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Prevention and Early Intervention – learning from the Safeguarding Conference
5 February 2019
Prevention and Early Intervention was the theme for the Annual Joint Safeguarding Conference, jointly hosted by Berkshire West Local Safeguarding Children Boards and West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Board, which took place on 30 January 2019. Three members of the RVA team attended: Sarah Morland, Sarah Timmins DeGregory and Charlotte Netherton-Sinclair. Here are some of ...
Let BCF know your views on the current funding climate
4 February 2019Berkshire Community Foundation (BCF) want to know what you think about the current funding climate for third sector organisations. BCF distributes grants, provides advice and raises the profile of local charities and community groups addressing identified need across Berkshire. They want to make sure they understand what fundraising is like on the ground for the groups ...
Training services from Citizens Advice Reading
4 February 2019You probably know of the help and information provided by Citizens Advice Reading throughout the Reading area, but are you aware of their professional training services? Over the past ten years, Citizens Advice Reading have become a trusted and established training provider, offering courses to a wide range of organisations both at their training facility in ...
Reading Dispensary Trust – grants available
4 February 2019Reading Dispensary Trust makes monthly grants for equipment and services not available through statutory sources, to those suffering from physical and mental illness, living within a seven mile radius of the centre of Reading. Applications are only accepted from organisations/agencies on behalf of their clients. Grants have been given for many items including white goods, furniture, ...
Reading Internship Scheme 2019
31 January 2019The University of Reading have launched their Reading Internship Scheme for 2019. Now in its fifth year, the scheme aims to ensure that students are getting meaningful work experience and are able to apply and develop transferable business skills. The University are looking for host organisations that are looking to grow their talent pipeline by offering a ...
Free masterclass on good practice in befriending
30 January 2019Befriending Networks are providing three free masterclasses on Good Practice in Befriending this spring. These events are open to members and non-members of Befriending Networks, thanks to funding from the Building Connections Fund. When are they happening? Leeds on 6 March 2019 London on 12 March 2019 Leicester on 13 March 2019 Who should attend? Anyone involved with commissioning, delivering or supporting a ...
Adult Social Care and Health Strategy Consultation – open until 31 March 2019
29 January 2019Reading Borough Council is consulting on their priorities for Adult Social Care over the next three years and is looking for feedback from community partners and residents. You can download the draft strategy, Supporting Our Future, from the RBC website and complete the online survey or post in your comments. Reading Borough Council says: We have developed ...
Social Action Stories: Stepping Forward
23 January 2019In our latest story of social action in Reading, Community Journalist Simone Illger interviews Sarah Snow, founding trustee of Stepping Forward. Stepping Forward works to facilitate and accelerate access to essential services, information, resources and life opportunities so that all people affected by disability can live a full life. All of their trustees have a child ...
Brighter Futures for Children Market Place
23 January 2019On Tuesday 22 January, thirty-one organisations from across Reading’s voluntary sector attended the Town Hall to showcase their services to a range of social workers and other staff from Brighter Futures for Children. Most were children and young people’s groups, although there was representation from a variety of community sectors, all delivering essential local projects ...
People’s Postcode Trust – open until 20 February 2019
18 January 2019The next round of People’s Postcode Trust funding will open on 6 February 2019. Projects should be related to the following themes: Poverty prevention Human rights Combating discrimination You can find examples of previous funded projects here. Who can apply Registered charities can apply for a grant of between £500 and £20,000. Constituted groups (unregistered) and community interest companies can apply for grants ...
Raising the Next Generation funding – open until 1 March 2019
18 January 2019The MSE Charity gives grants to not-for-profit organisations that deliver activities which make a lasting impact on how people think, behave and manage their money. The next funding round entitled ‘Raising the Next Generation’ opens for applications on 4 February and is open until 1 March 2019. Grants will support projects focusing on building financial capability skills through schools-based work or work with migrants, lone parents, ...
Aging Well Partnership Funding – open until 18 February 2019
18 January 2019Reading, Place of Culture has announced a £6,000 Ageing Well Pilot, on behalf of the Ageing Well Partnership. The pilot is part of the Reading, Place of Culture initiative and aims to address gaps in participation and social outcomes for older people. With cultural and creative engagement proving integral to the wellbeing of older people, the ...
DfE grants for holiday activities and food – open until 7 February 2019
18 January 2019Early in 2018, the government announced a programme of work to explore how best to ensure more children from disadvantaged families benefit from enrichment activities and healthy meals during the school holidays. The Department of Education (DfE) is now inviting organisations to bid for grant funding to take on the role of testing the coordination of free ...
Greggs Local Community Projects Fund – open until 28 February 2019
18 January 2019The Greggs Local Community Projects Funding is open for applications until 28 February 2019. They are looking to fun projects that improve resilience within your community. This can include sessional activities/respite support, equipment for sessional activities, trips and residential breaks. Please note that they do not fund running costs or continuation of existing and ongoing work, ...
Free bite-sized training on Young Onset Dementia
16 January 2019Members of the Reading Dementia Action Alliance, Banyan Care, are offering free bite-sized training sessions to those working within care. The first session will take place on Tuesday 12 February 2019 and the topic is Young Onset Dementia, an area of special interest and knowledge within Banyan through their work with the charity Younger People with Dementia (Berkshire). Through ...
Reading Libraries has two spaces for potential rental
16 January 2019Reading Libraries has two spaces for potential rental An upstairs office space at Tilehurst library is available and our brand new office space at Battle library will be built in 2019. We are interested in hearing from any organisation that might be interested in a brand new, relatively small office in RG30/RG31 at low cost. We are using ...
Leaders needed for Amersham Road Kids’ Choice Youth Club
16 January 2019A club which started out as a dream by two young people on the Amersham Road estate has become a reality with support from local residents. Beginning after the October half term in 2018, two sessions for different school years were offered on Monday evenings. The first week saw 13 attending the younger group and 4 attending the older ...
Time to Talk Day – 7 February 2019
16 January 2019This year’s Time to Talk Day is on Thursday 7 February and is all about bringing together the right ingredients, to have a conversation about mental health. Whether that’s tea, biscuits and close friends or a room full of people challenging mental health stigma, we want you to get talking. Time To Change is a national initiative ...
Cultural Commissioning Funding – Stage 1 open until 25 February 2019
16 January 2019Cultural Commissioning Year 2 is now open for Stage 1 applications until 25 February 2018. The funding streams are: Elderly Care: £15K for arts, culture and heritage programmes to work with older people, particularly those with long term conditions and in areas of higher deprivation; Cultural Short Breaks: £30K to extend the range of cultural breaks provided to ...
Free courses for charities from The Skills Network
15 January 2019The Skills Network are offering a range of funded Level 2 Courses*. The courses are open to those working or volunteering in charities and community groups in the town, aged 19 or over and who have lived in the EU for the last three years. The online distance learning courses are all assessment based, submitted either ...