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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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NCVO governance round-up April 2018

The NCVO has the following updates for this month;

Highlights from the new chair of the Charity Commission’s first speech
New safeguarding course for volunteer managers
The average amount of reserves held by charities
Analysis of the gender pay gap in charities
Upcoming governance training

National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Society Building, 8 All Saints Street
London, N1 9RL
Website: www.ncvo.org.uk
Twitter: @NCVO
Registered Charity No. 225922

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New Fully Funded Courses for you or your workplace.

Great news – funding is still available for a wide range of courses including. “Falls Prevention“, “Children and Young People’s Mental Health” and “Safe Handling of Medication”.

Our courses are all nationally accredited and have been designed around a flexible learning delivery model to ensure they are easily accessible within the workplace. This means learners do not attend a classroom but still receive high-quality support throughout their learning journey.

I have included a full list of courses that are available, these can also be found on our website www.wefindanylearner.co.uk. For more information or to book instantly please call 01226 958 888 or email nick@wefindanylearner.co.uk. Alternatively, you can complete our online enquiry form or download a booking form and attach it as a reply.

 

We find Any Leaner Logo

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London Together – using sport to increase social integration

Banner for Mayor's Sports Funding

GLA Sports Team have launched the first funding round for the Mayor’s new community sport programme, the London Together Fund. If there’s anyone in your network that you think would be interested, please do share the link round or include in any newsletters/websites etc.

There are contact details on the application website to the grants team at Comic Relief who are administering the fund should any potential applicants have further questions.

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COACH TRIP SCHEME 2018/19

We are pleased to announce that the Coach Trip scheme is taking place again this year.

Application packs are available online via the dedicated Coach Trip Scheme page on our website.

Please visit www.lbhf.gov.uk  and type in ‘Coach Trip Scheme’ in the search field.  This will take you to the page where you can complete the form online or print off and complete manually.

If you would still prefer to receive your pack in the post, have any queries or would like further information, please contact:

Sacha Mortimer

Phone: 020 8753 5009

Email: sacha.mortimer@lbhf.gov.uk

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Ensuring services meet the needs of older LGBT+ people in Hammersmith & Fulham

In partnership with Hammersmith and Fulham Council, Opening Doors London – the charity for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans+ people in London (originally part of Age UK Camden) – is delivering a free workshop on the morning of Monday 23rd April to bring council staff and local health, housing and social care workers together with the voluntary sector to agree ways to improve services to better meet the health and social care needs of older LGBT+ people in the borough.

The workshop will enable your staff and volunteers to:

  • Better understand the health and social care needs of older LGBT+ people
  • Get the latest research into LGBT+ demographics, lifestyle and relationships
  • Identify ways to improve services for older LGBT+ people in H&F
  • Discuss barriers to effective working and how to accelerate change
  • Take away resources, video-links and practice-guides to share with colleagues

We would be very grateful if you could please circulate the attached flyer to relevant staff and volunteers that you work with who may be interested in this free event. Click Here for the Eventbrite links to sign up which can also be found in the attached flyer but please do drop me a line or give me a ring if you encounter any difficulties with this or need any further information.

Click Here for the Event Flyer

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Mental Health Equality in West London

The Tamil Community Centre, Ilays – Somali Community Centre, CAIA, HEAR and Race on the Agenda are inviting BMER community organisations in West London for a meeting on campaigning for mental health services provision in for Black, Asian, refugee and other minority ethnic communities.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday 10 April, 11.00-15.00 at the Centre for Armenian Information and Advice (CAIA), 105 A Mill Hill Road, Acton, London, W3 8JF The meeting will be the second of three and will be open to BMER community organisations across West London. The third session will take place in May 2018 (date to be decided).

Participants will:

–       Discuss what is needed for West London’s communities’ mental health equality

–       Decide on what to ask from the CCG, MHT and Local Authority

–       Plan the next steps of their campaign

If you have knowledge of the mental health needs of BMER people in West London you can register by emailing laurie@rota.org.uk. Places are limited so please tell us you want to come. We promote user-led projects and Experts by Experience.  

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How can we bridge community divides? Community Workshop and Discussion

When: Saturday 21st April 11.00 – 13.00

Where: The Attic Room, The Bush Theatre, Uxbridge Road Shepherd’s Bush

Protection Approaches is delighted to invite you to join us at community workshop and discussion at the Bush Theatre. This event will bring together community members from different backgrounds, ages, and professions to explore ideas of how we can bridge community divides.

During our project, Prejudice and Us, we worked with young people from Shepherds Bush, White City and Hammersmith to understand their experiences of prejudice. We discovered that prejudice is an ever present problem affecting the lives of the young people in a variety of ways and that many young people feel they live in an increasingly divided community. You can view a full report of our findings here.

We hope that this workshop and discussion will be an opportunity to work together to think of ways we can bridge those divides and make our community a better place for all.

The event will end with a buffet lunch and a chance to continue discussions informally

To confirm your attendance or for more info please:

Email: info@protectionapproaches.org or call: 020 3488 2996

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