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| To unsubscribe from this Mailing or to opt out of all Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Action Mailings please use the links found at the bottom of the page. Welcome to the latest edition of the Halton & St Helens Voluntary and Community Action E-Bulletin. Include-IT Mersey - Halton Launch
Apex Charitable Trust Take On Colour Run Employees from St Helens based charity Apex Trust took on the Manchester Colour Run to help raise vital funds to continue their work. Founded in 1996, Apex works with ex offenders to help them back into employment and training. In order to maintain current service levels the charity needs to fundraise an additional £15,000 over the coming six months. The money goes towards funding childcare, so women can attend training courses, as well as equipment such as hairdressing starter kits, CSCS cards and providing clothing to attend job interviews... Halton Brook Community Centre Presents The “11” A new project in Halton Brook Community Centre designed to help people in food poverty situations, for people who need a helping hand. Free assorted groceries and meats. Free tea and coffee. Bring your own bag. Relax and have a brew. Every Thursday from 11am until 1pm... LCVS Vacancy: Lead Community Accountant How would you like to lead an accountancy team and use your financial skills to assist voluntary organisations across Merseyside with their accounts? For over a century, LCVS has been working to improve the well-being of individuals and communities in Merseyside through supporting and encouraging charitable giving and voluntary action and by bringing people, organisations and resources together. In recent years, LCVS has supported thousands of organisations by delivering practical and accessible services to the voluntary sector including financial, accounting and payroll administration services... Calling All Volunteers - Under 2 Weeks Left to Gain Community Awards Funding! If you volunteer or work with a local cause that’s looking for a much needed funding boost for a separate, distinct project or scheme, then you’re in luck - the OneFamily Foundation Community Awards are making funding available to projects that help improve the lives of people in the UK. Projects have the chance to gain up to £5,000, £10,000 or £25,000... Merseyflow and the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board Update Representatives from Merseyflow and the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board will deliver an approximate 30 minute slot plus Q&A covering; an update on the project progress; meet the toll provider and have the toll infrastructure explained; vital information about the toll charges and registering for discounts... If you have a business idea, why not join this free event being run by The Women’s Organisation. Open to anyone aged 16+ living in Liverpool City Region not yet self-employed & thinking of starting a business... Skipton Building Society Grassroots Giving Funding Community groups across the country are being invited to enter an award scheme which last year gave out £81,500 to good causes. 163 small community groups were celebrating at the end of last year after local supporters helped them secure funding from Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving Scheme. The winners were chosen by public vote after being shortlisted from over 1,000 community organisations across the country. Now in its fifth year, Grassroots Giving was set up to support small community groups which might not normally attract any sort of funding. In 2017, a total of £82,000 has been made available to reward 164 groups... Merseyside’s Police Commissioner has today started the search for a new Deputy. Jane Kennedy has launched a recruitment drive to find an “experienced and dedicated public servant” to take up the role of Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner. The successful candidate will work alongside the Commissioner to deliver her Police and Crime Plan for Merseyside and be able to deputise for her when necessary, while also holding a portfolio focusing on victim care and community safety. The Commissioner is inviting applications for the role until Friday, 14th July... Extended Adult Counselling Service Widnes and Runcorn Cancer Support have recently expanded their counselling service and now have appointments available every day Monday to Friday. They don't currently have a waiting list for appointments and are taking referrals. Appointments are available to anyone whose life has been touched by cancer whether they are a patient, carer or have been bereaved due to cancer... Cadent Gas (formerly known as National Grid) can fit a lockable safety device (locking cooker valve) to the pipework of a gas cooker or hob – this service is free of charge and is installed by one of their own engineers. This simple safety device will help a person living in a vulnerable situation retain their independence, and provide reassurance to family, friends and carers... Funding Success To Teach School Learning Skills Through Hip Hop UC Crew has successfully received £2500 from the WO Street Transformation Fund administrated by the community Foundation for Merseyside to offer FREE Hip Hop and Urban workshops at local libraries and schools for 5-16 year olds to increase children and young people’s skills of reading, writing, listening, drawing and maths, through a range of performances and workshops in Break Dancing, Parkour, Graffiti, Comic Book Drawing and Hip Hop Theatre. One of the main aims of the WO Street Foundation is to offer opportunities for children and young people to advance their education and learning skills, UC Crew is contributing to this by teaching learning schools through non-formal education workshops in a variety of fun and exciting workshops... HCT are once again offering a 25% reduction on charges during School Holidays in 2017... Aged 15-24? Looking to take charge of your own career? Fancy doing something a little diffrent? If yes, the BEE You Project teaches you the ancient art of bee keeping, as well as helping you to explore fascinating and lucrative career opportunities. Learn a new skill and develop your prospects and make a genuine difference in your community. Give the BEE You Project 1 day a week and they will give you... Funding Bulletins from Halton Borough Council - July Our colleagues from Halton Borough Council’s External Funding Team have prepared some Funding Bulletins containing valuable information for voluntary organisations looking for grants to get projects off the ground. The Monthly funding bulletins offering information on funding opportunities in the following areas... Do You Have Spare Time Once A Month? NYAS are looking to recruit adult volunteers to be matched with a child/young person who is in care as their Independent Visitor. Children and Young people tell us that they are looking for enthusiastic & committed Independent Visitors who are fun, good listeners, non judgemental and who will be able to see them once a month. Expenses are reimbursed, full training and support from NYAS given. Interested? They would love to hear from you... Grant Award For Deafness Resource Centre The Deafness Resource Centre in St Helens has been awarded a grant of £56,766 from The Steve Morgan Foundation, to continue delivering Advocacy support for D/deaf people for the next three years. They are an independent charity working for the benefit of D/deaf* people in St Helens, Halton and the wider region. Their mission is to create an environment in which D/deaf people have access to services and opportunities that facilitate informed choices and decisions, increased independence and respect. The Deafness Resource Centre provide a range of specialist services, one of which is there Advocacy Service, which offers... Halton Diabetes UK Group is a support group for people who live in Halton and have diabetes. They are a small, friendly group of people and have regular meetings which alternate between Widnes and Runcorn where they have guest speakers from the healthcare profession who give lotsof information about the various aspects of diabetes in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, July 18th at The Old Police Station, Mersey Road, Runcorn WA7 1DF from 7.30pm - 9.00pm... Information Online From The Information Commissioners Office The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has information online highlighting the key themes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to help organisations understand the new legal framework in the EU coming into force in 2018. Particularly useful for anyone trying to come to terms with GDPR is their '12 steps to take now' document and 'getting ready for GDPR' checklist... Don't Forget... Cheshire Victim Services Directory Please feel free to forward this email onto any other organisations/individuals who you feel would be interested. Apologies if you receive this email more than once. If you have any comments you would like to tell us about this e-bulletin, please send an email to ldaffern@haltonsthelensvca.org.uk or if you have any news/events you would like us to publicise, please complete our News/Events webform: https://www.haltonsthelensvca.org.uk/vca-newsevents-template
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