Mental Health Awareness Week

This year’s theme is Loneliness. Loneliness affects many of us at one time or another and more so during the pandemic. Factors such as social distancing and lockdown meant that it felt more important than ever to consider how we are connecting with others. This week the Keeping Well NWL service is encouraging everybody to take time out to talk to someone about how they’re feeling. 

Sometimes talking to a professional can be helpful too – the Keeping Well service provides free, confidential support. If you’re feeling lonely, low, anxious, stressed, depressed or finding it difficult to cope then they are here to help  via Live chat (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm), Telephone: 0300 123 1705 or Email: nwl@nhs.net.

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New Fitness & Wellbeing Business, Aided by the Start-up School for Seniors

Max Wallace talks to workingwise.co.uk about his career ups and downs and how he is starting again with a new fitness and wellbeing business, aided by the Start-up School for Seniors.

Click here for the article

Watch his video here!

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How Charities are Reaching New Audiences Through TikTok

Thinking about creating a TikTok account for your charity? In this article, Third Sector reporter Sam Wait’s shows examples of how charities are using TikTok to reach new audiences. Click here to read the full article on the Third Sector website.

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Good for Girls Programme

Supporting 11-14-year-old girls to develop healthy relationships, skills and resources to maintain positive mental health.

Providing a safe space for young girls to boost their self-confidence, self-empowerment and discuss mental health.

• Engage in talking circles to express your thoughts and feelings.
• Work together in a group on a new social action project.
• Join a range of art and sports activities such as yoga, football, tie-dye, digital graphics
and much more.
• Get the chance to attend a 2 day residential and become a ‘Wellbeing Ambassador’ for
our organisation!


Good for Girls is helping youth clubs become mental health hubs to extend mental
health support for young women outside of school. Apply | Learn more

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Community Takeover: Power Plants – Community Open Week at Kew

7 – 11 May 2022
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm

Discover the power of plants we eat and grow your own microgreens to take home with you. This workshop is led by Paulette Henry, master grower at Black Rootz, the UK’s first multigenerational black-led community growing project. Book at the welcome tent near Victoria Gate. Learn more

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Insights into the Lived Experience of Black-led Impact Organisations

Black-led social impact organisations operate in an environment of structural inequalities and a brand new report by Do it Now Now’s initiative Centre Black explores the lived experience of management and staff at Black-led impact organisations within the UK’s voluntary sector. Early this year, Centre Black conducted a study to explore the lived experience of management and staff at Black-led impact organisations within the UK’s voluntary sector. Learn more

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Free Workshops For Women

The Labyrinth Project, led by Solace Women’s Aid, has launched a programme of free workshops for women and training for professionals in the voluntary sector working with women, that we are eager to share with your network.

The range of free training and workshops seeks to strengthen the skills and knowledge of both women and organisations supporting them. All sessions take place online and existing knowledge is not necessary.  The training and workshops are delivered by three expert organisations:

Working Chance 
Working Chance provides training for professionals and volunteers, as well as group workshops for service users focused on employability. Topics covered include practical advice such as CV and interview techniques, disclosing criminal convictions, and workplace skills. Sign up here. 

Surviving Economic Abuse   
Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) delivers training and online workshops for professionals, volunteers and service users on debt, finances, and economic abuse along with online support guides. Additionally, SEA provides access to the Financial Support Line, which provides general money advice to those residing in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Sign up here. 

Rights of Women   
Rights of Women delivers training to professionals supporting women survivors of domestic abuse on a range of legal topics, including sexual harassment in the workplace, coercive control, and family law legal aid. Sign up here. 

The next upcoming workshop will be next Tuesday 26th April and supports women to develop their interview skills: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/292472221287

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