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Volunteer with Doorstep Library

Visiting the same 5 families every week, Doorstep Library volunteers turn up on the doorstep with rucksacks full of stories. They started in H&F in 2010 and now run 6 projects and visit over 300 children weekly.

By making reading fun first, they inspire children to experience the joy of stories and books. They empower parents to get involved in their children’s education and, sometimes, we’re there as extra support, whether we’re signposting a local family service, lending an ear, or just being a friendly face.

Click here for more info about volunteering with Doorstep

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Exceptional Chair Wanted! Can you lead a new charity?

We are looking for a highly experienced and exceptional chair for a new charity
in Hammersmith & Fulham.

For all further information click here.

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Free Employability and Volunteer Programme – Learn2Earn

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Free – OCN Level 1 Accredited – Employability and Volunteer Programme

OCN accredited level 1 Employability and Volunteering programme – Learn2Earn. Learn2Earn has been devised to benefit the residents of the City of Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham who are finding it difficult access employment and volunteering opportunities.

Learn2Earn is an initiative funded by the Big Lottery and run in partnership by Blenheim CDP and the Octavia Foundation.

Learn2Earn is accessible to all residents across the three boroughs who over the age of 18 and helps participants to build on existing skills as well as developing new ones. The programme aims to improve confidence, self-esteem and core skills, whilst encouraging people to take ownership over the next steps in their journey towards being a volunteer and/or employment ready.

What our clients say…

‘I have a lot of self-worth now; if I compare myself to a year ago I have come so far with my small goals and my confidence has grown.

It might sound OTT but Learn2Earn has changed my life. My next goal is to build up my skills to go part-time and then on to full-time employment. I highly recommend Learn2Earn if you are unemployed, many doors can open’.

Jude Learn2Earn participant 2017.

The programme runs on Tuesday’s, Wednesday’s and Thursday’s with each session lasting 3 hours for 12 weeks; refreshments and snacks are provided. The next programme start date is Tuesday 7th August.

Click Here to see the Course Brochure

If you have any clients who would benefit from the programme, or you would like more information please do not hesitate to contact me on the details below

Contact

Claire Bowey
ETE Project Worker – Drug & Alcohol Wellbeing Service
email: claire.bowey@turning-point.co.uk
web: learn2earn@blenheimcdp.org.uk

Turning Point & Blenheim | Acorn Hall, 1 East Row | RBKC | W10 5AR
T: 0330 303 8080  | M: 07922653932
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The Thames Bridge Big Seven! WAND Sponsored Walk

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WAND UK would like to invite you to walk with us, crossing the 7 London bridges to raise funds for WAND’s projects. WAND works with women across London, we want all women to be able to benefit from our services. We aim to empower and improve the quality of life of the women we work with. We connect our women and their families, to the community to give them a sense of place and purpose, ending the cycle of isolation, economic and social disadvantages giving them a voice in the community.  WAND supports about 600 women a year and many of those use the Emotional Wellbeing support service.  Whilst we walk across London’s bridges, we will be raising funds for WAND’s Mental and Emotional Wellbeing Project which provides women with support to help them realise their full potential.

The Thames Bridge Big Seven! Sponsored Walk

10:00 am 28th July 2018 

Fish Street Hill, London EC3R 6DB, nearest tube is Monument 

You can help WAND by filling in a sponsored form attached or by going online https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/wanduk 

The sponsored walk will take you from Monument, in the City of London, over London Shakespeare’s Globe and onto Westminster Bridge.

Click Here for the walk instructions

Click Here for a Sponsorship Form you can print out.

Please ask friends, family, colleagues and neighbours (and anyone we’ve missed!) to sponsor your Walk for WAND; you can ask them to donate here: https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/wanduk 

WANDUK
St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing, Exmoor Street, London W10 6DZ

Tel: 0208 962 4132
Mobile: 0781 348 5607
Web: www.wanduk.org

Registered Charity No 1111925 / Company Number 5427536

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Operation Cup of Tea is Back!

Do you remember Operation Cup of Tea, responding to the London Riots in 2012?

In just one day, volunteers, local charities and community groups served over 1000 cups of tea to local residents and visitors whilst providing a positive space for people to drop by and for the community to come together.

In the summer of 2017 following the Grenfell Tower Fire, Operation Cup of Tea created a regular hub in Tavistock Square to provide a friendly face, local information and a heart-warming cuppa to anyone who’d like it.

We are relaunching Operation Cup of Tea starting from Friday 20th July 2018 at Tavistock Square.

The stall will provide local residents the opportunity to drop by, enjoy a free cup of tea and act as an informal space for people to talk. Information regarding local services and summer activities for families will also be on hand for organisations to distribute on the day.

Operation Cup of Tea Info

Want to get involved? Organisations and groups are invited to participate in Operation Cup of Tea, to share information with the local community on what support is on offer. We will be in Tavistock Square every Friday 10am-3pm until the end of September.

We would love to host your project! Come along to share your work with the public. To book a space contact Nadia at nadia.nail@vckc.org.uk by Wednesday 24th July 2018.

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Become a Trustee of Sands End Arts and Community Centre

The Sands End Arts and Community Centre is a new charity and looking for trustees to help run the organisation and the community centre.

Application deadline: Monday 10th September 2018

Click Here for the poster to see more information

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Value You – The Volunteer Recognition Scheme

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ValueYou Is a charitable volunteer discount scheme available to charity and NHS volunteers who have done 100 hours or more of volunteering in the past year. The card is currently available to volunteers in 15 London Boroughs and Portsmouth.

It’s a free and simple way to recognise and thank your volunteers. The discount card offers 10% or more off at small independent businesses and there are more than 60 of them taking part in Ealing, for example, and over 500 across London.

Businesses such as cafes, shops, florists, dry cleaners and hairdressers are taking part. Each volunteer also gets to choose one free gift. To apply volunteers or volunteer managers can download and complete the form relevant to their borough/area from this link.

Get in touch if you have any questions at coordinator@valueyou.org or 07926 164 827.

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Youth Services Matter – Young Hammersmith and Fulham Foundation

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Click the logo to go to the YHFF Website

Youth services are fundamental to enriching the lives of young people in the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. From supporting with employment, mental health, education and prevention of crime. This appeal will enable YHFF to provide much needed support to the youth sector in order to keep it thriving. We are aiming to raise an additional 10,000 for our grants pot, in order to distribute these funds to the youth organisations which enable the development of young people into powerful adults.

Click Here to find out more

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Nominations Open For 2019 Awards

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate the anniversary of The Queen’s coronation.

Any group doing volunteer work that provides a social, economic or environmental service to the local community can be nominated. Each group is assessed on the benefit it brings to the local community and its standing within that community. Take a look at the guidance notes for further conditions and general information. Unfortunately, you can’t nominate yourselves.

Nominations should be submitted by midnight on 14 September 2018 for the 2019 awards.

Click Here to read more and submit a nomination

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Helping Carers get the support they need

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Caring for a friend or family member can be extremely rewarding. However, it can be easy for carers to neglect their own needs and they can be unaware of the support available to them.

For Carers’ Week (11th – 17th June) we’ve put together some of our information guides to help carers fulfil their role as carer, both practically and emotionally:

There are currently around 6.5 million carers in the UK – so it’s likely that you’ll know a carer, or are one yourself.

From: Age UK Information & Advice

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