Shop & Donate sell fresh products from our sustainable UK farms and markets. By purchasing one of our products your contribution goes towards sending donations to key workers, food banks and vulnerable residents affect by COVID-19. We also provide other services such as telephone befriending and aftercare support for Covid-19 patients, which gives those leaving the hospital a food package for when they arrive home. Shop our range of fresh products and together we can help vulnerable people in our community and support our key workers. Find out more
In 2018 Sobus started working on a BAME (Black and Minority Ethnic) Mental health project in partnership with BAME led organisations and other voluntary and community organisations who were interested in the issue. This included the Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation, Nubian Life, People Arise Now, Community Education Forum. The disproportionate numbers of BAME people diagnosed with mental health conditions under the care of mental health services and inadequate service provision has been a concern for decades. Read on
Sobus are delighted to announce that we will shortly be launching an online training programme – Sobus Online Learning, Information and Development (SOLID), which will offer over 500 free training courses to Hammersmith & Fulham Voluntary and Community Groups.
SOLID will include courses on
- Setting Up and Running an organisation
- Leadership & Management
- Communications
- Financial Management
- Fundraising
- Marketing & Promotion
- People & Teams
- Care Certificate
- IT Skills
- Policy & Compliance
- Health & Safety
We are looking for a small group of organisations to test pilot the scheme. If you would like to be involved, or would like to register your interest in signing up to SOLID, please contact admin@sobus.org.uk
The last Health & Wellbeing Board was held on MS Teams on Wednesday 2nd December.
You can find the agenda and papers by following this link.
To read on, click here.
An exciting update on the Hammersmith Bridge closure has been published on the council’s website: Click here
As well as our regular newsletter containing up to date funding opportunities Sobus subscribes to Grantfinder.
Grantinder is one of the largest database of funders from across the UK. It is well maintained and up to date. However, in order to search the database well it needs some clear information:
- type of organisation e.g. charity, CIC etc
- your organisations’s aims
- what you are intending to do with the funding and who will benefit
- how much you require.
From this point onwards the database will produce a range of funding opportunities. And within that it will give clear criteria about what the funder expects and what you as an organisation might need in order to apply e.g. a certain level of income. Usually there will be about 20+ funders for each search but it can be a good place to start.
If you need Sobus to carry out a search then contact us by email at admin@sobus.org.uk
Alternatively if you are not too clear about how to describe your funding needs then please contact Nigel at nigel.jacques@sobus.org.uk
Age UK London urge now more than ever, to get your free flu jab and protect yourself and those around you. For the Age UK Flu Vaccine Toolkit, click here . For information and resources, click here.
The updated 2020 Charity Governance Code follows a rigorous consultation with the charity sector that received over 800 responses. The enhancements focus on Principle 3: Integrity and Principle 6: Diversity, now called Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Find out more.
Website
We now have a new interactive platform for our local networks to upload details about their organisation and specific projects in borough – making your project or organisation easier to find and access.
The type of offers you can upload on the site, include:
• Programmes for young people (0-25yrs delivered within the community
• School based projects (for young people, or staff)
• Parent programmes
• Support for charity organisations / community groups – e.g. training, taster sessions, partnership opportunities, etc.
You can also use the website to support your recruitment efforts – if you upload any vacancies you have (paid or voluntary). We will then support this by promoting the offers within the local community and in any of the YPF boroughs with the platform.
To receive a ‘HOW TO’ guide or for futher support please contact on info@yhff.org.uk
Venue Bank
Charities working with Children and Young People are finding it increasing difficult to locate suitable premises from where they can deliver their much-needed services.
How to guide is located here and for any more info please contact info@yhff.org.uk
The guide offers lots of helpful information such as:
- Understanding the impact of debt to mental health – the different kinds of debt (e.g. tax debt) and how they can be a key source of stress, depression, and anxiety if not planned and managed properly.
- Advice for dealing with debt such as setting up a Debt Management Plan or an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA), qualifying for a Debt Relief Order (DRO), or even filing bankruptcy to get some protection and keep life essentials like pension savings safe from creditors.
- What to do if debt problems begin affecting your mental health. This includes recognising the symptoms and early warning signs of mental health problems associated with debt as well as advice on where to turn to for help and support.
- Other useful information and resources, including debt charities and organisations that are dedicated to helping people conquer their debt problems.
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.