Want to enhance your neighbourhood? Do you have an idea that will help your community? The Hammersmith & Fulham Hive offers a new and creative way for the community to shape the borough through crowdfunded projects. From community gardens to pop-up markets and festivals to art installations, if you have a project idea that will make your local area better then get involved. Join crowdfunding platform Spacehive for a workshop at St Paul’s Hammersmith, where you will have the chance to develop your ideas and learn about how you can access additional funding avaliable from Hammersmith & Fulham council and other Spacehive partners, including GLL and the Mayor of London. For the next funding round (deadline 30th September), The Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation will also be offering pledges of up to £1,000 to projects that benefit young people (0-25) in the borough, so all the more reason to come along on the day and find out more. Register now to secure your free place, and fill out this project idea form so Spacehive can feedback on your idea. Whether this is your first time creating a project or you’re a seasoned community organiser, this event will tell you everything you need to know to join in and have the best chance off hitting your target. If you have any questions about this event please contact info@spacehive.com. Click here to sign up or find our more info. Thu, 1st August 2019 between 14:30 – 16:30 St Paul’s Church, Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9PJ
For #HealthyLifestyles month, we have a special episode dedicated entirely to young people, air pollution, and asthma resources across Hammersmith & Fulham. Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions affecting adolescents, with approx 800,000 young people affected in the UK. As an increasing health concern for young people across London, asthma education and resources are an incredibly important issue to cover. Young H&F brings together youth organisations, businesses, local government, schools, funders, and the wider community to create opportunities for young people. We want a happier, safer, and healthier Hammersmith & Fulham! To continue the conversation about young people and youth services throughout H&F, we have started our very first podcast series, Change the Narrative. We’ll be hearing about asthma awareness, resources, air pollution and local responses, as well as the work schools, health providers, youth orgs, local charities and more are doing to support young people with asthma and those concerned with air pollution across the borough! Each month, we’ll be sharing these episodes to raise awareness around our five areas of focus: mental health, education, healthy lifestyles, youth justice, employability. We will be featuring guests from across our network: young people, youth workers, councilors… people who care about our Hammersmith & Fulham community. Tune in to Change the Narrative, and find out how we’re all working together and how you can get involved!
Available to pre-order (published September 2019) Never out of print since it was published in 1992, the book has more than earned its place on your fundraising department’s bookshelf. It is the most complete reference guide to fundraising available, with detailed information about the theory and practice of effective fundraising. You’ll find it easy to navigate and packed with case studies. Completely new to this edition are chapters on Digital fundraising and social media, as well as wholly refreshed chapters on Events and fundraising volunteers and Community fundraising. The National Lottery and Government funding chapters have been substantially revised and all chapters have new and updated content to take account of the rapidly changing fundraising world. Who should buy this book? Professional fundraisers, whether beginners or more experienced will benefit from the information inside this core resource. It is also a key text for chief executives, trustees and managers. What does it cover? This is a one-stop shop that encompasses all of the main fundraising sources and techniques. You’ll find yourself dipping into it almost every day. Authoritative chapters from the world’s best fundraising and charity minds. Case studies throughout of fundraising campaigns that have, and haven’t, worked. The common mistakes new fundraisers make, and how to avoid them. Fully updated to reflect today’s tighter regulatory environment and rapid changes in technology. “This book provides a solid grounding in how to raise money for good causes in today’s fast-changing world.” Harpreet Kondel, Fundraising consultant “As a small charity, very reliant on grants and donations, The Complete Fundraising Handbook has been a fantastic reference point. When reappraising our fundraising strategy it has encouraged us to look at new ways to fundraise smarter and also to look at different sources for income generation.” Hannah Worsley, Project Manager, Norwich Foodbank Click here to buy it now!
One in eight people aged 5 to 19 now have a diagnosable mental health condition, such as an anxiety disorder, depression or a conduct disorder. This equates to three in every classroom! Our free online course aims to increase your knowledge and awareness of children and young people’s mental health. You will explore the factors that make an individual more vulnerable to developing mental ill health as well as the factors that can protect their well-being. Perhaps most importantly, you will look at how the care, compassion and vigilance of others can support children and young people to bounce back from setbacks and successfully deal with the challenges they may face during their childhood and teenage years. The Qualification NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health What you will learn Understand Children and Young People’s Mental Health in Context. Understand Factors which may affect Children and Young People’s Mental Health. Understand Children and Young People’s Mental Health Concerns. Understand the Impact of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Concerns. Understand how to Support Children and Young People with Mental Health Concerns. Benefits Gain a nationally recognised qualification. Establish a long-standing career pathway within the health and social care sector. This course is delivered via distance learning, allowing you to choose when and where you study. Study will enhance both your personal skills and professional development Personal Tutors are assigned to you to ensure you have the support needed to succeed. Click here to sign in for this FREE course.
Today, we’re calling all managers, new and experienced of organisations big and small. Good management is key to achieving your goals, whether it’s within your team or organisation-wide, so that’s why we want to help you get it right. Read on for training, books and tips from one of our authors about sustaining your organisation. Upcoming training courses: – 6 Aug: Train the Trainer – 13 Aug: Support and Supervision of Staff 2 – 15 Aug: Essential Presentation Skills – 22 Aug: Moving into Management – 5 Sep: Coaching for Performance
Exciting new opportunity to join the Young H & F team! We are recruiting for a new role – Consortium Manager, 15 hours per week Please click here for the Job Description Applicants must submit both a CV and Cover Letter to be considered. Any questions regarding the role, please email Gareth@yhff.org.uk Deadline July 26th @ 5pm
Come and find out how our Age Allies workshops have helped businesses and organisations to tackle age-discrimination! About this Event After three successful years the Age Allies Programme is now coming to an end – we’d love you to come and celebrate the project’s achievements with us! “Age Allies: Reflections for the Future” is a one-off event to celebrate the work and share the key learning points from the Age Allies programme. We will also be thanking all the volunteers who supported it and looking ahead to see how the learning from the project can be incorporated into future age-friendly projects The Age Allies prgoramme has been working with organisations across the Capital to facilitate positive change in attitudes to age and ageing. We have some important findings to discuss around how businesses and organisations across London can become more age-friendly. Date and Time Fri, 6 September 2019, 14:00 – 16:15 BST Venue: Lumen United Reformed Church & Community Centre URC 88 Tavistock Place, Bloomsbury, London, WC1H 9RS To book your space and see more detail, click here.
Do you work with asylum seekers or refugees who may be lonely living in London? We offer a befriending service to adult refugees who are socially isolated, spend too much time alone and don’t have enough to do. We connect them to our volunteer befrienders – all screened and checked Londoners with a passion for the city and goodwill towards refugees. The idea is a ‘friend’ who can help them participate and experience a more positive side of the city. They commit to meet once or twice a fortnight over 3 months but many (80%) become firm friends. Our criteria is: 18+, asylum seeker or refugee, lonely, speak reasonable English, stable (mental health/housing), social and curious, keen to practice their English and experience more of London. They must also live within the M25 as HostNation only operates in Greater London. If you know someone who fits this please tell them about us. This takes about 10 minutes with a secure connection to fill out the web referral questionnaire and consent to us holding personal data which ideally needs to be done together with the personal being referred, so they fully understand what is being offered and can tell us a bit about themselves and their interests. To view/ download Referrals Leaflet 2019, click here. To read more about “What is HostNation?”, click here. Here is the link to the online referral page https://www.hostnation.org.uk/refer We have over 100 unmatched befrienders across London’s boroughs waiting for your referral! If you want to contact us before making a referral email info@hostnation.org.uk and to find out more, visit our website https://www.hostnation.org.uk/
Refugees Into Jobs team at Refugee Council have a new Starbucks Employability and Customer Service programme starting in just over two weeks’ time, in case you know any individuals who may be interested in participating. Our next course is starting on the 8th August at Barnsbury Job Centre Plus in Angel and is running for four days (8th, 9th, 15th and 16th). For individuals with refugee status, family reunion, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave to remain as a result of asylum, who have an interest in customer service, wish to improve their employability skills and are looking for full or part-time work in a barista role at Starbucks or alternative role, it may be a great opportunity. Interested participants are invited to drop in at our OPEN DAY Tuesday 30th July, 10am – 3pm at Barnsbury Jobcentre Plus (1 Barnsbury Road, London N1 0EX) to meet us and register for the programme – see full info attached: – August Starbucks employability programme – Open day Barnsbury 30.7.2019. Regardless of the participants’ locations, we pay travel expenses and help candidates apply for roles that suit them. For referrals or questions, get in touch on 07778105404/020 7346 6736 or starbucks@refugeecouncil.org.uk or take one minute to fill in this simple form here. Finally, if you have refugee with different career aspirations, our Refugees Into Jobs service provides 1:1 support, courses and specialist programmes e.g. ‘Building Bridges’ for healthcare professionals and Just Bread baking and catering programme, tailored for all backgrounds and career aspirations. Get in touch on 020 7346 1047 or rij@refugeecouncil.org.uk for general employment support.
Fulham 10K run in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital, which will be returning to the area on Sunday 17th November 2019. This mass participation running event is open to the public and held on closed roads. Starting and finishing in Eel Brook Common, the 10km closed road route will take thousands of participants around the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Due to the scale and numbers participating in the Fulham 10K, it will be necessary to implement road closures across the full 10K route to facilitate the safe passage of the participants. The route and road closures have been carefully considered and selected through a partnership of all local authorities, emergency services and Transport for London to minimise the inconveniences of the necessary road closures. Emergency Services will be operating as usual and pedestrian access will be unaffected across the event route, but there will be no vehicle or bicycle access on the roads closed for the event. . More information regarding the exact route and timings will be distributed in due course, but it will stay within the same event footprint as per last year. Please note that the attached map is an indication of the event footprint only, and the exact route will change. Key roads that will feature on the event route are New King’s Road, Fulham Road, Parsons Green, Dawes Road, Munster Road and North End Road. If you have any other specific questions or require more information with regards to the event, please contact the Fulham 10K office directly at 0207 227 0972 (Mon-Fri 09.30 – 17.00), email community@adidascityruns.com or visit the website on www.adidascityruns.com/fulham.