Good news for those who haven’t been able to make the time yet to compose and send in their nominations for this year’s awards. The deadline has now been extended to 11.59pm on Wednesday, 22 March.
So get nominating now to give local heroes the recognition they deserve for their life-changing work. There are no fewer than seven awards, including the City for All Volunteer of the Year award, that recognise both people and organisations. Click here.
Healthwatch Central West London will be talking with groups/ individuals in Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster to find out where you go for information, complaints and advice and how easy or difficult it is for you to find the help you need. The project will run until the end of March. To take the survey click here.
Contact us to run a focus group about signposting with your community group or for further information. Contact Eva: eva.psychrani@healthwatchcentralwestlondon.org or 07734962255.
Each month ACHIEVE offers one complimentary webinar. Everyone encounters difficult people on a regular basis and typically conversations with them leave people feeling frustrated, stressed, angry and tired. This webinar will analyze what is happening in those exchanges and demonstrate how people can adapt their strategies to bring about more productive conversations with those they find difficult.
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We have now opened registration to ex-FRSB member organisations. Although we had obtained a list of contact details from the FRSB before it closed, we found some of these to be outdated or invalid, and have therefore not been able to contact all organisations to alert them that registration has opened. If you haven’t recieved an email from us and would like to register, please contact us at registration@fundraisingregulator.org.uk
Healthy London Partnership are looking for one or more supplier(s) to host and moderate a wiki for resources on social prescribing and self-care, created by the programme team and a wide range of stakeholders. To view the tender details click here.
Further information, including the opportunity to arrange a time to direct questions to the project team, is available by contacting Charlotte Owen by emailing charlotte.owen6@nhs.net. Proposals should be submitted to Shaun Crowe, Personalisation and Self-Care Lead, Healthy London Partnership by emailing shaun.crowe@nhs.net by 2pm on 10 March 2017
The purpose of the Social Care IDVA role is to work closely with Social Services to support women who have had Social Services intervention due to domestic violence and to work closely with the project’s DVIP male practitioner who will work with the perpetrators of abuse to enable a whole family approach.
Female* Social Care IDVA
Contract: Fixed term to March 2018
Salary: NJC scale 29-31 £28,191 – 29,838 per annum inc. London Weighting
Working hours: 35 hours per week according to contract terms
Work Location: Based in Social Care offices in Hammersmith & Fulham, and Advance office in Hammersmith
For full job and application details click here. Closing date: 16th March at 12pm.
Advance’s Minerva service works with women involved in the Criminal Justice System offering safe, targeted support and advocacy to women to help them address their complex needs in relation to the 9 pathways to offending, such as substance misuse and financial difficulties. Due to internal promotion, we are looking to appoint a:
Female* Administrator
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £22,000 – £23,806 per year inc London Weighting
Working hours: 35 hours a week, with some evening and weekend work required
Work Location: Based in West London
For full job and application details click here. Closing date: 17th March at 12pm.
WAND UK is celebrating International Women’s day from 10:00am to 2:00pm on 29th March 2017. Everyone is welcome. The event will have fun activities, food and refreshments.
Venue: Small Chapel, St. Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing, Exmoor Street, W10 6DZ
In recognition of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21st March, Sobus is highlighting the efforts of the group, Hammersmith and Fulham Refugee Welcome Group (HF RWG).
HF RWG membership comprises a number of local residents that are passionate about supporting the issues and concerns on the plight of refugees in this borough. The group is actively engaged with local and national communities, businesses, groups, organisations and churches. They are actively involved in the resettlement of Syrian refugees into the local community and addressing the issues and concerns of unaccompanied children, especially those currently in Calais. HF RWG main focus is seeking support from the community to aid in the finding homes, domestic goods, furnishing and other general needs. For more information and to find out how you may help click here.
According to our Small Charity Index, small charities are delivering more services due to increased demand at a time when income levels are static. Your input into the Small Charity Index continues to help us to inform those with influence on issues facing small charities.
Please tell us about your charity’s experience by completing this quarter’s survey – if you take part you’ll have the opportunity to enter the annual £4,000, £1,000 or £500 prize draws! To be in with a chance of winning, have your charity’s CEO, Trustee or most senior staff member complete the survey.
To ensure you are eligible to take part and understand the conditions of the prize draw, click here. You can take the survey here.
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
Registered Charity No.1071089
and Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No.03471416
Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.
