5 years through Comic Relief’s Re-Rooted: Safety and Security for Refugees & Asylum Seekers programme. This funding supports both service delivery (direct assistance addressing multiple needs) and influencing and advocacy work (focused on safer routes and improved outcomes). Comic Relief encourages proposals that prioritise holistic services and that involve refugees and asylum seekers with lived experience in the UK. The application deadline is 12 noon on the 26th March 2024. Grants of Up to £200,000 Available to Support Refugees and Asylum Seekers (UK)
Grants of up to £1,500 are available to charitable organisations supporting challenged and vulnerable young people under the age of 16 in the UK. The 7stars Foundation’s Social Impact Grants Programme will provide funding for projects which support young people living in areas of deprivation and socioeconomic disadvantage who are challenged by abuse or addiction, who are young carers, or who are homeless. The programme will fund projects which are aligned to selected awareness days. This round focuses on Young Carers Action Day, and Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day. A maximum of three charities will be shortlisted. The closing date for applications is the 30th April 2024 for the June funding review. Funding to Support Challenged & Vulnerable Young People (UK)
More than one in three children and young people are exposed to at least one potentially traumatic event by age 18.*
Trauma-informed approaches enable services to recognise the presence of trauma and acknowledge its widespread impact, whilst seeking to avoid re-traumatisation.
Attend Westminster Insight’s one-day interactive online workshop to learn how to implement a successful trauma-informed approach for children and young people to reduce the negative impact of childhood adversities and support child and adult mental health outcomes.
This practical course will cover what trauma-informed care looks like and why it’s important? Through interactive sessions understand how you can effectively respond to those suffering from trauma. Attend this course to learn how to identify the symptoms of trauma and provide appropriate support. Gain skills to communicate with young people who are affected by trauma and tailor interventions to meet their individual needs.
Our expert trainers, Dr Kirsty Hughes, Clinical Director for Beyond Psychology, and Hannah Waugh, will share best practice to help you to advance your approach to trauma-informed care. Take part in interactive sessions that will enable you to relate and resonate with people who have experienced trauma.
*UK Trauma Council, 2023
What is same day access?
NHS North West London is introducing an ambitious but achievable plan to improve same day access to primary care for patients.
This approach was co-developed by 10 primary care networks (PCNs -6 individual PCNs and 1 whole borough) between August and December 2023. The approach is aligned to the recommendations set out in the national ‘Fuller Stocktake’ review of primary care.
The new approach sees the introduction of ‘same day access hubs’ across North West London. Patients contacting their GP surgery either online or by telephone may be directed to the same day access hub for triage to the right service for their needs. This is an approach that will evolve over time but ultimately, patients may have telephone, online, video or face to face contact with staff at the hub, who will direct them to the right place. This could be a community pharmacy, a routine appointment with their GP or an urgent appointment with their GP. Where appointments are not available with their own GP or the patient will get easier access, they may be directed to a neighbouring practice.
Hubs can be either physical or virtual and will usually be managed through the local PCNs, with each hub including a senior GP. All clinical decisions will have a senior clinical decision making and GP lead, with support from a multi-disciplinary team.
This approach ensures patients needing primary care services that day are more likely to be looked after in the quickest way. The plan is for this to apply to same day cases only.
Primary care access is the issue most consistently raised by North West London residents we speak to about health services. We have launched a public information campaign called We Are General Practice in order to explain how primary care is changing, the challenges it faces and some of the new roles and proposed solutions to improve access and care for patients. Read on
We will be holding our next residents’ drop-in on Thursday 7 March from 4 pm until 7.30 pm at the Marketing Suite, in the Maclise Road Surface Car Park to the north of Olympia Way. This event will have a focus on transportation and the operational management of the estate as we move towards new venues opening in 2025. Members of the team from the Olympia exhibition business, Olympia estate business, Yoo Capital and Laing O’Rourke will be on hand to answer any questions you may have, and we have invited consultants from Momentum Transport to focus on transport.
Please do let us know if you are unable to make the times advertised, and we can arrange to see you separately. If you would like that, please let us know.
Tosin Adewumi
Head of Community Engagement
Olympia London
72 Hammersmith Road
London
W14 8TH
T: 0207 598 2555
Working days: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
We are pleased to announce that Exit Hate UK will be delivering a FACE-TO-FACE training session, being hosted by Highgate Wood School, and have a few spots available.
The session will cover several topics around grooming, why the Extreme Right Wing is targeting specific groups of people, and also ways in which we as a community can support individuals away from extremism, getting them the right support.
As stated above, the session will be delivered by Nigel Bromage – a former Extreme Right Wing member- Giving a real insight, as to what it can be like being involved in such groups. You can hear his story here.
If you would like to join us, please find the information below.
Date: 27/02/24
Time:16:30-17:00
Please also find the direct link here –
Mark Elliott lives and works in the borough as a Business Coach and co-founder of a Social Enterprise, Start-up School For Seniors.
He has built and raised funds for unicorn global tech company as well as building a number of his own companies in the fields of consumer eco-electronics, art, software security and now as a Business Coach. Mark specialises in:
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· Finding customers and improving customer retention · Branding and marketing including social media · Business model reinvention · Social enterprises or businesses with a purpose · Product development and manufacturing · Bootstrapping or starting a company with no money · Reducing environmental and social harm |
Please note this free business support offer is only available to Hammersmith and Fulham businesses and residents. This service is provided by Hammersmith & Fulham Council and delivered by independent business people who have once upon a time been new business owners. They have developed years of experience across a wide range of areas and are keen to share their knowledge and inspire others.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council is committed to supporting local businesses and offers a range of 1-2-1 business advice clinics and workshops. If you need support for your business, please contact: business-support@lbhf.gov.uk
We are delighted that the 16th annual Trustee Exchange returns to BMA House on the 24th April 2024.
The Trustee Exchange programme is designed to provide excellent coverage of a wide range of topical matters that are relevant to charity trustees, regardless of organisational size. Don’t miss out, book now.
Featuring three themed streams, panel debates and insightful keynotes, we are delighted to give you the opportunity to come together in-person to share best practice, discuss ideas and challenges, and network with fellow delegates.
Grants of up to £2,500 are available for projects which empower disadvantaged young people aged 11 -25 in the UK to fulfil their potential by providing safe social spaces, mentoring, work, and social skills. The funding is being made available through the KFC Foundation and is available to local charities, registered community interest companies, unincorporated clubs and associations that have a local KFC restaurant in their community. Expressions of interest must be submitted via a two-minute video and a short expression of interest form. The closing date is the 17th March 2024. Funding For Projects That Assist Disadvantaged Young People (UK)
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to local charities and not for profit organisations for projects that will fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for of those in need in the UK. The funding is being made available through the Screwfix Foundations and the grants are available for all kinds of projects, from repairing buildings and improving facilities in deprived areas, to decorating the homes of people living with sickness and disabilities. Applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis. The next closing date for applications is the 10th May 2024. Screwfix Foundation (UK)
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
Registered Charity No.1071089
and Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No.03471416
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.