You are invited to attend Demystifying EOL Care for Family & Friends, the latest in a series of Compassionate Tendring events aimed at helping improve end of life care for everybody.
This event is suitable for anyone who has a personal or professional interest in the care provided for people at the end of life and will include presentations and open discussion relating to community led support and services, delivered in collaboration with Essex Family Carers, Action for Family Carers and Carers First.
The event will take place from 10am-12noon on Wednesday 25th January at the Dovercourt & Harwich Hub, 276 High Street, Harwich, CO12 3PD. Please email compassionatecommunities@sthelena.org.uk to confirm your attendance (or accept the calendar invitation you may have already received), and please do share this opportunity to support a Compassionate Community approach with colleagues, friends and family. Further details below and attached.
Schedule
09.30 – 10.00: Arrival and refreshments
10.00 – 10.10: Scene setting
10.10 – 11.40: Presentations, discussion and feedback
If you are driven by a passion to make a difference, then we want to hear from you.
At Community360, we all play our part. We are a large, diverse family with a variety of skills working together to help grow our communities. Whether you have just started out in your career journey or already have experience, we would like to hear from you so we can build on your enthusiasm, strengths and skills.
Our current vacancies are;
Senior Engagement Officer – Essex Family Support Service Mat Leave Cover
Social Prescribers (Zero Hours) (Engagement Officers Band 1) – Colchester
Social Prescriber (Engagement Officer Band 1)
Home from Hospital Team Leader (Engagement Officer Band 3)
Part-time Scheduler/Administrator – Transport
If you are interested in working with Community360 we would love to hear from you.
Please email information@community360.org.uk or call 01206 505250
Position Accountable To: Clinical Director, North Uttlesford PCN
Position Line Managed By: To be confirmed
Social Prescribing Link Worker
We are looking to recruit a Social Prescribing Link Worker to join our friendly, dynamic and progressive primary care network in North Uttlesford.
About North Uttlesford PCN
North Uttlesford PCN comprises 4 General Practices working in conjunction with local health and social care organisations to improve the health and wellbeing of the local population. North Uttlesford is a lovely place to live and work with good working relationships forged between practices over many years. There is a real sense of enthusiasm to improve health and social care
locally.
The Role
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to non-medical ‘link workers’ who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and personal resilience, and reduces health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and
physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. It particularly works for people with long-term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing. The Job Description and Person Specification provide outlines of the responsibilities and
requirements for this role.
What we offer:
NHS Pension (employer is Uttlesford Health – GP provider company for Uttlesford)
Generous annual leave
Flexible working
Excellent transport links
Supportive working environment in General Practice
Registered charities whose beneficiaries are in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Surrey and London.
Our priorities
As from 1st April 2022 the Fund has the following priority areas:
Mental Health
The Trustees support registered charities working with people with mental health problems.
Applications for funding for counselling services will only be supported where such services are either free or very low cost (details should be provided) and where counselling is provided specifically to address mental ill health as it results from social disadvantage or discrimination. Evidenced measures for improving mental health in the target group will be sought.
Charities applying under this category will have annual income of up to a maximum of £1M. Smaller charities with incomes of up to £500,000, particularly those working in rural communities, could be considered for larger grants of up to £20,000 paid over 2 or more years under this category.
NB: Charities who have previously received funding under the old Learning Disability category cannot apply for funding under this category.
Homelessness
The Trustees are focusing their support under this category in the following areas:
1. Church and Community Shelters
The Trustees wish to encourage the establishment of Church and Community Shelters in areas where there is insufficient provision for rough sleepers. Applications are invited for a contribution of up to one half of the fee charged by Housing Justice for their “Shelter in a Pack” and/or a contribution to the cost of bedding and other equipment for the shelter, as well as for existing shelters seeking to attain the Housing Justice Quality Mark.
2. Advice and Support
The Trustees are also keen to assist charities working with people who are affected by or threatened with homelessness. The Trustees wish to encourage applications to fund caseworker/s providing direct support, for example, to help find suitable housing, navigate access to benefits or organising appropriate professional assistance.
3. Training and Employment
The Trustees also welcome applications from charities providing training or employment opportunities for people seeking to leave homelessness behind them and move into regular work.
Charities applying under this category will have annual income of up to a maximum of £1M. NB: If your charity also provides accommodation, annual income must be less than £1M after deduction of rental income/housing benefit.
Community Youth Services
The Trust is interested in receiving applications to fund community youth services, designed to benefit children and young people aged 24* and under. The proposed grantee could be an existing youth service or a charity which is proposing to put together a multi-year community youth project. The service could be based around sporting, leisure, educational, musical or other activities of interest and benefit to young people, which promotes positive mental health and wellbeing and enables young people to connect with others in their community.
The service should be free to users and aimed primarily at children or young people experiencing inequalities and social exclusion, who may have experience of trauma and disadvantage such as family breakdown, bereavement, loss and separation, relationship difficulties or domestic violence. It could also be extended to children or young people affected by serious youth violence as well as associated experience of socioeconomic disadvantage, poverty or discrimination.
*funding up to the age of 24 years is to support the transition into adulthood.
Charities applying under this category will have annual income of up to a maximum of £1M.
What type of grants do we give?
Grants are given for projects; general running costs/core funding; salaries; advice services; furnishings/equipment; organisational development.
The Trustees do not normally consider building costs, only refurbishment or alterations necessary to bring a building up to standards to meet legislative requirements.
Exclusions
The Trustees will only consider appeals from national organisations at branch level where the branch is able to provide separate accounts and is responsible for its own finances.
The Trustees do not fund individuals.
The Trustees do not consider generally consider applications from charities with an income of over £1M, except where the conditions stated under Homelessness above are met.
The Trustees are unable to accept applications from charities that are not registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
How much do we give?
Grants are generally up to £5,000, unless applicants meet the specific criteria set out above for consideration for a larger grant, which the Trustees consider on a case by case basis. Grants may be repeated for a second year if funding is available, in all of the categories above.
When to apply?
The Trustees meet three times per year in March, July and November and application forms and supporting documentation must be submitted at least six weeks in advance of a meeting or by the date specified.
The next meeting of the Trustees is due to take place in
March 2023.
How to apply?
All applications must be submitted using the online application form. This can only be accessed by successfully completing the eligibility quiz using the link below.
Applications will open on Thursday 5th January 2023. Applications will close once we have received a sufficient amount of applications in order to avoid grant rounds being over subscribed, or on the 31st January 2023, whichever is soonest. We therefore advise you to submit your application as soon as you are able to and please check on our website that we are still accepting applications before you submit your application. We are unable to accept late applications.
The Community Action Fund exists to support grassroots campaigning and community organising in the UK.
It will provide one-off grants between £2,500 and £20,000.
These grants are available to grassroots organisations that are building the power of their community and campaigning for long-term change.
All successful applicants will be offered support beyond funding. This will include the Civic Power Fund Governance Hub and optional, bespoke cohort and capacity building opportunities.
The deadline is 26th February 2023.
IS THE COMMUNITY ACTION FUND RIGHT FOR YOU?
The Community Action Fund is open to UK-based organisations that are:
Rooted in and accountable to their community.
Hoping to achieve long-term change on issues affecting the lives of their community.
Addressing injustice by building the power of their community. For example, through community organising, campaigning, or democratic engagement.
Lacking the resources to take their vision to the next level.
Seeking to build a larger us and resisting the politics of division
The Community Action Fund prioritises organisations led by people with lived experience of the injustice they are trying to overcome.
HOW TO APPLY?
We do not want to waste your time.
Before submitting an application, you must first answer a short questionnaire to confirm your organisation is in scope.
The questionnaire includes a checklist of yes or no questions. It also includes four questions where you can share a few bullet points or a short video to tell us a bit more about your work.
To be eligible for funding you must complete the questionnaire by 26th February 2023.
The Randal Charitable Foundation welcomes applications from charities,
voluntary and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), which share similar goals and objectives to us.
Before enquiring about applying for grant funding please make sure you read about the different areas of work, which the Foundation supports in the Our Work section.
Our Application Process
The Trustees are keen to support causes in which the key aim is to directly save lives and therefore ask all applicants to give clear forecasted numbers for this within their application.
Once we have received an enquiry and approved for it to progress to the next stage, the Foundation will invite the charity/ organisation to complete a Foundation application form.
The key information which we require, includes:
The main objectives and focus areas of the organisation
The public benefit provided by the organisation
The amount (£) of Grant Funding requested and a breakdown of the project/cause cost
If the Grant Funding will be used for general purpose or support towards a specific cause and if so, the details of this project
If General Funding, a detailed breakdown of how the funds will be utilised
If the Grant Funding is for a specific cause, a detailed breakdown of costs for the project
If they require a one-off grant or multi-year funding.
The timescale of the grant period and the sustainability of the cause.
We ask all applicants to attach a copy of their Safeguarding Policy to accompany their application and confirm that there are no Safeguarding concerns within the organisation.
We also ask all applicants to include a copy of the latest Trustees’ Report, Safeguarding Policy, latest Financial Statements and Full Budget, as well as Charity Details from the Charity Commission Website
Please note that the Trustees do not enter into correspondence in respect of decisions made on applications for funding.
Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities even better places to live are invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality.
Active Communities is a funding programme for community groups and not-for-profit organisations, with an income of less than £350,000 a year or an average of £350,000 over two years.
We are currently open in Health Lottery East in parts of:
Norfolk: Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Kings Lynn, North Norfolk and West Norfolk
Suffolk: Babergh, Ipswich.
Funding applications will close on Wednesday 1 February at 1pm.
Active Communities is for projects seeking investment of between £5,000 and £40,000 for projects lasting up to two years.
We’re looking for small and local projects, genuinely designed and run by local people. By small, we mean just a small group of people on an estate, in a few streets or villages.
We’re also looking for great ideas from communities of interest. By this we mean a group of people who have things in common and wish to come together to address something that is important to them. These ideas could be based in one neighbourhood, or cover a wider area but they must live close enough to each other to meet up regularly.
We are particularly interested to hear how your project will respond to the cost of living crisis and rising mental health needs. The Trust may prioritise projects that include cost of living considerations and/or support mental health.
The programme is open in different areas at different times of the year. Please note that to make sure our funds are distributed equitably, sometimes we will restrict the neighbourhoods that are eligible to apply.
We run a two stage application process that begins with an online form. There’s step by step guidance to help you along the way but if you need any support, please call us on 020 4548 0939 or email us. Find out more
To view our opening timetable for 2023 click here.
Timed to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, the government has committed to supporting over 100 rural community buildings with capital improvements. This follows in the footsteps of investments made in village halls as part of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee (1897) and King George V‘s Silver Jubilee (1935).
There are over 10,000 village halls to be found in most rural communities across England, providing residents with what is quite often the only place to meet and socialise locally. They host a wide range of activities from exercises classes, playgroups to weddings and many accommodate vital services such as post offices, doctors’ surgeries and shops.
Responding to the news, Action with Communities in Rural England’s (ACRE) Chair, David Emerson CBE, said: “We are delighted to know that through this capital funding programme, the Government is renewing its support for village halls in this jubilee year. At the heart of rural communities for over a century, these unique volunteer-run halls do so much to support the well-being of local residents, as well as helping to sustain the many livelihoods which depend on use of these important buildings. This is an announcement that is especially appropriate in the week that 1000s of halls across the country are hosting local celebrations of the royal jubilee.”
Member organisations affiliated to ACRE have a long history of supporting the volunteers who manage these buildings. They employ specialist advisers based in every county who are on hand to help make sure halls have effective governance procedures in place, comply with red tape and are welcoming spaces that everyone can enjoy. ACRE also administered the previous Village Halls Improvement Grant Scheme which ran between 2018 and 2021 worth £2.8 million sponsored by Defra.
Speaking of the difference that capital grant funding has made to village halls previously, Deborah Clarke, the charity’s Village Halls Manager said, “Investment in a community’s hall renews commitment and enthusiasm. The grants awarded enabled hall committees to upgrade their buildings making them more energy efficient by renewing roofs, windows and heating systems alongside extensions to provide more space for community activity. We are looking forward to learning about this new fund in due course”.
Full details of the application process and the eligibility criteria for village halls wishing to apply for the fund are yet to be released by the government. In the meantime, ACRE is recommending halls complete a short form to register their interest and be kept informed about developments.
ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) is a national charity speaking up for and supporting rural communities. It is the national body of the ACRE Network, England’s largest rural grouping of county-based local development charities which together reach over 35,000 community groups annually, and lever in over £34 million each year in support of rural communities.
Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities even better places to live are invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality.
Active Communities is a funding programme for community groups and not-for-profit organisations, with an income of less than £350,000 a year or an average of £350,000 over two years.
We are currently open in Health Lottery East in parts of:
Norfolk: Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Kings Lynn, North Norfolk and West Norfolk
Suffolk: Babergh, Ipswich.
Funding applications will close on Wednesday 1 February at 1pm.
Active Communities is for projects seeking investment of between £5,000 and £40,000 for projects lasting up to two years.
We’re looking for small and local projects, genuinely designed and run by local people. By small, we mean just a small group of people on an estate, in a few streets or villages.
We’re also looking for great ideas from communities of interest. By this we mean a group of people who have things in common and wish to come together to address something that is important to them. These ideas could be based in one neighbourhood, or cover a wider area but they must live close enough to each other to meet up regularly.
We are particularly interested to hear how your project will respond to the cost of living crisis and rising mental health needs. The Trust may prioritise projects that include cost of living considerations and/or support mental health.
The programme is open in different areas at different times of the year. Please note that to make sure our funds are distributed equitably, sometimes we will restrict the neighbourhoods that are eligible to apply.
We run a two stage application process that begins with an online form. There’s step by step guidance to help you along the way but if you need any support, please call us on 020 4548 0939 or email us. Find out more
To view our opening timetable for 2023 click here.
Essex County Council has developed a voluntary sector support survey this survey will ask about the voluntary sector infrastructure support offer in Essex.
Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Offer is the ‘support that enables community groups and voluntary organisations to build greater resilience, self-sustaining capacity and capability to deliver activities and services. Strategic representation, liaison and partnership working across sectors.’
In Essex the organisations that deliver this support are normally called CVS and are core funded by the Essex County Council (ECC).
ECC are reviewing this support offer to make sure that it is effective and delivering what you need in order to succeed, this survey is part of a period of engagement with the voluntary community sector, the CVS and other stakeholders, for example districts and health partners.
This will take you approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.