The charity Victim Support, which currently has its head office in Hallam Street, W1, has a significant amount of office furniture available including up to 40 meeting chairs and 40 office chairs, various sizes of filing cabinets and storage cupboards, tables, bins, crockery, clocks and much more. A full list is attached below.
All items must be collected by 28 Feb 2018, so email Liz Moxon if you’re interested.
The government is asking interested parties for their views on a green paper setting out measures to improve mental health support for children and young people.
The green paper focuses on earlier intervention and prevention, and is especially linked to schools and colleges.
Your input is needed before midday on 2 March 2018.
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Since 2000, the Charity Awards have been Civil Society Media’s annual awards ceremony held to identify, recognise and reward those organisations doing exceptional work in all areas of charitable activity. Any type of project or campaign can be entered and it will be judged by a distinguished panel of sector judges against entries from other organisations in your sector. There are ten categories and an overall winner is taken from the winners of each category. Entry is free and this year the closing date for applications is Friday, 23 February.
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The GLL Sport Foundation is an athlete focused support programme providing individuals in Hammersmith and Fulham with tangible support to aid their sports performance, support includes training membership access to over three hundred venues across the UK, access to physio and injury rehab support and financial awards up to the value of £1,250.
Details and access to the application portal can be found via this link
Should you need any further information please contact Phil Kemp on Phil.Kemp@GLL.ORG or 07548132890
The programme was launched on 11th December 2017 and the deadline has now been extended to 9am Monday 22nd January 2018.
WLCCG (NHS West London Clinical Commissioning Group) has made available one-off funding of £150,000 for a range of mental health self-care activities. These activities must be aligned to Community Living Well, a network of services based in the community to support people with stable long-term mental health needs supported by primary care. New self-care activities will extend the range of options available to people and support making the best use of community mental health resources.
If you are a charity, voluntary organisation or social enterprise and have an idea for an innovative project you would like to test, or you would like to expand an existing service, this could be the funding for you. You can learn more and apply by visiting this page on the KCSC website
You are invited to CAHF’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday 25th January 2018 from 3 pm to 5 pm.
Venue: Avonmore Library and Neighbourhood Centre, 7 North End Crescent, London W14 8TG (Click here for a map)
Time: 3-5pm
Our AGM will feature a Panel Debate on Universal Credit
Hammersmith and Fulham was one of the first London Boroughs to have a full roll-out of Universal Credit. Over the this period we have dealt with many issues that our clients have faced with the transition to universal credit. We have also contributed to campaigns and policies leading to some fundamental changes. We discuss our experiences with a panel of experts and share our experiences so far.
Panel Members:
Beth Foley, Senior Policy Researcher, Citizens Advice
Shelley Musa, Trailblazer Project Manager, LB Hammersmith and Fulham
Dan Norris, Welfare Rights Adviser – Early Warning System, Child Poverty Action Group
DWP representative
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please email ivy.lewis@cahf.org.uk RSVP. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us
We are pleased to announce funding from RBKC for ACAVA to deliver Flourish: Arts for Wellbeing workshops at The Curve until the end of the summer term.
In response to our taster sessions delivered at The Curve in November and December 2017, we have programmed the following activities and courses for North Kensington residents, which include opportunities for adults, children and the whole community.
We now have a dedicated twitter account @ACAVAFlourish to follow for regular updates.
Read on for further details and to book your place on one of our courses
The workshops will take place at:
The Curve
10 Bard Road, W10 6TP
If you have any questions, you can email us here
Find out more about Flourish here
Do you want to get support and recognition for your commitment to employee health and well-being in your company or organisation? Register your interest in the London Healthy Workplace Charter today.
The London Healthy Workplace Charter is a free framework for action and accreditation scheme that helps employers review and develop all that they do to create an environment in which employees can flourish.
It is a great way for businesses to show that their employees’ health and wellbeing really matters to them. It is backed by the Mayor of London and endorsed by Public Health England. A wide range of employers across London are already benefiting.
Click here for more info.
The link to the latest update from the Ealing Advice Forum can be found by clicking here
Inside you will find;
EAF is part of the Ealing Specialist Advice Service (ESAS) project funded by Ealing Council
EAF c/o CAIA, Hayashen, 105a Mill Hill Road, Acton, London, W3 8JF
WCN members,
Announced a few months ago at a WCN meeting, the search is now on for the next chair and vice chair of the Westminster Community Network. Attached please find a self-nomination form, role description and person specification for both roles and these can also be found on the NETWORKS page of the One Westminster website. So please do give some thought as to who would be a good leader of our vibrant and diverse WCN and who would make a supportive vice chair. If either role interests you — please complete the relevant nomination form and email it immediately to Nina Hathway, WCN Facilitator.
Those who have applied will have the opportunity of giving an election speech at the next WCN meeting on Wednesday, 24 January – click here to register your attendance at this meeting if you haven’t done so already.
This is your chance to help shape the future of the lively Westminster Community Network – so submit your nomination NOW.
See you on 24 January!
Click below for;
Chair of WCN JD and Person Spec
Self nomination form to be Chair of Westminster Community Network
Vice-Chair of WCN JD and Person Spec
Self nomination form to be Vice-Chair of Westminster Community Network
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.
