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Shepherds Bush Families Project & Children’s Centre – Trustee Opportunity

 

Shepherd's Bush Families Project

Shepherds Bush Families Project & Children’s Centre is now in its 30th year and supports Families who are homeless and those living under acute housing stress. We are looking to increase the number of trustees currently on our board. Are you energetic, committed and passionate about helping children, young people and their families improve their outcomes! Are you flexible and willing to think ‘out of the box’ if so we need you!

This is a voluntary role and we need someone with a variety of skills, knowledge and experience and a commitment to support the development of our important work with families and children and young people in the borough.

The Board of Trustees’ are the accountable body for Shepherds Bush Families Project & Children’s Centre.  The Board is currently made up of trustees who have an interest in the work of the organisation and specifically family homelessness.  Supported by the projects CEO, the Board meets 4-6 weekly to review strategy and performance, Trustees may also be meet in between to review progress on specific activities through formal and ad-hoc subcommittee meetings.

Trustees are pivotal in supporting the organisation at a strategic and governance level. Whilst this may seem like a daunting role it can in fact be very rewarding and offers Individuals the opportunity to learn more about the voluntary/charity sector, acquire skills and knowledge that may be used for their personal CV’s and allows individuals to share their own knowledge and expertise with others.

We welcome applications from a range of backgrounds and cultures.

This is a rewarding and important project. If you are interested in volunteering as member of the Board of Trustees and you would like further information, please contact us on 020 8749 2371 or email tinamayers@sbfp.org .

Website: www.shepherdsbushfamiliesproject.org

We will be holding an Open Day event at our centre, 58a Bulwer Street, W12 8AP, on Friday 4th May 11-2pm. Please come along if you would like to see the work we do and get further information

 

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Join the league where losers win

MAN v FAT Football is a football league only for guys who want to lose weight. Every player is in the same situation and wants the same thing – to enjoy football, lose weight and get healthier. Uniquely, the league is decided not just on points won, but pounds lost. We give support to every player with unique resources, inspiration and 24/7 support to help you lose weight, get fitter and enjoy the beautiful game.

Click Here for the MAN v FAT Flyer

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Volunteer Week 2018

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The countdown to Volunteers Week 2018 has begun!

At Healthwatch Central West London we are currently planning this year’s celebration, so make sure to check for more information coming your way.

If you haven’t volunteered with us before, or are looking to get involved again, why not check out our current volunteering roles on our website, or speak to us at volunteer@healthwatchcentralwestlondon.org

Click here to go to the Volunteering section of the Healthwatch website

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Calm Mediation – Volunteer roles – two opportunities

Calm Mediation have two volunteering opportunities available. Please click the links below for details of the roles

For more than 20 years Calm Mediation have been helping people to resolve conflict.

We provide the following services in the London area:

Mediation in the community
Helping neighbours, families, young people and others to resolve conflict in their lives.

Mediation in the workplace
Supporting employers and employees to resolve conflict at work.

Restorative justice
Helping victims and offenders to move forward in the aftermath of crime.

Training
Teaching the skills of conflict management, mediation and restorative justice.

Originally established as CALM (Confidential and Local Mediation) in 1995, we amended our name to Calm Mediation in October 2016. We are a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registration no. 1161807.

 

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Information gathering sessions with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on racism

Invitation: Information gathering sessions with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Ms. E. Tendayi Achiume, will undertake an official country visit to the UK from 30 April to 11 May 2018 at the invitation of the Government.

The Special Rapporteur will start her fact-finding mission in England and namely London, before proceeding to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Click here fore more information

If you are interested in meeting the UN Special Rapporteur on racism and sharing information with her, please RSVP to this email (racism@ohchr.org) no later than Wednesday, 25 April. Kindly use the subject line “Civil society meetings London- UK visit of the SR on racism” and include the following information:

  •  Name of individual attending
  • Job title
  • Organisation
  • Direct contact details
  • Meeting(s) you would like to attend

Due to limited space, please kindly note that we are only able to accommodate one representative per entity/organization. The Special Rapporteur also welcomes and strongly encourages the participation of community representatives and youth. Subject to the available space, stakeholders may be represented at more than one meeting relating to their work. Please indicate your preference as well as any additional meetings you/your organisation may wish to attend. Spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Detailed information on the modalities of each meeting will be shared with all confirmed participants.

Written submissions of information are strongly encouraged before, during and after the mission and can be sent to racism@ohchr.org.

Additional information on the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Racism can be found at the following links:

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Racism/SRRacism/Pages/IndexSRRacism.aspx

http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Racism/SR/Newsletters/NewsletterNo.1-Jan2018.pdf

 

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The Reader – Building communities through Shared Reading

The Reader is an organisation passionate about the power of reading together and works to build community and individual well-being through our weekly Shared Reading groups.  Our staff and volunteers are trained to pick and read aloud great literature which allows us to feel safe to open up and to share with one another personal meanings and experiences. We believe that reading great literature together gives us insight on what it means to be human, improving our personal well-being and helping us connect with one another.

 If you are interested in attending or hosting one of our groups, please contact Erin at erincarlstrom@thereader.org.uk.  You can also check out our website at www.thereader.org.uk.

 “It always makes me feel more fulfilled than the other days”

 ~Shared Reading group member

“After the reading group I feel a change in the way things go, like there’s fresher air – things feel more alive.”

 ~Shared Reading group member

Click here for a list of Reader Groups in Hammersmith and Fulham

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Want access to the UK’s biggest funding resource?

“Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.”

Confucius

 

To help your charity catch the big fish and reel in the right funders, our funding websites have thousands of potential leads.

 They contain more sources, commentary and funding analysis than anywhere else. Subscribing will allow you to narrow down your search and give you more time to write a winning application!

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Find out about East African Playgrounds funding efforts to help bring the joys of play to the children of the region. They’ve built over 200 playgrounds, trained 45 Ugandan staff and impacted the lives of over 300,000 children across East Africa.

Read more here

 

 

Scottish Ballet link

Hear about Scottish Ballet’s research on trustfunding.org.uk, to provide a ballet and dance experience for young people with social & behavioural difficulties.

Find out more here

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Mental Health Equality for BAMER communities in London

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ROTA, together with Black, Asian and Minority, Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) community organisations in West London and HEAR Network is launching a mental health equality campaign in the run up to the local elections.

In the open letter we call on all candidates in the local elections to commit to the six action points that have been co-authored by Experts by Experience, user-led Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) and BAMER organisations, to improve the design, commissioning and delivery of mental health services for BAMER communities and, therefore, reduce mental health inequality.

Sign the letter HERE.

We ask you to support our campaign by:

  1. Sharing the open letter with your network
  2. Signing up to the open letter electronically
  3. Emailing or mailing the open letter to local candidates in your borough
  4. Using Social Media to hold local parties, local candidates, local authorities, CCG’s and other mental health stakeholders to account, using the following hash tags: #MHEquality #MentalHealth4All #HardlyHardToReach

ROTA will keep you up to date on the outcome of the campaign.

Race on the Agenda

c/o Resource for London
356 Holloway Road
London, N7 6PA

Email: rota@rota.org.uk
Website: www.rota.org.uk

 

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Mama Biashara – A Hand Up not a Hand Out

Mama Biashara is a grassroots African charity. We are small. We understand small and the challenges of being a small organisation. Like fundraising. Regular fundraising or one off fundraising is a nightmare when you are tiny. Not any more. Mama Biashara is offering you a space in the shop inside West 12 Shopping Centre.

A space to craftwork or anything else that speaks of your community or a place to offer something else to raise funds – hennawork or braiding for example. You can use the space to raise awareness as well as funds and to offer advice if that is what you do.

The space is free. As long as all the money raised goes to the work of your group. You do not need to be a registered charity. Just a community group helping others. You do not even need to speak English – we can help with that.

We have a good customer base. We are already a community shop. Now we want to open up to many more communities.

A Hand Up not a Hand Out is Mama Biashara’s motto. That is what we are offering.

Unit 19 W12 Shopping Centre, Shepherds Bush Green

biasharacop01@gmail.com

Tel: 07803507269 – just ask for Mama Biashara

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Work Opportunities – Citizens Advice Hammersmith and Fulham

The following Job Opportunities are currently available at Citizens Advice Hammersmith and Fulham;

  • Team Leader
  • Digital Inclusion Coordinator

Team Leader

Full Time: 37.5 hours per week            

Contract:  Permanent                      

Salary: £26000 – 28500

Citizens Advice Hammersmith and Fulham is one of the first advice agencies to secure a 10 year funding agreement for our generalist advice service and associated specialist projects.

We require experienced and highly motivated generalist advisers to work as team leaders to:

  • support and develop volunteer delivery of our information and advice services across multiple channels, including our volunteer-led library service, and
  • to instil a customer-focussed, quality-driven approach to the delivery of our service.

This is a new post and an excellent opportunity for ambitious team players who relish the challenge of working in a fast-paced, quality-driven environment, playing a pivotal role supporting and developing frontline staff in the delivery of information and advice.

Application Pack: http://cahf.org.uk/about-us/work-us/

Closing Date: Friday 27 April 2018 by 1pm

Interview Dates: Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd MAY 2018 (fixed date)

 

Digital Inclusion Coordinator

Part-time 15 hours per week          

Contract: Fixed Term three years from appointment     

Salary: £11200 – 11400

We are currently seeking an innovative and engaging Digital Inclusion Coordinator  to join our well established TechTalk project.

The roles requires you to support Volunteer Digital Champions to deliver TechTalk support to local residents on topics such as use of social media, online shopping and using web for employment opportunities and applying for welfare benefits.   To expertly engage with stakeholders providing presentation and training sessions.  A strong interest in social media and new digital innovations is a must.

Application Pack: http://cahf.org.uk/about-us/work-us/

Closing Date: Friday 27 April 2018 by 1pm

Interview Dates: Thursday 3rd MAY 2018 (fixed date)

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