We want to hear about the treatment and care you received.
Whether you’ve had a positive experience or there is room for improvement, have your say on the Healthwatch Hammersmith and Fulham website today.
You can even leave feedback anonymously.
ValueYou is a charity which provides free discount cards to long serving volunteers who have volunteered over 100 hours within the past 12 months. The card is free and is a way of saying ‘Thank you’ to volunteers for their hard work.
The ValueYou initiative started in London, where it currently runs in eighteen Boroughs with more than 650 independent high street businesses taking part. There are a wide range of independent businesses offering discounts, such as cafes, hair & beauty salons, book stores and much more, which offer a minimum of 10% discount to cardholders, and several businesses that offer discounts of up to 25% off on online purchases.
Volunteers can use our online application forms if they volunteer for a registered charity, a hospital, school, library, parks service and some non-registered charitable organisations: To apply, you will need to provide the email address for the person that manages your volunteering to use the online application form. If you don’t have this email us at coordinator@valueyou.org .
Our initiative partners with local independent businesses who want to give by offering a discount to our volunteer members. Membership is free of charge, and our work helps to encourage people to shop locally and support small businesses. We first launched the scheme in Ealing in February 2014, and we’ve steadily been adding new areas to where our services are being offered.
For more information or to apply, visit www.valueyou.org or contact us on coordinator@valueyou.org .
In smaller charities, Chairs often take on multiple roles and have to balance competing priorities. The Association of Chairs has put together a handy list of hints and tips. Find out more.
The Alcohol Service is a free service to the residents of, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. We are a welcoming service for people having trouble with alcohol use or who are affected by alcohol use issues. We offer a range of services including Family and Carers, Older peoples, and Counselling.
At these troubling times we are still here to help but working in different ways. Our staff are ready to support and help you stay safe. Why not join our open Zoom Coffee Mornings to find out more?
Please contact us: Tel: 0800 0147440 or email thealcoholservice.info@cgl.org.uk
Click here for our Service Users’ Guide.
In these strange and uncertain times, a healthy mind is imperative. You might find this link useful to share with your team. Click here
Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness week. This year, the theme is kindness.
In times of crisis, it’s never been more important to take care of our mental wellbeing and look out for others. To help, we now have brand new courses available to join free, made by experts at top universities and institutions to help you:
- Understand the Physiological impact of lockdown on our Wellbeing and Mental Health on Maudsley Learning and Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust’s course (the UK’s premier mental health training organisation)
- Help Young People Manage Low Mood and Depression with the University of Reading
- Manage Mental Health and Stress on Coventry University’s course
On our blog, we’ve gathered some ideas on how to Stay Healthy During Lockdown and be kind to your mind during times of upheaval.
For more resources to help, head to our collection of courses to Support Your Mental Health In Lockdown.
The Coronavirus pandemic can impact anybody’s mental health, which is why the mental health charity Mind have launched a new campaign called #SpeakYourMind. Reach out to someone who needs a friend with a positive message, or share your top tips for coping to help someone feel they don’t have to face things alone. Find out more.
Explore the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on wellbeing and mental health at an individual, group and societal level.
The Charity Retail Association have updated their excellent advice for charity shops on how to re-open safely when they are allowed to do so. It’s brilliant, and lots of it will apply to any organisation currently planning to reopen, so it’s well worth a read even if you are not a charity shop! Find out more.
Baroness Tyler and 14 cross-party members of the House of Lords have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer seeking urgent clarification of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to allow charity employees to volunteer for their organisation Find out more.
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.