by Hannah Danson | 18 Jun 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
As part of our features for Small Charity Week, Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum is interviewing some of our Members, and finding out what makes them, and their organisations, such a vital part of supporting people who are disadvantaged or in need, here in Cornwall....
by Hannah Danson | 18 Jun 2019 | Environment and nature |
Cornwall Council has declared a climate change emergency for Cornwall, and is working on a plan to help Cornwall become carbon neutral by 2030. Council leader Cllr Julian German, and Cllr Edaina Hannaford, Portfolio Holder for Climate Change and Neighbourhoods, have...
by Hannah Danson | 17 Jun 2019 | Events |
Three Cornish organisations were amongst the 281 voluntary groups that have been awarded the 2019 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service this year. The award is considered “the MBE for volunteer groups” and recognises exceptional service within communities and is...
by Hannah Danson | 17 Jun 2019 | Funding and grants |
A new free e-book has been published which promises to show you how to use Facebook for your organisation’s fundraising efforts. Over 20 million people have donated through charitable giving tools on Facebook in the last three years and this e-book promises to...
by Hannah Danson | 14 Jun 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
From 1 August, Weight Watchers (WW) will be delivering the National Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP), known as Healthier You, across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. WW will be the sole provider for the NDPP programme, which will be available free to people who...
by Hannah Danson | 14 Jun 2019 | Children and young people, Community support, VSF news |
In the run-up to Small charity Week, Claire of Cornwall VSF has been interviewing some of the people who are key figures in the voluntary sector in Cornwall. We begin with Mari Eggins and Judith Hann. Mari Eggins Chief Executive, Carefree Cornwall CIC....
by Hannah Danson | 13 Jun 2019 | Housing and related services |
Free advice project to help vulnerable households of all housing tenures to escape from the misery, anxiety and ill-health caused by fuel poverty. Provided by Cornwall’s energy advice charity Community Energy Plus, the Big Lottery funded project provides advice in the...
by Hannah Danson | 13 Jun 2019 | Community support |
Her Majesty the Queen celebrated her official birthday last weekend and the honours to mark that occasion have been announced. There were several people from Cornish on the list, representing a huge amount of work and fundraising activity that has gone on in the...
by Hannah Danson | 12 Jun 2019 | VSF news |
Are you a Small Charity? Or other similar voluntary organisation? You are? What a coincidence! It’s Small Charity Week next week, and Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum is joining with organisations across the UK to promote the work of small charities (and other...
by Hannah Danson | 12 Jun 2019 | Employment and skills |
Sources of ongoing support in jobseeking, including making adaptations for people with sight loss, or other disabilities. Rapid Response Funded work-focussed training for people who are facing or who have recently been made redundant is available from Jobcentre Plus....
by Hannah Danson | 11 Jun 2019 | Criminal justice / community safety |
If you work in the Criminal Justice sector, these items might be interesting to you… Clinks State of the Sector survey Have your say, make your views and challenges known to Clinks, to pass on to the Government: Click here for the Survey Monkey link. For...
by Hannah Danson | 11 Jun 2019 | Children and young people |
(From the Sustain Food Poverty Campaign) Healthy Start vouchers help low-income pregnant women and parents buy fruit, vegetables, milk and infant formula. And yet last year 35% of eligible families in England and Wales missed out on this important benefit, a loss of...
by Hannah Danson | 10 Jun 2019 | Children and young people |
**UPDATE** Following the original post of this, on 28 May, five wonderful people have stepped forward to be the representatives for their area – huge thanks to them! Lisa Pedley, Project Support Co-ordinator, is looking for someone to represent the Caradon area,...
by Hannah Danson | 10 Jun 2019 | Advice advocacy and legal, Funding and grants |
A wide-ranging selection of information, for all voluntary organisations Contacting the Charity Commission The Charity Commission is trialling new Call Centre opening hours, starting on 1 May, for three months. The new hours are Monday to Friday – 9am-12 noon,...
by Hannah Danson | 7 Jun 2019 | Housing and related services |
Various housing and homelessness-related news. Consultation on homelessness indicators The Office for National Statistics is working in partnership with the charity Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) to create an indicator framework to measure homelessness across...
by Hannah Danson | 6 Jun 2019 | Employment and skills |
June 28 will see thousands of organisations across the UK join the largest celebration for those supporting local people into work. ERSA (Employment Related Services Association) are organising this national day for the fourth time, giving employment support...
by Hannah Danson | 6 Jun 2019 | Criminal justice / community safety, Funding and grants |
The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) has funding available for groups that want to raise awareness of the issues of illegal money lending. The money available has come from the proceeds of crime taken from convicted illegal money lenders. Illegal Money...
by Hannah Danson | 5 Jun 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
Updates from the health sector Patient Transport eligibility People travelling to NHS non-emergency healthcare are normally expected to use their own transport or the range of public, community or voluntary transport available locally. Some patients may be eligible...
by Hannah Danson | 5 Jun 2019 | Community support |
Are you interested in social care, a strategic thinker, able to analyse complex information, and able to contribute to rational decision making? Do you want to join the Board of a forward thinking charity with high standards and achievements? A small charity providing...
by Hannah Danson | 4 Jun 2019 | Events |
The Cornwall Business Awards are coming up for 2019, and various of our friends and colleagues in the voluntary sector are represented: School for Social Entrepreneurs Cornwall is shortlisted in the Ambassador of the Year category Coastline Housing, Cornwall Air...
