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Integration Adviser

In partnership with the Refugee Council, the Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network (LRMN) will be delivering Refugee Resettlement Programme in Lewisham to provide advice and support to Syrian refugees and other nationalities to help them establish their lives in the UK.

LRMN will be working closely with local stakeholders from the public, private, faith, school, voluntary and community sector to promote the integration and development of the refugee families.

To help them achieve the aims of the programme, LRMN is looking for a committed and enthusiastic Integration Adviser who will be working primarily but not exclusively with the refugee families who have ‘stepped down’ from the programme and needing much needed support for greater integration in their community through volunteering, employment, befriending, mentoring scheme and more.

The successful candidate should be fluent in Arabic, should have experience in working with multi-cultural communities, able to work with local stakeholders, prioritise, understand and address the needs of the refugee families.

To request for an application pack or find out more about the project please email Rosario at Rosario.Guimba-stewart@lrmn.org.uk or phone on 020 8694 0323

Please note CVs will not be accepted. LRMN is an equal opportunity employer

Closing Date: 18 August 2019, Interview: 23 August 2019

05/08/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

Funding, Opportunities

National Lottery Funding can help you to make a difference in your community

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National Lottery Funding can help you to make a difference in your community.

National Lottery Awards for All offers funding from £300 to £10,000 to support what matters to people and communities.

We will fund organisations with great project ideas that:

Shape the places and spaces that matter to communities
Bring more people together and build strong relationships in and across communities
Enable more people to fulfil their potential by working to address issues at the earliest possible stage

Larger grants are made through a variety of programmes that cover every nation within the United Kingdom.

This kind of flexible, longer-term funding is aimed at organisations whose ambitions are shaped by the people they serve.

Click here to find out more.

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Funding, Opportunities

Small Grants Scheme: In the Making

Small grants scheme, in the making, is a new funding programme for community projects that share our aim of embedding art, culture and heritage at the heart of the major development and regeneration planned for Old Oak and Park Royal.

We are offering micro-grants to support community arts, culture and heritage projects taking place in Old Oak and Park Royal, led by those living and working in the area.

We hope it will uncover, connect and showcase the culture, creativity and heritage of London’s largest and most vibrant industrial area.

The programme is part of the Great Place scheme, funded by the National Lottery, Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund and managed by OPDC.

Application guidance

To be successful in your application, your project must address one of more of the following priorities:

encouraging new people, young and older in Old Oak and Park Royal to take part in arts and heritage activities
raising ambition for arts and heritage groups and individual artists based in the area for delivering community activities
developing skills and volunteering opportunities for local people to become active members of Old Oak and Park Royal community
building the links between the local community and local businesses in Old Oak and Park Royal

Using the online application system

05/08/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

Funding, News, Opportunities

Walking and Cycling Grants

Applications are now open for Walking and Cycling Grants London.

Walking and Cycling Grants London is a grants programme funded by Transport for London and administered by Groundwork London.

The programme is aimed at groups that are traditionally under-represented in walking and cycling (e.g through income, health, ability, isolation skills and access to information or equipment).

Walking and Cycling Grants London is a programme which supports London’s diverse communities to walk and cycle more often and more safely.

The programme aims to:

Increase walking and cycling in London (including new, lapsed or occasional cyclists)
Increase confidence in walking and cycling
Increase walking and cycling frequency
Make bike ownership more accessible
Introduce exercise to people who are particularly inactive via walking and cycling
Reduce social isolation and get people involved in their local community

Walking and cycling makes people healthier and happier and is an affordable, green and fun way to get around and explore the city and to get some exercise.

Just ask anyone you know who frequently walks or cycles!

London is fast becoming a cycling city and Cycling Grants London wants to make sure all Londoners benefit from the joys of cycling, regardless of their background or situation.

Often people don’t cycle because they lack the opportunity, information, skills, confidence or motivation to do so; or because they do not have access to a bicycle or the means to maintain it.

Cycling Grants London supports community organisations that work with those who need encouragement and support to get them cycling.

If you have an idea to inspire and support people in your community to cycle more often and cycle more safely, Cycling Grants London may be able to support you!

Type of grants available

Organisations that have not received a grant from Walking and Cycling Grants London or the Cycling Grants London before, OR that have but are looking to deliver a new project,* can apply for the following funding:

£10,000 for Three Year Projects

Year 1 – up to £5,000
Year 2 – up to £3,000
Year 3 – up to £2,000

Click here to see more details.

01/08/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

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NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG – Annual General Meeting (AGM)

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NHS Hammersmith & Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday 10 September 2019.

At the AGM, you will hear about the progress and the achievements we have made.

We will present our annual report and accounts along with the agenda on our website in due course.

We will also send letters to go out in August and prior to the AGM.

You will have the opportunity at our project market stalls to look in more detail at some of the work that the CCG has been leading on, and our plans for the future.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions of the Governing Body on any of the topics covered in the formal presentations at the end of the meeting.

Please feel free to submit any advance 48 hours prior to the meeting to: hafccg.engagement@nhs.net. You can also call 0203 350 4303 for more information.

Date: Tuesday 10 September 2019

Time: 5pm to 7pm

Venue: St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith, London W6 9PJ

Click here to book your space.

01/08/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

Jobs, Opportunities

Development Officer – Job Opportunity

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Hackney CVS is Hackney’s leading voluntary and community sector support agency and the local Council for Voluntary Service, or CVS.

We support hundreds of groups to run successful voluntary and community sector organisations by giving them access to the key skills, knowledge and resources necessary to respond to the needs of local people, especially those most in need.

We also provide a range of partnerships and mechanisms for the local voluntary sector to bid for contracts, work together on key issues, influence policy and develop joint projects.

Development Officer needed to support Hackney’s Voluntary & Community Sector to meet the needs of Hackney residents.

With a particular focus on BAMER community groups, small and grass root organisations.

The role will also provide advice, capacity building and organisational development support to migrants and refugee organisations in Hackney that will make up the network.

The deadline for applications is 9.00 am on 14 August, and interviews will take place w/c 19 August 2019.

To view/download the job descriptio, click here.

Please visit website at www.hcvs.org.uk for more information about Hackney’s Voluntary & Community Sector.

31/07/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

Jobs, Opportunities

Administration & Publicity Coordinator

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We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled individual who is efficient, organised and an experienced administrator.

Your role will be as an Administration and Publicity Co-ordinator to assist in the running of busy and dynamic Families & Children’s Centre.

This will involve a wide range of administrative duties including:

data collection,
input in to various E support systems,
answering the telephone
dealing with face to face enquiries.

You will have considerable experience in administration and be interested in working in the voluntary and community sector for a registered charity.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working within a multi-disciplinary team, with a diverse group of colleagues and service users.

Closing date for applications Friday 23rd August 5pm

Click here to view/download flyer.

31/07/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

Jobs, Opportunities

Opportunities for experienced, independent Lay Members to join Hammersmith & Fulham CCG’s Governing Body

Passionate about patient and public engagement?

Looking for an NHS role where you can make a difference?

The CCG has two opportunities for experienced, independent Lay Members to join Hammersmith & Fulham CCG’s Governing Body.

Local individuals with strong links to public and patient engagement are sought.

As a member of the CCG Governing body, Lay Members are key individuals in the team that ensure the CCG exercises its functions effectively, efficiently, economically, with good governance and in accordance with the terms of the CCG’s constitution.

In taking decisions as part of the Governing Body, they help ensure that:

– the interests of patients and the community remain at the heart of discussions and decisions;

– the CCG commissions the highest quality services, maintaining a consistent focus on quality, integration and innovation;

– decisions are taken with regard to securing the best use of the public money;

– the CCG, secures health services that are provided to our local population in a way which promotes the NHS Constitution, improves individuals’ health and wellbeing, supports them to keep mentally and physically well, to get better when they are ill and, when the individual cannot fully recover, to stay as well as they can to the end of their lives;

– the CCG is responsive to the views of local people and promotes self-care and shared decision-making in all aspects of its business; and

– good governance remains central at all times.

Specifically, we are looking to recruit two lay members in Hammersmith and Fulham CCG, to start immediately.

The closing date for applications is 5pm, 7 August.

Full details around the roles can be found on our website: https://bit.ly/30SsWOk

31/07/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

News, Opportunities

“We need to look after the nation’s lungs…” – Youth Asthma & Air Pollution in Hammersmith & Fulham

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For #HealthyLifestyles month, we have a special episode dedicated entirely to young people, air pollution, and asthma resources across Hammersmith & Fulham.

Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions affecting adolescents, with approx 800,000 young people affected in the UK.

As an increasing health concern for young people across London, asthma education and resources are an incredibly important issue to cover.

Young H&F brings together youth organisations, businesses, local government, schools, funders, and the wider community to create opportunities for young people.

We want a happier, safer, and healthier Hammersmith & Fulham!

To continue the conversation about young people and youth services throughout H&F, we have started our very first podcast series, Change the Narrative.

We’ll be hearing about asthma awareness, resources, air pollution and local responses, as well as the work schools, health providers, youth orgs, local charities and more are doing to support young people with asthma and those concerned with air pollution across the borough!

Each month, we’ll be sharing these episodes to raise awareness around our five areas of focus: