Black Heroes is a living exhibition telling the stories of our heroes. This Pop-Up exhibition supported by Westminster Council, launched on Windrush Day 22 June and runs through to 27 July, with DSC Trustee Joyce Fraser as an artist-in-residence. Click here to find out more.
Hammersmith & Fulham Council are working with the local youth activity provider LMP Action and the Holiday Activity and Food Programme to offer a summer of food and fun activities and events for children and young people. The activities are spread in parks across this borough and run for 5 weeks, starting on 26 July and through to 27 August 2021.
We have more than 25 different providers delivering across H&F and there will be something for everyone! Sport, music, arts and crafts, drama, dance and family fun for four to 18-year-olds – or up to 25 for those with additional needs.
The most important thing, this summer, is that every event is free. This year, we are ensuring that families can have access to a regular source of free nutritious meals over the summer holidays, whether at a local club or event and /or join an array of community activities.
Summer in the City is also about enrichment, learning and wellbeing. We think of it as a ‘big learning tent’ and wherever you go will be warm, welcoming and offer a range of unique and exciting opportunities for children and young people.
VCS engagement in the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP)
Sobus has been the local VCS representative on the ICP Board and Leadership Group since 2018, but this is becoming overly time consuming, and with no resources from the ICP to enable and facilitate our engagement, we need to reconsider how we can support the voice of the local VCS in this area of work.
With some of the workstreams (“campaigns”) now established, there are clearer engagement opportunities for local groups on specific areas of work. We would very much like to see organisations directly engaging in this work, with Sobus supporting and enabling your participation.
We would like to invite local VCS organisations to come together to discuss how this might be managed going forward, and will send out a meeting invitation to you in due course.
If you would like to discuss this in further detail, please contact Sue or Shad at Sobus.
National Co-production Week (5 to 9 July) is back for a sixth year to celebrate the benefits of co-production, share good practice and promote the contribution of people who use services and in developing better public services.
Find out more about National Co-production Week.
Working with the voluntary and charity sector, and alongside the ward and street-level mutual aid groups, H&F CAN offers support to residents who don’t have friends or family close by to help them. Our taskforce of volunteers will help those most in need at the time of their greatest need.
Do you need urgent support with food, loneliness or isolation?
Or are you worried about a friend, neighbour or relative?
Call: Freephone 0800 145 6095, 8am to 6pm, seven days a week, or email: can@lbhf.gov.uk
We will offer two sessions on Self-Care in collaboration with two great organisations, SASH and Edge Theatre Company. Working in partnership is at the center of what we do. They are going to be two amazing activities. Please join!
Tuesday 20th July Interactive workshop on positive self-talk coping with loneliness, pleasure blocks and how to overcome them. (SASH London)
Tuesday 27th July Drama and creative writing based on the 5 Ways to Wellbeing. (Outside Edge Theatre Company)
From 7.30pm to 8.45pm
Via Zoom online
For information and booking please email forwomengroup@gmail.com
Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) provide crucial support to expert clinicians in a variety of health areas and settings. HCSW roles often have different names such as Healthcare Assistant but are all great roles which provide a range of experiences to the person in the role. This could be working with patients, carers, and clinicians, as well as carrying out basic clinical procedures such as blood pressure or using community-based approaches in family support worker roles. Many staff stay in their HCSW role for many years or move into different HCSW roles, while others use it as a stepping-stone to other roles as the HCSW provides a good grounding in NHS services.
The link below has a 56 second video showing a few different roles that exist and also provides information about what is needed to become a HCSW. Most roles require good literacy and numeracy skills and the training that will be provided such as the Care Certificate. Health volunteering experiences can also be a route into HCSW roles. The skills and experiences people have from existing roles and volunteering may be valuable to the NHS and help in applications and in carrying out HCSW roles. Healthcare support worker | Health Careers
Here is a link to current vacancies which show the different areas of health HCSW roles cover: https://uk.indeed.com/cmp/Nhs-Healthcare-Support-Workers
LWHL are running a 7 week course starting Thursday 22nd July 2021, 1030am – 12:30pm
For more information and to register see link below.
Sobus’ I/T support team, The Gallery Partnership are hosting a free webinar for mental health charities who are in need of a more efficient way to manage their IT. We’ll be looking back at how 2020 shaped the way charities operate and the tools needed to succeed. You will automatically qualify for our introductory programme. For any successful referral, Gallery will provide complimentary training, consultancy, a discount off your invoice or a donation to your preferred charity for any successful referral up to the value of £600.
Webinar date: 30th June, 11am
Registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sZJpaiHsRCSzBWMbVN-FMQ
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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.
