You can now read our first newsletter of 2018, by going to our website by click our logo above.
Click Here to open the Newsletter via the Sobus Website
In this issue we talk about Dignity Champions, Charing Cross Hospital, social isolation in Kensington & Chelsea, and young people in Westminster.
We are a women-only organisation, providing emotional and practical support to women in London. All our services are free and confidential.
A large part of our work is crisis intervention – for women who require urgent help and face imminent danger.
You can become part of the Advance team and become part of a well respected and well established charity working to support women to cope and recover from experiences of domestic abuse and supporting women who are at risk of offending or with short term sentences to reduce offending.
Five years ago we diversified our services to start our successful Minerva project, working with women offenders, many of whom are also experiencing domestic abuse. Less than one year ago Advance became part of the Angelou Partnership who successfully won the contract for an exciting new range of services seeking to counteract Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in the three borough area (Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith and Fulham). This includes sexual violence, FGM, forced marriage, honour based violence and work with younger women.
Current Opportunity
Female* Community Keyworker – various roles – Click Here for the Job Advert
Here at Shepherds Bush Housing Association we have a fantastic opportunity to lead our volunteer programme. We are an accredited Investors in Volunteers organisation and want to continue to grow our programme. We are looking for someone on a part time basis for 20hours per week.
For more information: Click Here
If you have any questions please do get in contact with the community investment team on 020 8996 8887 or email community.investment@sbhg.co.uk
Shepherds Bush Housing Group
Mulliner House Flanders Road Chiswick London W4 1NN
020 8996 4200 or 0800 9170839
With support from Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the FSI is delivering a heavily subsidised three day training event in London from May 15th – 17th offering small and local charities and community groups full & half day courses and workshops on key fundraising & governance skills. A sampling of training courses include GDPR Essentials, Telephone Skills to Maximise Corporate Relationships, Creating and Delivering a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign, Legacy Fundraising and Demonstrating your Impact.
Places fill up fast, so book your place today to access this fantastic training opportunity: https://bit.ly/2DYF6cE
Standing Together Against Domestic Violence is a UK charity bringing communities together to end domestic abuse.
A Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) is a regular local meeting to discuss how to help victims at high risk of murder or serious harm.
No single agency has a complete picture of the life of a domestic abuse survivor, but many will have insights that are crucial to their safety.
The MARAC is both a forum to share these insights with other local services and to develop a joined-up safety plan.
In 1999, Standing Together pioneered the first multi-agency group to implement safety measures for victims of domestic abuse in Hammersmith and Fulham. MARACs have since been recommended by successive governments and are now prioritised in every Local Authority area.
Today, Standing Together coordinates MARACs across five London boroughs:
MARAC Team Manager – http://www.standingtogether.org.uk/news/multi-agency-risk-assessment-conference-marac-team-manager
MARAC Coordinator – http://www.standingtogether.org.uk/news/multi-agency-risk-assessment-conference-marac-coordinator
Pathfinder Project Manager – http://www.standingtogether.org.uk/news/pathfinder-project-manager
Have your say on how government can work with and for civil society to tackle challenges and unlock opportunities to build a stronger society now and in the future. This consultation closes at 9am on 22 May 2018.
Link to consultation page for more info and documents: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/civil-society-strategy-have-your-say
Get your Charity Ready
There are a range of opportunities available on the Small Charity Week website for your small charity to take advantage of, with many more opportunities and activities to come.
Today we have launched our I Love Small Charities Day Competition information and our Celebration Day toolkit to give you enough time to gear up and prepare your charity and your supporters in advance.
Shared Lives is a community based service for adults with learning disabilities, mental health needs, or older people that runs across Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. The scheme is being delivered by Grace Eyre, a charity whose name is taken from Grace Eyre Woodhead, who not only founded the organisation in 1898 but also formed the first Shared Lives scheme in the UK.
Our carers are regular people who want to make a difference and can share their home with someone who needs extra support – in return, they are paid, receive training and ongoing support, and become part of an active, supportive network of carers across the UK.
There are over 150 Shared Lives Schemes across the UK. The schemes are managed by experts in this field, funded by local authorities and regulated by the Care Quality Commission.
We are looking for more people to become carers. As one of our current carers says, “It’s a highly rewarding job and I’ve really benefitted too – I’ve made a firm friend!” – so why not get in touch to find out more?
If you would like to know more about this extraordinary paid role, maybe as a career change or back to work idea, or if you know someone who would be interested, contact us on sharedliveslondon@grace-eyre.org or 020 7924 0631.
We recruiting for:
Who are we – Citizens Advice Hammersmith & Fulham is an innovative service, delivering generalist and specialist advice services via our pioneering projects and through multiple channels both locally and nationally.
We are one of the first advice agencies to secure 10 years funding for our core service and its associated specialist projects. We are now looking to recruit to a variety of roles to support this service.
Opportunity – We are looking for individuals who are interested in working with a high achieving, innovative and award winning service and to be a part of its continued success.
If you think you have what it takes, a high level of motivation to achieve results, the ability to work efficiently and to high quality standards, why not come to our Open afternoon event to learn more about the opportunities to work in a supportive environment which will develop and enhance your advice and project management skills, delivering a service with 99% satisfaction rate and which 81% of our staff would recommend CAHF as a place to work or volunteer.
Come and MEET us – at our event to learn more about us, our impact in the community, and the roles on offer and meet the CEO and Senior Management Team who will be on hand to answer your questions. All of which will help you to complete your application more effectively.
Open Afternoon Wednesday 14th March Time: 16.00 – 18.00pm
Venue: Avonmore Library and Neighbourhood Centre, W14 8TG
To book your place at the Open Event, please contact ivy.lewis@cahf.org.uk by Tuesday 13 March 2018. (please note spaces are limited and will be allocated on first come basis).
If you are unable to attend the Open Day, want more information about the roles please contact ivy.lewis@cahf.org.uk
Public says ‘involve us in Charing Cross Hospital future’
Concerns about the future of Charing Cross Hospital have been repeatedly raised to Healthwatch CWL by Hammersmith & Fulham residents.
To address this, we raised a series of questions to decision-makers in the local NHS. We also spoke to over 200 outpatients, to hear directly from people using Charing Cross Hospital.
We found that:
Christine Vigars, Chair of Healthwatch Central West London said:
“Healthwatch Central West London has compiled this report to support patients and people who use Charing Cross to get their voices heard. We are working to ensure that their views are listened to and acted on by those with the power to make decisions about future health provision locally.”
Click Here to read the full report and recommendations
