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Free Holiday Activity for 11-19year olds

Let Me Play is delivering a range of Free activities in the October Half Term for young people aged 11-19 based within Hammersmith & Fulham.

Activities are delivered in 3 different strands: Sport, Performing Arts and Art & Fashion. The sessions provide an opportunity for young people to keep active during the holidays, try something different and learn new skills. The programme takes place at a variety of different venues across the borough and runs from Monday 24th October to Friday 28th October. Some highlights include:

SPORT – Zorb Football, H&F Basketball Cup, MMA, Tennis and Swimming – Inflatable Obstacle Course

PERFORMING ARTS – Street Dance, Ballet, West End Workshop, Drama and Vocal Masterclass

ART & FASHION – Hairstyling at Westfield, Fashion Design, Art Attack and Bake Off

All sessions are free of charge and all abilities are welcome. To find out more details and book places go to www.holidayactivities.uk or contact Let Me Play at: info@letmeplay.co.uk or on 020 3475 7511.

Please pass on this information to anyone that you think may be interested.

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Shared Lives Carer Information Evening

In Shared Lives , an adult with Learning Disabilities and/or mental health needs moves into the home of the carer. Together they share family and community life. There is a matching process which ensures that there is compatibility.

Carers receive training and support and a weekly fee of between £400 and £600 per week

Come and find out more on: Thursday 27th October, 6:15 – 7:45pm. At Bishop Creighton House, 378 Lillie Road, SW6 7PH

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Safer Homes Services Information

 

 

 

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Did you know that last year 955 homes in Hammersmith and Fulham were burgled?

FREE HOME SAFETY, SECURITY AND FIRE SAFETY CHECKS

Bishop Creighton House can carry out free home security, home safety and fire safety checks in your home.  If any additional security equipment is needed we can supply and fit this for a fee of £10 (free to those receiving benefits).

This service is for people aged over 65, those with a disability and victims of hate crime, burglary and domestic violence who live in H&F.

All our staff are fully trained and DBS checked.

FREE FIRE ASSESMENT AND FLAME RETARDANT BEDDING

If you are concerned about a client who smokes in bed, then we can carry out a FREE fire safety assessment. We also provide FREE smoke alarms, flame retardant bedding and deep ashtrays as well as advice about smoking.

SUBSIDISED DRAUGHT PROOFING

We are providing a draught proofing service in time for the cold winter months. The following charges include labor and materials

  • External doors (3 sides) £5
  • Internal or external door brushes £5
  • Letter boxes £5
  • Windows £5

To find out more or request a referral form

020 7385 9689 option 2 for Safer Homes                                                                 

saferhomes@creightonhouse.org                    

www.creightonhouse.org

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DSC Fundraising Fair, 22-23 November

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Need a hand with your fundraising?

 

DSC’s Fundraising Fair is a jam-packed 2-day event with a variety of workshops for fundraisers at all levels. Whether you’re after some application tips, looking to breathe life into your campaigns, or want to learn more about the new Fundraising Regulator, the fair covers topics from digital fundraising to proposal writing, crowdfunding to trustfunding. You can mix and match to meet your own needs with 43 workshops starting at £35 per session or a day rate of £160.

Click here to view brochure

 

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Cooking up Ideas: Addressing Food Poverty in Kensington and Chelsea

Kensington and Chelsea Social Council is pleased to announce the launch of its report ‘Cooking up Ideas: Addressing Food Poverty in Kensington and Chelsea’.

Join us for a timely discussion to share our findings on why food poverty is on the rise in London’s richest but most unequal borough, what action voluntary groups are taking, and how local communities can work and be better supported through inventive local and national policy and practice.

The launch will be attended by a host of excellent speakers and panellists, and you will have the opportunity to have your questions answered by a number of local councillors.

This event takes place in Committee Room 1, Kensington Town Hall, W8 7NX, on Wednesday, 19th October, 2pm-5pm.

You can register your attendance here

 

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Job Opportunities with Advance

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Female* CRC Community Keyworker
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £28,191 – £29,838 per year inc London Weighting
Working hours: 35 hours a week, with some evening and weekend work required
Work Location: Base in West London, with travel to designated North and/or East London boroughs

Advance is committed to equality and diversity, and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds, from the LBT community, and women with personal experience of the Criminal Justice system, as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and is open to women only (*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
Benefits include 30 days holiday and a non-contributory pension scheme.
Closing date: 28th October 2016 at 12pm Interview dates: 10th/11th November 2016

Female* Young Persons IDVA
Contract: Permanent
Salary: NJC scale 29-31 £28,191 – 29,838 per annum inc. London Weighting
Working hours: 35 hours per week according to contract terms
Work Location: Based in Advance office in Hammersmith and other community locations

Advance delivers nationally accredited, quality marked services in Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea. We work within a coordinated partnership response to domestic violence to provide independent domestic violence advocacy and support for women, children and young people and women’s community services for women who are involved in the criminal justice system, in anti-social behaviour or are at risk of breaking the law.

The Young Persons IDVA will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process specialising in but not only working with young women aged 13-25, with a particular focus on 13-17 year olds, whilst also working with key agencies, youth services and communities to improve their awareness of domestic violence as it impacts on young people. Part of the role will to be to establish positive, proactive and innovative working relationships with services providing support to young people and partner agencies within Angelou Partnership this may include delivering group work and awareness sessions for young people in partnership with Angelou agencies. The post holder will work across the three boroughs and will be
based in both Advance and community locations under the guidance of the programme managers and Director of DVA Services.
ADVANCE is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and is open to women only (*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).

Benefits include 30 days holiday and a non-contributory pension scheme.
Closing date: 12pm on Wednesday, October 19th
Interview date: Wednesday 26th October, Thursday 27th October

To apply for either of these posts, please download the application form and Job Description from our website at: http://advancecharity.org.uk/work-for-us/

Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@advancecharity.org.uk or posted marked ‘Private and Confidential’ to :
Althea King, ADVANCE (BSU Recruitment)
Unit 6 The Lanchesters 162-164 Fulham Palace Road London W6 9ER

 

Registered Charity Number 1086873

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Free Quality Improvement Course in H&F

QSIR: Practitioner is a nationally accredited program than provides participants with the know-how to design and implement more productive services. It is based on highly successful previous courses and ofers a comprehensive curriculum that includes:

  • Leadership Fundamentals
  • Project Management
  • Sustainabilty of Improvement
  • Engaging and Working with Others
  • Process Mapping
  • Creativity in Improvement
  • Measurement for Improvement
  • Demand and Capacity

Participants must have an existing project or project idea, and during the program they apply the learning from the course to their own improvement projects, being supported between workshops to help make them a success. Registering for this course involves attending on 5 dates over three months:

  • Tuesday 1 Nov 2016 (09:00-17:00)
  • Tuesday 8 Nov 2016 (09:00-17:00)
  • Tuesday 29 Nov 2016 (09:00-13:00)
  • Tuesday 13 Dec 2016 (09:00-13:00)
  • Tuesday 10 Jan 2017 (09:00-17:00)

It is suited to clinical and non-clinical staff, and although based and funded by the NHS, is also open to anyone from the public and voluntary sector. Hammersmith and Fulham is one of just three places offering this training in North West London, and the only location offering this to primary care. There are no fees, but places are limited so early booking is recommended.

 

Register here

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Match Funding Opportunity with Local Giving

The Office for Civil Society has announced its support for Grow Your Tenner, an online match fund campaign run by Localgiving that supports local charities and community groups in the UK. OCS is contributing £245,000 to the pot, bringing the current total amount of match funding available to £345,000!

To participate, charities just need an active Localgiving membership and as an FSI member, you have the chance to claim a free first year membership of Localgiving, usually worth £72.

To access your free membership, click here: join.localgiving.org/fsi

Grow Your Tenner 2016 will run from 10am on Tuesday the 18th October until the match fund runs out, or 5pm on Thursday the 17th November – whichever comes first.

To find out more about the match funding opportunity, click here.

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Caring Across Generations Campaign

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Help raise awareness of the resources available to carers

to help them make informed decisions about care

About the #CaringAcrossGenerations campaign

A growing number of people are now caring across generations – having caring responsibility for young children or grandchildren and older loved ones.

We polled people with caring responsibilities and found that nine in 10 (92%) felt that choosing care for a loved one is ‘very’ or ‘quite’ stressful – ranking it higher than selling or buying a home and getting divorced.

CQC want people who make care decisions for loved ones to know that our reports and ratings can help them to make informed choices about care. To raise awareness of the resources available to them when choosing adult social care, and to educate them about the standards of care they have a right to expect, we will be launching a multi-channel public engagement campaign on Monday, 17 October.

What We Are Asking From You

We’re asking for a commitment to help raise awareness of the resources available to people who are looking to choose adult social care on behalf of themselves or a loved one. During our launch week, 17 October – 21 October, we’re asking you to support our campaign on your social media channels:

  • Campaign hashtag: #CaringAcrossGenerations
  • CQC Twitter account: @CareQualityComm
  • Suggested Tweets:
    • If you’re #CaringAcrossGenerations @CareQualityComm reports & ratings can help you to choose care for a loved one
    • Share your experiences of choosing care w/ @CareQualityComm #CaringAcrossGenerations https://youtu.be/faYJJwm-PHg
    • Do you care for children and older loved ones? Find out how @CareQualityComm can help #CaringAcrossGenerations
  • Suggested Facebook Post:
    • 92% people feel that choosing the right care for a loved one is a stressful experience. If you care for a loved one and are thinking about care options now or in the future, @CareQualityCommission reports and ratings can help you make informed decisions about care. https://youtu.be/faYJJwm-PHg

You can find more information on our webpage at: www.cqc.org.uk/caringacrossgenerations

You can download campaign graphics, e-newsletter content and other campaign content at this link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7WUWAlSbl15REJVcnMtSTVBQXc

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Hate Crime Awareness Event

 

 

Following the success of Unity Day on 17th July 2016, Hammersmith and Fulham Council is hosting this event for Hate Crime Awareness Week. The session will give you the opportunity to hear about hate crime from the Council, Police, local community and the Youth Council.

 

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Book your place here

 

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