Are you a voluntary or community organisation providing mentoring and/or befriending to black boys and/or young men aged 13-25 in England? If the answer is yes, then your organisation may be eligible for a bursary of up to £300 to achieve the Mentoring and Befriending Approved Provider Standard.
Award fund announced to increase accessibility of volunteering
Would You Like To Increase the Accessibility of Volunteering For Those with Physical Impairments and Learning Disabilities? If the Answer is yes then the ACCESS TO VOLUNTEERING FUND may be the answer and BVSC, Birmingham Disability Resource Centre (BDRC) and PEOPLE FIRST can provide you with support advice and information
Briefing: Coping With Cuts
‘Coping with Cuts’ is a digest of guidance for voluntary groups and public sector agencies in dealing effectively with funding cuts. The digest has been issued by Brian Carr, Chief Executive of BVSC, The Centre for Voluntary Action.
Free radio advertisements for community and charity organsiations
107.5 Switch Radio is a new community radio station broadcasting to north-east Birmingham. Switch Radio started out as Vale FM, a community radio station set up in 1995 by residents in the Castle Vale area of Birmingham, formerly one of the city’s most deprived areas.
Google Grants for charities
Registered charities within the UK can apply for support through Google Grants. Although no actual money is available, organisations that successfully apply to the Google grants programme are provided with in kind support that translates into free advertising through Google Adwords.
Four areas to demonstrate Big Society ‘oomph’
The government has chosen four ‘vanguard communities’ to pilot its vision of Big Society. Liverpool, Eden Valley in Cumbria, Windsor and Maidenhead and the London borough of Sutton will each be given a community organiser and access to dedicated civil servants to help empower local people to take control of services.
Co-production can deliver Big Society, says study
Co-production of local public services offers the best chance of making Big Society a success, according to a new report. Right here, right now calls for a radical shake-up in the way services are delivered, so that users become equal partners.
Funding for research into social disadvantage
The Joseph Rowntree Foundations (JRF) is currently seeking to support projects that address the economic, social and environmental challenges faced by people and places that experience poverty and social disadvantages, in particular in the context of constrained public spending.
The financial reality for families with disabled children
Contact a Family provides advice, information and support to all UK families with disabled, children regardless of the disability or health condition. Through a national helpline and family support service, Contact a Family provide advice on any aspect of raising a disabled child, including help with finances, benefits and debt issues.
Will cuts undermine the progress in riot-hit Birmingham?
Twenty-five years after riots erupted in inner-city Birmingham, locals say investment in the area is beginning to pay off. But there are fears that progress could be under threat.
For two nights running, Wazeem Zaffar looked out from his bedroom window to see flames rising from shops that had been petrol bombed. He could hear shouts, screams, the smashing of glass and the wailing of sirens. “My father forbade me to set foot outside the door for two days,” he recalls.
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