YLC e-bulletin 6th February
6 February 2024 at 19:39
Opportunities for your organisation
Useful information and Articles
Opportunities for your organisation
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!
Got a question about this? Email: info@ylc.org.uk
Star Bereavement are looking for volunteers to work with them on Fundraising and their children and young peoples groups.
If you are able to give a few hours a week or more your contribution will be very valuable.
Our children and young peoples groups are rewarding, great experience and fun.
Or you may want to gain experience in fundraising.
Star are also looking for volunteer drivers to support young people to attend bereavement support groups.
Volunteers are vital to the support Star provides to bereaved children and young people in Wakefield and you will be welcomed and valued by the team
For more information please contact jayne@starwakefield.org.uk
Training/ Workshops
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:
- Tuesday, 5th March 2024, 9:30-13:30
The Salvation Army, Booth Street, Castleford, WF10 1SA
To book your free place please visit our website: www.younglives.net/events/calendar and choose the date right for you.
The Risk and Resilience Framework
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- Thursday, 07th March 2024, 9:15 - 12:30 (half day session)
- Friday, 08th March 2024, 9:15 - 15:30 (full day session)
- Tuesday, 16th April 2024, 13:00 - 16:00 (half day session)
Wakefield Suite, Ground Floor, Wakefield One, Burton St, Wakefield, WF1 2EB
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 website: www.younglives.net/events/calendar/ and choose the date right for you.
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Domestic Abuse - Basic awareness
"Through the eyes of a child"
- Wednesday, 14th February 2024, 9:30-12:30
venue: to be confirmed
The aim of this course is for professionals to develop a greater understanding of a child living/lived in domestic abuse and the issues that can arise for the family. The support professionals can provide for these families, how to identify what is needed and how to deliver it.
Aim: - Raise awareness for professionals around;
- Impact of Domestic Abuse on child/ren (Charlie)
- History of the child/ren’s exposure (Trauma/Ace)
- From a child/ren’s perspective
Outcome: - To improve and raise confidence and provide the knowledge for professionals when working with parents & children. To feel more confident
We will update the venue as soon as possible. Once confirmed you will be able to find this session on our website with the information how to book your place.
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News
Nova has lunched the new business plan. |
For more details please download the leaflet. |
Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) is running a district wide campaign on what it means to be professionally curious and challenge in the district from Monday 11th December 2023.
To find out more, please download this document or visit this website.
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Star Bereavement now has a ‘jamboard’ feedback forum on the website where anyone can leave a note. This could be positive, something to improve, or anything else Star welcome all feedback so please visit www.starbereavement.org.uk and leave us |
Funding
Wakefield Council Culture Everywhere Micro Grants
Support constituted community groups, charities, CICs, and other VCSE organisations to run small creative and heritage projects, activities and events in our local communities.
Amount available per project: up to £1,500
Monthly deadlines through the year. Final deadline for applications is 16 December 2024 - 5pm.
To find out more, please followthis link.
Groundwork administered VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme
New Fund to Help VCSE Organisations in England Improve Energy Efficiency.
Capital Grants can be between £2,000 and £150,00.
There are two elements:
- Eligible organisations can apply now for the cost and delivery of an independent energy assessment (IEA). this will help identify how to reduce bills through measures such as improving or installing new energy features in the building, or changing how energy is used.
These assessments will be useful to organisations whether or not they apply for the second element. - Organisations with an energy assessment may then be eligible to apply for a capital grant to install the recommended energy efficiency measures in their premises.
Please note that there will be three capital grant rounds with applications opening in early January, mid April and early July 2024.
To find out more, please visit: VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme - Groundwork
George A Moore Foundation
George A Moore, a local industrialist, founded the George A Moore Foundation in 1970 initially as a welfare fund for the employees of his factories. After selling his business in 1987, the Foundation continued to operate for the benefit of charitable organisations. Since then the Foundation has given millions of pounds to large and small charitable organisations working for the benefit of local people. this has included projects in education, health, community, sporting and the armed forces among others.
The Foundation now focuses its grant-making activities on projects in North and West Yorkshire.
Amount available per project is discretionary, but applications are accepted at any time and are considered at quarterly meetings taking place in February, May, August and November).
To find out more, please visit: gamf.org.uk
7stars Foundation
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PROJECT FUNDING
Available for UK charities with a turnover of under £1.5m, to support young people challenged by abuse and addiction, those who are young carers, and those who are homeless or without a safe place to call home.
Grants - up to £2,500 for each award are offered on a one-off basis.
To find out more, please visit: Project Funding - the7stars foundation
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SHINE BRIGHT
Available for UK charities with a turnover of under £1.5m, to purchase educational, wellbeing, or recreational items for young people, aged 16 years old or under, aligned to the Foundation's prioritised themes.
Grants - up to £1,500 for each award are offered on a one-off basis.
To find out more, please visit: Shine Bright - the7stars foundation
Variety Club Grants
The Variety Club offers a number of grants for children: Equipment grants for children, Wheelchair grants for children, Sunshine Coaches, Variety Great Days Out, Organisation Grants.
Full details for each grant stream can be found on: Home - Variety, the Children's Charity
Yorkshire Building Society
Charitable Foundation
Small Change Big Difference Fund
The YBS Charitable Foundation has two priority areas: alleviating poverty and improving health/ saving lives.
The Small change Big Difference fund supports these priorities by making donations of up to £2,500 to UK registered charities, nominated by the Society's members and colleagues.
It supports beneficiaries such as children, those who are seriously ill, as well as elderly, homeless and disabled people.
The next funding round closes on 31st March 2024.
For more details, please visit: Charitable Foundation | Mortgages | YBS
Youth Music Trailblazer Fund
Youth Music Trailblazer Fund aims to support young people who want to change their lives through music but cannot because of who they are, where they are from or what they are going through.
The grants are for organisations who want to trial work for the first time, test a new way of working, or disrupt the status quo.
Project should last between 6 and 24 months and should include at least 10% match funding.
Grants of: £2,000 to £15,000 are available to organisations of less than one year old.
Grants of £2,000 to £30,00 are available to organisations of more than one year old.
The deadline: 30 August 2024
For more details, please visit: Trailblazer Fund | Youth Music
Jobs
We want to share an exciting opportunity from Families and Babies (FAB). Please see their message below:
"Hello,
We have an exciting new position for a targeted worker available within FAB and wondered if you were able to circulate the link below through your networks.
Rachel Wilson – Operations Manager Families and Babies (FAB)
07816 165754
www.familiesandbabies.org.uk"
Useful information and Articles
Turning Point Inspiring Recovery & Inspiring Futures Wakefield have developed a guidance on Spice awareness, its impact on people and support for practitioners and people in the community.
Please see the link for further information.
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Turning Point Talking Therapies: |
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Charity Insurance - Specialist Advisers to the Third Sector organisations
Free UK Charity Web Hosting
https://www.kualo.co.uk/free-charity-hosting#eligibility
Wakefield Recovery & Discovery College Leaflet
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