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Download Your FREE Good Work Plan Guide

New employment laws have landed this April. Find out what they are and how they change your business in Bright HR’s complimentary guide. Click here

16/04/2020/by Carita Magnani

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5 Ways to Handle Stress During the Coronavirus Pandemic

To mark National Stress Awareness Month 2020, Bright HR explain 5 ways to handle stress during the coronavirus pandemic. Click here

16/04/2020/by Carita Magnani

Funding, News

£750 Million Boost For Charities

The latest announcement from the Chancellor included a much needed emergency package of £750 Million to keep charities afloat during these uncertain times. Chancellor Rishi Sunak also confirmed that charities and their employees are eligible for the government’s job retention scheme.

Tens of thousands of charities providing vital services will benefit from direct cash grants, to ensure they can meet increased demand as a result of the virus, as well as continuing their day-to-day activities supporting those in need.

Mr Sunak also announced that the government would match all donations from the public to the BBC’s Big Night In fundraising event on the 23rd April, pledging a minimum of £20m.

Keep up to date with the latest developments on this much needed support package, including how much funding charities will be entitled to claim and over what period, and how long it will be before the funding reaches charities accounts from the Charity Tax Group.

16/04/2020/by Carita Magnani

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Advice & Support from H&F Law Centre

Hammersmith & Fulham Law Centre is still open and we are continuing to give advice and support to organisations in the borough.

Your clients may be homeless, facing eviction or have questions about their tenancies, benefit or immigration or the European Union Resettlement Scheme, family or employment issues.

For an information sheet to assist with your clients at this difficult time click here, but the law centre also wants to support you with the provision of second tier advice to your organisations.

Housing

If you need second tier housing advice please contact, Sara Taylor, solicitor, at sara.taylor@hflaw.org.uk. She will call or email you back.

Welfare Benefits

If you need second tier welfare benefits advice please contact Stephen Cutter, solicitor, at stephen.cutter@hflaw.org.uk. He will call or email you back.

Immigration & Asylum

If you need second tier immigration and asylum advice please contact Rajwinder Sahota, solicitor, at rajwinder.sahota@hflaw.org.uk. She will call or email you back.

EUSS

If you need second tier euss advice please contact Deborah Acquaah, immigration caseworker, at Deborah.acquaah@hflaw.org.uk. She will call or email you back.

15/04/2020/by Carita Magnani

News, Volunteering

Department for Health & Social Care Calls for Evidence Relating to Volunteering – Deadline Today!

The DHSC has issued a call for evidence relating to volunteering. Any insight you can offer from the frontline would be really helpful in informing their policy decisions. They’ve asked for any data/evidence to be submitted to Matthew.Siddons@dhsc.gov.uk, ideally by the end of the day on Wednesday 15 April. Click here.

15/04/2020/by Carita Magnani

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Resources For Parents of Children with Special Needs

BAME Covid-19 Emergency Planning Group

The Ubele Initiative highlights to government urgent concern that BAME communities who are both on the frontline dealing with outbreak and are set to face disproportionate impacts, are not being adequately included and considered in decisions being made by government and civil society leadership. Find out more.

14/04/2020/by Carita Magnani

Funding, News

Campaign to Support Seniors Who are Socially Isolated Throughout Covid-19

The Bring Joy Foundation has launched a campaign to support seniors who are socially isolated throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Donations can be made via justgiving.com/campaign/HomeIsolation. Funds will be distributed to local community groups and Home Instead Senior Care offices to supply craft materials, activities, communication tools and assistive technology to seniors to support them in their isolation. Grants are also available for seniors facing extra challenges during this time due to illness or disability. Local community groups, either registered or unregistered, that have had to suspend meetings can apply for this funding by clicking on the ‘Apply’ button on the homepage of the charity’s website.

14/04/2020/by Carita Magnani

News, Opportunities

DSC Relaunch #EverybodyBenefits Campaign

DSC say they are dissapointed with the government’s support package for charities, but still pushing desperately for the help we all need. They’re wrestling with the implications of what’s been announced and looking at the gaps that leaves, and will be back arguing the case for more help after the Easter weekend.

In the meantime, they’re relaunching our #EverybodyBenefits campaign. There’s no better time to show government, journalists, and everybody else that the work charities do is critical to society. It’s not an add-on or something we can do without, everything we do is connected to making the world a better place – and #EverybodyBenefits from that!