Calm Mediation have two volunteering opportunities available. Please click the links below for details of the roles

For more than 20 years Calm Mediation have been helping people to resolve conflict.

We provide the following services in the London area:

Mediation in the community
Helping neighbours, families, young people and others to resolve conflict in their lives.

Mediation in the workplace
Supporting employers and employees to resolve conflict at work.

Restorative justice
Helping victims and offenders to move forward in the aftermath of crime.

Training
Teaching the skills of conflict management, mediation and restorative justice.

Originally established as CALM (Confidential and Local Mediation) in 1995, we amended our name to Calm Mediation in October 2016. We are a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registration no. 1161807.

 

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Please support our first ever fundraiser 

Support @beneckett as he runs 👣 the London Marathon for us.

We’ve been a bit quiet lately as we’ve been busy working on many things. Design and consultation on our Theory of Change continuesWe will be recruiting for some really exciting roles soon

Plus we edge closer to our BIG launch on 10th May! Today though we would like to ask for support for our first ever fundraiser, BenEckett

Ben is running the 2018 LondonMarathon for us with all funds raised going into our Small Grants scheme. These Small Grants will be awarded to our Smaller Members to help support them in the the great work they do for Children and Young People.

Here is the link if you want to support Ben

Even £2 can make a huge difference as we can win a bonus £1000 from Localgiving #localhero

This is judge on how many different donors we get not the total amounts donated so please help where you can as this money will make a big difference to our Members projects.

We will be back in touch soon with a more comprehensive update on Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation and opportunities for you.

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We will be transforming Parson’s Green by staging a super fun day this coming July, and raising money to support our work with local older people in need. To learn more about our charitable work, please visit http://www.fulhamgoodneighbours.org/our-services

Parsons Green Fair attracts around eight thousand visitors and this year we will have more than 100 stalls including charities, organisations, and small businesses creating awareness for their products or services. Lots of those who have already booked to take part come back year after year, which confirms the event’s popularity. All indications are that this year’s Fair – on 7th July 2018 – will be bigger and better than ever.

The event will be opened officially at 11.30am by the Chair of Fulham Good Neighbours Robert Fryer and the Mayor of Hammersmith & Fulham (TBC).

 

The main stage programme includes:

12.00pm         Music ‘All – A School of Music for All

12.30pm         Slice/Cupcake Family Club

12.55pm         The Little Dance Academy

1.20pm           Stagecoach Theatre Arts – Fulham

2.00pm           La Sylvaine School of Dancing

3.00pm           Albert & Friends Circus Skills

3.30pm           Magician – John Clayton

4.00pm           Pinky & Roxy Magic Show

4.30pm           Fulham Brass Band

On the Children’s Stage acts will also include a Magician and a performing dog. Other attractions include Carousels, Bouncy Slide, Bouncy Castle, Trampolines, plus ‘Punch and Judy Shows’ and ‘Riffham’s Donkey Rides’ and a Petting Zoo.

A wide range of refreshments will be provided at the event including offers from; Il Pagliacci, BBQ,  Bombay Street Food, Jerk Spice, Heavenly Crepes and much more.

We are still looking for local volunteers who could act as Event Marshalls; to find out more please visit us at https://www.parsonsgreenfair.org/get-involved All those interested in having a stall are encourage to contact info@fulhamgoodneighbours.org as soon as possible.

The main event sponsor is Marston Properties but we are grateful to all other sponsors like Strutt&Parker.

Jac Davies 020 7385 8850

Parsons Green Fair Administrator

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From the NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations)

Watch this new animation from our partners at Good Finance UK 

the Good Finance UK website is full of useful information, tools and resources including…
…a quick profiler tool to help you work out if social investment is right for you
…a blog with loads of tips like these five for 2018
…a directory of investors and advisors
upcoming events around the country
…guidance on how to measure your social impact

Click Here for more information, case studies and events

Localgiving’s annual Local Hero campaign launches on 1st April and runs until 30th April 2018.

Each year, Local Hero highlights the incredible ideas and feats of local charity fundraisers.

Throughout April, all participants will be ranked on the Local Hero leaderboard according to the number of unique online donors who sponsor their page. At the end of the campaign the winning fundraiser will be awarded a £1,000 donation to their cause. Many more prizes will be announced soon.

Whether you’re a runner, a painter or an abstainer this is an amazing chance to help a local charity or community group near you raise their profile and raise some extra funding. All you have to do is set up a fundraising page and persuade as many people as possible to donate between the 1st and 30th of April.

Click Here for Key facts, Leaderboard info, how to Take part and FAQs

The Alzheimer’s Society is launching a new service in Hammersmith and Fulham for people with Dementia called Side By Side. Side By Side seeks to reduce the loneliness and isolation that people with Dementia can often face as a result of their diagnosis with the help of volunteers who ‘befriend’ a person with Dementia and enable them to actively participate in their local community.

Side by Side is an Alzheimer’s Society service which helps people with dementia to keep doing the things they love with the support of a volunteer.

Our free one-to-one support makes it easier for people with dementia, who might sometimes feel isolated or find it difficult to leave their homes, remain active and feel part of their local community.

By doing things like going for a walk, to a football match, or joining a local class together, our volunteers can support people with dementia to take up hobbies and get out and about. Or, they might simply visit them at home for a cup of tea and a chat. What they do together is entirely based on what the person with dementia wants.

How does Side by Side work?

  • Side by Side connects people living with dementia with local volunteers who provide free one-to-one support, in person, or over the phone.
  • What they do together is based on what the person with dementia wants. Volunteers can help people access local groups, such as art or fitness classes. Or they might simply visit them at home for a cup of tea. Volunteers can provide support in the day time, evenings and over the weekend.

Why is Side by Side important?

Our research shows that 40% of people with dementia in England, Northern Ireland and Wales have felt lonely recently. A third of people with dementia in the UK live on their own. Side by Side offers people with dementia opportunities to interact socially and take part in activities. This helps maintain a good quality of life for them and gives carers time for themselves.

Statistics:

  • A third of people with dementia lose friends following a diagnosis and nearly two-thirds (62%) of people with dementia who live on their own feel lonely (Dementia 2013: The hidden voice of loneliness.)
  • Our research (Dementia 2014) shows that 40% of people with dementia in England, Northern Ireland and Wales have felt lonely recently. This is often caused by anxiety and loss of confidence. It can lead to depression, poor health and speed up the progress of dementia.
  • As dementia progresses, relating to the world is more difficult without stimulation. Many people with the condition feel trapped in their own homes, with almost one in 10 only leaving the house once a month (Dementia 2014).

Side by Side will:

  • Help us to reach more people with dementia who live alone.
  • Help reduce loneliness and social isolation amongst people with dementia.
  • Increase the number of people who volunteer for Alzheimer’s Society, providing a network of support for people with dementia.

Side by Side will also:

  • Encourage and support people with dementia to keep up their hobbies and interests, or to take up new ones and get out and about.
  • Establish a free service for people affected by dementia across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
  • Make it easier for people with dementia to feel part of their community and access places like their local library, park, café or community centre.

For more information please contact:

Danny Branch (Side By Side Co-ordinator)

Tel: 0208 5630001

Or email: sidebysidehammersmith&fulham@alzheimers.org.uk

 

Hammersmith & Fulham Mind are looking for volunteers for various projects. If you are interested or for more details please contact us on 02074710580 or e-mail pathways@hfmind.org.uk

The Upper Room is a charity which helps the socially and economically disadvantaged in society, including the homeless (and mobile/hidden homeless) and destitute migrants. Our UR4Job sessions is a key component of a wider offer to these groups, to help them improve their employability/employment chances and achieve sustainable improvement in their circumstances.

We are currently looking for volunteers who are available for 2 to 5 hours between 12 and 5pm on either or both Mondays and Tuesdays. Many of our service users are non-English speakers so we are especially hoping to hear from volunteers who can speak Romanian or Polish. Ideally we want people whose current circumstances will allow for a minimum of 6 months commitment.

Responsibilities of this role will include to:

  • Organise and facilitate activities on our job floor on Mondays and/or Tuesdays, helping with building CVs, preparing for interviews, etc.
  • Provide one-on-one assistance to service users, helping with administrative processes necessary to improve their employment chances, such as making appointments for NI numbers, registering for CSCS training etc.
  • Signpost clients to partner organisations such as day centres, night shelters, doctors and dentists.
  • Help with filling in job applications, benefit forms and similar forms.
  • Provide basic IT support, such as help opening email address, sending emails etc.
  • Maintain an up-to-date record of attendees, the support provided and outcomes achieved.

If you have the passion to work the service user group and the time to spare we would love to hear from you! Please send a brief statement of application and your availability to uradmin@theupperroom.org.uk. You may also send us your CV if you have one. For more information please call the office on 020 8740 5688.

On the 10 July Access Europe Network will be organising a workshop to help organisations apply for Erasmus+ funding. The programme provides opportunities for young people to learn, develop their skills and volunteer in Europe and beyond through:

  • Full-time voluntary service from 2 – 12 months in another country within or outside the European Union
  • Youth exchanges between 5 – 21 days during which young people meet, live and work together on a chosen topic through a mix of workshops, exercises, debates, role-plays, simulations, outdoor activities etc.

Our interactive application workshops will provide you with practical information on how to develop a successful Youth Exchange and EVS project application.

Where?
Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU map

When?
10 July 2017, 10:00 – 13:30

The workshops are free to attend and are open to all organisations active in the field of youth.

To register, click here and send the form to info@accesseurope.org.uk. For more information see the agenda which is also available on our website.

Hammersmith & Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group is responsible for planning and commissioning health and care services in the borough. They contract a range of providers to offer health services to local people.
They are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help shape a primary care strategy to improve GP access and patient experience

What will the volunteer role involve?
Attending a focus group at St Pauls Centre, W6 9PJ, on

  • Monday 10th Juy 2017
    2 – 4 pm
  • Thursday 27th July
    6 – 8 pm

For more information click here