YLC e-bulletin 10th October 2023

10 October 2023 at 12:35

Opportunities for your organisation

Training/ Workshops

News

Funding

Jobs

Useful information and Articles

Opportunities for your organisation

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The online resource for children and young people in Wakefield

This is a great opportunity for local organisations to submit information to this area about their offer for young people, events and even blogs/ pieces from young people you're working with!

Check the 16+ area here and keep checking back as it continues to grow: https://wf-i-can.co.uk/o13/16-area/

Got a question about this? Email: info@ylc.org.uk

Training/ Workshops

We have few places left on Introduction to EDI awareness course, which will take place on 19th October in Lightwaves Leisure Centre in Wakefield.

If you are interested, please email us on info@ylc.org.uk

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Know what to do if someone is thinking about suicide by following the easy to remember TALK steps - Tell, Ask, Listen and Keep-safe.

Upcoming SafeTALK Training Sessions Across the Wakefield District

Wednesday 18th October, 9:30-13:30, Samaritans, Charlotte Street, Wakefield
Tuesday 28th November, 12:30-16:30, Red Roof Centre, Wakefield Road, Kinsley

Please note that more SafeTALK training sessions are coming soon.
Don't forget to check our website for more updates (see all dates).

To book your free place please visit our calendar: www.younglives.net/events/calendar

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Basic Awareness in Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Training

Thursday, 12th October, 13:00-16:00, St Mary's Community Centre, Pontefract

This course raises awareness of the signs and symptoms of abuse and what to do if you are worried and is designed for those delivering projects, activities or services to children, young people and vulnerable adults in the voluntary, community, social enterprise sector.

To book your free place please visit our calendar: www.younglives.net/events/calendar

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Introduction to the Resilience Framework Training
- increase confidence in using the framework

Full day session Friday, 10th November, Wakefield suite, ground floor, Wakefield one

The session will enable you to increase confidence in using the framework, recognise how it can complement your work, identify and overcome barriers to using the framework and share best practice.

Please note that this training is delivered with Public Health, as such your details will be shared with Wakefield Council for the purposes of booking you on the training.

To book your free place please visit our calendar: www.younglives.net/events/calendar

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Risk & Resilience Website training

Friday, 20th October, 13:00-15:00, St Mary's Community Centre, Pontefract
Friday, 3rd November, 13:00-15:00, St Mary's Community Centre, Pontefract
Friday, 17th November, 13:00-15:00, St Mary's Community Centre, Pontefract

This is an amazing opportunity to further develop your knowledge of the Risk and Resilience, newly updated website.

Areas covered will include: how to make a questionnaire, promote new resources, explore our session plans and much more.

To book your free place please visit our calendar: www.younglives.net/events/calendar

News

EXCITING NEWS! We are thrilled to announce that registration for the ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) course are now open for expressions of interest!

If you are ready to learn how to recognise when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety, now is your chance!

By expressing your interest, you will ensure that you are among the first to receive updates and detailed course information.

Click here to complete our Expression of Interest Form.

Please see EOI form for prices.

The Third Sector Framework, Wakefield’s innovative mechanism for distributing funding to VCSE organisations across the district, has welcomed its 100th member very recently. This is a milestone we’re very excited about and keen to share. Click on the image below to access full article.

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Healthwatch Wakefield are working with the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board to help them find out how services can best support people who have emergency health care needs.

We would appreciate it if you could spend a few minutes completing this short survey.

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Check the latest updates from St George's Community Centre here.

Museum Meet Up

Wakefield Museum Meet Up is all about meeting new people and connecting through creative activities inspired by the museum collections and Wakefield's unique heritage. Between September 2023 and February 2024, FREE monthly sessions will offer:

ways for people to connect with local heritage
a place for people to meet and make new friends
the chance to develop and learn new creative skills

Come along to meet new people, learn about your local area and get hands-on with some creative fun! Our friendly staff will guide you through activities and there will be lots of opportunities to explore Wakefield Museum.

The next sessions are Wednesday 11^th October, 11am – 12.30pm and 5.15 – 6.45pm at Wakefield Museum, Learning Zone, Wakefield One.

You can find more information at Wakefield Museum Meetup Group | Meetup

Information about reduced water bills for those on reduced income or who have a medical condition that means they use a lot of water.

Download the application form

Smoking is still the biggest single cause of preventable illness and death. If you have tried quitting smoking before, try again with the Stoptober challenge to keep you motivated to quit for good this time. Click on the image below to find out more.

Landmark survey seeks women's views on reproductive health.

Women in England are being encouraged to help shape reproductive health policy by sharing their experiences, as the government launches a landmark survey.

The survey is being delivered by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and is funded by DHSC. It is open to all woman in England aged 16 to 55 years and will run for six weeks.

The survey seeks women’s views on issues including periods, contraception, fertility, pregnancy and the menopause.

A national online survey to gather data on women’s menstrual health, contraception, pregnancy planning and menopause.

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Getting the flu and COVID-19 vaccines is quick and easy - it takes just a few minutes.

Do you know how vaccines work?

■ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjTQN2b-fuo

Find out if you’re eligible and book now.

■ nhs.uk/seasonalvaccinations

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The Big Ambition - Have your say!

The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, has launched The Big Ambition, a national survey of children and young people across England.

The Big Ambition aims to hear from children across England on what they think is important! In the lead up to the next General Election, the Children’s Commissioner wants to take children’s thoughts, opinions and ideas to decision-makers, to make sure that the Government hears young people’s voices on what they think needs to be done to make children’s lives better in England.

The Big Ambition survey will be open until Friday 15th December.

The Big Ambition - Have your say! (smartsurvey.co.uk)

Wakefield's Online Universal parenting offer in partnership with the Solihull approach is now live and available to all parents, Grandparents and carers in Wakefield.

Access is simple and straight forward, please have a look and you will see it takes seconds to find:

Visit Wakefield Families Together website
Click on the “Parent Support and Relationships” on the front page
Half way down the page you will see “Support available online” click on the “Wakefield / Solihull approach” link, this will take you to the page where a raft of online parenting interventions can be accessed by the parent carer by them simply adding their Wakefield postcode and access password, HEPWORTH, all detailed on the page.

The parent / carer then has unlimited access to all the packages available, there are even packages designed specifically for teenagers to access to support their own well-being.

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Funding

The Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund

The government has launched the community Organisations Cost of Living Fund (CCLF), which will be delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF).

The £76 million package of funding aims to maintain and expand support for people and communities under severe pressure because of the increased cost of living, by distributing grants to critical frontline services seeing increased demand and increased delivery cost.

Grand awards will be decided through a competitive process, seeking applications from eligible organisations. For more information visit: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-community-organisations-cost-of-living-fund

Million Hours Fund (phase two)

The Million Hours Fund (phase two) offers funding of £30,000 to £100,000 for organisations to give extra support to young people in areas where they may be at risk of anti-social behaviour. We want to fund extra hours of youth work for additional activities that give these young people more places to go and positive things to do.