12 Days of Giving is the last phase of the Benefact Group’s Movement for Good programme for 2022. For 12 days in December, they’ll be drawing 10 charities per working day to receive £1,000. The first draw takes place on December 1st and the last on the 16th so click here to nominate your favourite charity today.
Nominations are live for the @SMKCampaigners Awards 2023.
Can you help find those who have made change happen most effectively & courageously?
Nominate them! https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/awards/
Deadline 31 January
DanceWest is producing a Free Holiday Club from 19-23 December.
This is exclusively for children 4-11 years receiving free school meals or families receiving Universal Credit living in Hammersmith & Fulham. Please may I ask you to circulate the information below and the flyer enclosed with any families, organisations or schools you support?
Our programme will enable the children to have fun, be creative and have access to an action packed programme of festive dance activities and workshops. The children will receive a healthy snack on arrival, a hot lunch each day and a healthy snack to take home.
Parents and carers can sign up for an entire week or day by day but unfortunately we have limited places!
Free Christmas Holiday Club
Where: DanceWest, Sands End Arts and Community Centre, Peterborough Road, SW6 3EZ.
When: 10.00-14.00
1. Monday 19 December
2. Tuesday 20 December
3. Wednesday 21 December
4. Thursday 22 December
5. Friday 23 December
For: Children aged 4-11 years.
Cost: Free. Family must be receiving Universal Credit or the child must be on free school meals.
What’s provided: Fun dance activities, classes and a hot lunch each day. Leading the programme is a qualified team of DBS teachers, liability with first aid. Two teaching assistants support the children throughout the day and supervise at break and lunchtimes.
How to sign up: http://www.dancewest.co.uk/holidayclub
Further info: Imogen@dancewest.co.uk/ 07494513079
Support your mental health Sunday 20th November 2022.
The role will consist of making calls to our service users and other volunteers to monitor how placements are going and ensure we are always providing high quality services and volunteer support. Volunteers would be able to carry this out whilst working from home, provided they have access to a computer or laptop.
Makerble is an organisational tool and case management system that looks like Facebook. With it you can create external referral forms, manage waiting lists, organise sessions, track attendance and report outcomes. Charities and Groups that use Makerble find that their ability to attract funding increases because it is now so easy for them to prove their impact, whether that’s case studies, statistics or survey results. It only takes an hour to set Makerble up for your organisation and once it’s live, the interface is user-friendly, intuitive and familiar. Customer Service is free.
We understand that your first spending priority will always be your beneficiaries. As a small organisation you might be eligible to use Makerble for free. Book a free demo at https://app.hubspot.com/meetings/mk11
Find out more by going to our website www.makerble.com or watching our intro video on https://www.loom.com/share/d71d20271f77424f85f73546144b8aa9
Reach out to us via email hello@makerble.com
Or phone us on 02081236253
Come to an online Carers Rights Day Carer Awareness session on Thursday 24 November on Zoom from 10am-11am.
At this session for professionals, you will learn about the specialist support Carers Network can provide to local unpaid carers who are looking after an adult in the City of Westminster, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
Carers Network’s Westminster and Kensington Service Manager, Sandie Roberts, will present at the meeting, and we will be joined by local carer and chair of the Kensington and Chelsea Carers Forum, Fatima Ouanssaidi, who will be speaking of her experiences as a carer.
Carers Network’s Information, Advice and Guidance team will also attend.
The login details for the session are:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88194873521?pwd=VDRpUnJpRnJDV1lBcDF0a3l6dW9YUT09
Meeting ID: 881 9487 3521
Passcode: 934851
If you plan to attend, can you please register here.
Please also click below for the programme of workshops for carers that Carers Network is running on the day, along with details of where we will be hosting carer awareness stalls.
