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Mental Health Equality for BAMER communities in London

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ROTA, together with Black, Asian and Minority, Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) community organisations in West London and HEAR Network is launching a mental health equality campaign in the run up to the local elections.

In the open letter we call on all candidates in the local elections to commit to the six action points that have been co-authored by Experts by Experience, user-led Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) and BAMER organisations, to improve the design, commissioning and delivery of mental health services for BAMER communities and, therefore, reduce mental health inequality.

Sign the letter HERE.

We ask you to support our campaign by:

  1. Sharing the open letter with your network
  2. Signing up to the open letter electronically
  3. Emailing or mailing the open letter to local candidates in your borough
  4. Using Social Media to hold local parties, local candidates, local authorities, CCG’s and other mental health stakeholders to account, using the following hash tags: #MHEquality #MentalHealth4All #HardlyHardToReach

ROTA will keep you up to date on the outcome of the campaign.

Race on the Agenda

c/o Resource for London
356 Holloway Road
London, N7 6PA

Email: rota@rota.org.uk
Website: www.rota.org.uk

 

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Mama Biashara – A Hand Up not a Hand Out

Mama Biashara is a grassroots African charity. We are small. We understand small and the challenges of being a small organisation. Like fundraising. Regular fundraising or one off fundraising is a nightmare when you are tiny. Not any more. Mama Biashara is offering you a space in the shop inside West 12 Shopping Centre.

A space to craftwork or anything else that speaks of your community or a place to offer something else to raise funds – hennawork or braiding for example. You can use the space to raise awareness as well as funds and to offer advice if that is what you do.

The space is free. As long as all the money raised goes to the work of your group. You do not need to be a registered charity. Just a community group helping others. You do not even need to speak English – we can help with that.

We have a good customer base. We are already a community shop. Now we want to open up to many more communities.

A Hand Up not a Hand Out is Mama Biashara’s motto. That is what we are offering.

Unit 19 W12 Shopping Centre, Shepherds Bush Green

biasharacop01@gmail.com

Tel: 07803507269 – just ask for Mama Biashara

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Work Opportunities – Citizens Advice Hammersmith and Fulham

The following Job Opportunities are currently available at Citizens Advice Hammersmith and Fulham;

  • Team Leader
  • Digital Inclusion Coordinator

Team Leader

Full Time: 37.5 hours per week            

Contract:  Permanent                      

Salary: £26000 – 28500

Citizens Advice Hammersmith and Fulham is one of the first advice agencies to secure a 10 year funding agreement for our generalist advice service and associated specialist projects.

We require experienced and highly motivated generalist advisers to work as team leaders to:

  • support and develop volunteer delivery of our information and advice services across multiple channels, including our volunteer-led library service, and
  • to instil a customer-focussed, quality-driven approach to the delivery of our service.

This is a new post and an excellent opportunity for ambitious team players who relish the challenge of working in a fast-paced, quality-driven environment, playing a pivotal role supporting and developing frontline staff in the delivery of information and advice.

Application Pack: http://cahf.org.uk/about-us/work-us/

Closing Date: Friday 27 April 2018 by 1pm

Interview Dates: Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd MAY 2018 (fixed date)

 

Digital Inclusion Coordinator

Part-time 15 hours per week          

Contract: Fixed Term three years from appointment     

Salary: £11200 – 11400

We are currently seeking an innovative and engaging Digital Inclusion Coordinator  to join our well established TechTalk project.

The roles requires you to support Volunteer Digital Champions to deliver TechTalk support to local residents on topics such as use of social media, online shopping and using web for employment opportunities and applying for welfare benefits.   To expertly engage with stakeholders providing presentation and training sessions.  A strong interest in social media and new digital innovations is a must.

Application Pack: http://cahf.org.uk/about-us/work-us/

Closing Date: Friday 27 April 2018 by 1pm

Interview Dates: Thursday 3rd MAY 2018 (fixed date)

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London Marathon update from Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation

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Please support our first ever fundraiser 

Support @beneckett as he runs 👣 the London Marathon for us.

We’ve been a bit quiet lately as we’ve been busy working on many things. Design and consultation on our Theory of Change continuesWe will be recruiting for some really exciting roles soon

Plus we edge closer to our BIG launch on 10th May! Today though we would like to ask for support for our first ever fundraiser, BenEckett

Ben is running the 2018 LondonMarathon for us with all funds raised going into our Small Grants scheme. These Small Grants will be awarded to our Smaller Members to help support them in the the great work they do for Children and Young People.

Here is the link if you want to support Ben

Even £2 can make a huge difference as we can win a bonus £1000 from Localgiving #localhero

This is judge on how many different donors we get not the total amounts donated so please help where you can as this money will make a big difference to our Members projects.

We will be back in touch soon with a more comprehensive update on Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation and opportunities for you.

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Fulham Good Neighbours plan another bumper Parsons Green Fair

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We will be transforming Parson’s Green by staging a super fun day this coming July, and raising money to support our work with local older people in need. To learn more about our charitable work, please visit http://www.fulhamgoodneighbours.org/our-services

Parsons Green Fair attracts around eight thousand visitors and this year we will have more than 100 stalls including charities, organisations, and small businesses creating awareness for their products or services. Lots of those who have already booked to take part come back year after year, which confirms the event’s popularity. All indications are that this year’s Fair – on 7th July 2018 – will be bigger and better than ever.

The event will be opened officially at 11.30am by the Chair of Fulham Good Neighbours Robert Fryer and the Mayor of Hammersmith & Fulham (TBC).

 

The main stage programme includes:

12.00pm         Music ‘All – A School of Music for All

12.30pm         Slice/Cupcake Family Club

12.55pm         The Little Dance Academy

1.20pm           Stagecoach Theatre Arts – Fulham

2.00pm           La Sylvaine School of Dancing

3.00pm           Albert & Friends Circus Skills

3.30pm           Magician – John Clayton

4.00pm           Pinky & Roxy Magic Show

4.30pm           Fulham Brass Band

On the Children’s Stage acts will also include a Magician and a performing dog. Other attractions include Carousels, Bouncy Slide, Bouncy Castle, Trampolines, plus ‘Punch and Judy Shows’ and ‘Riffham’s Donkey Rides’ and a Petting Zoo.

A wide range of refreshments will be provided at the event including offers from; Il Pagliacci, BBQ,  Bombay Street Food, Jerk Spice, Heavenly Crepes and much more.

We are still looking for local volunteers who could act as Event Marshalls; to find out more please visit us at https://www.parsonsgreenfair.org/get-involved All those interested in having a stall are encourage to contact info@fulhamgoodneighbours.org as soon as possible.

The main event sponsor is Marston Properties but we are grateful to all other sponsors like Strutt&Parker.

Jac Davies 020 7385 8850

Parsons Green Fair Administrator

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NCVO governance round-up April 2018

The NCVO has the following updates for this month;

Highlights from the new chair of the Charity Commission’s first speech
New safeguarding course for volunteer managers
The average amount of reserves held by charities
Analysis of the gender pay gap in charities
Upcoming governance training

National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Society Building, 8 All Saints Street
London, N1 9RL
Website: www.ncvo.org.uk
Twitter: @NCVO
Registered Charity No. 225922

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New Fully Funded Courses for you or your workplace.

Great news – funding is still available for a wide range of courses including. “Falls Prevention“, “Children and Young People’s Mental Health” and “Safe Handling of Medication”.

Our courses are all nationally accredited and have been designed around a flexible learning delivery model to ensure they are easily accessible within the workplace. This means learners do not attend a classroom but still receive high-quality support throughout their learning journey.

I have included a full list of courses that are available, these can also be found on our website www.wefindanylearner.co.uk. For more information or to book instantly please call 01226 958 888 or email nick@wefindanylearner.co.uk. Alternatively, you can complete our online enquiry form or download a booking form and attach it as a reply.

 

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London Together – using sport to increase social integration

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GLA Sports Team have launched the first funding round for the Mayor’s new community sport programme, the London Together Fund. If there’s anyone in your network that you think would be interested, please do share the link round or include in any newsletters/websites etc.

There are contact details on the application website to the grants team at Comic Relief who are administering the fund should any potential applicants have further questions.

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COACH TRIP SCHEME 2018/19

We are pleased to announce that the Coach Trip scheme is taking place again this year.

Application packs are available online via the dedicated Coach Trip Scheme page on our website.

Please visit www.lbhf.gov.uk  and type in ‘Coach Trip Scheme’ in the search field.  This will take you to the page where you can complete the form online or print off and complete manually.

If you would still prefer to receive your pack in the post, have any queries or would like further information, please contact:

Sacha Mortimer

Phone: 020 8753 5009

Email: sacha.mortimer@lbhf.gov.uk

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Ensuring services meet the needs of older LGBT+ people in Hammersmith & Fulham

In partnership with Hammersmith and Fulham Council, Opening Doors London – the charity for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans+ people in London (originally part of Age UK Camden) – is delivering a free workshop on the morning of Monday 23rd April to bring council staff and local health, housing and social care workers together with the voluntary sector to agree ways to improve services to better meet the health and social care needs of older LGBT+ people in the borough.

The workshop will enable your staff and volunteers to:

  • Better understand the health and social care needs of older LGBT+ people
  • Get the latest research into LGBT+ demographics, lifestyle and relationships
  • Identify ways to improve services for older LGBT+ people in H&F
  • Discuss barriers to effective working and how to accelerate change
  • Take away resources, video-links and practice-guides to share with colleagues

We would be very grateful if you could please circulate the attached flyer to relevant staff and volunteers that you work with who may be interested in this free event. Click Here for the Eventbrite links to sign up which can also be found in the attached flyer but please do drop me a line or give me a ring if you encounter any difficulties with this or need any further information.

Click Here for the Event Flyer

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