Halton
Mersey Care Launch New Children’s And Adolescent 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Response Team
Children and young people based in Halton, Knowsley, St Helens and Warrington up to the age of 18 who are experiencing a mental health crisis will have access to a dedicated 24/7 team for the first time.
The new crisis response team, based within Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Child and Young People’s Mental Health Service, will help those under 18 who need an emergency response and aims to provide a risk assessment within four hours.
Training: Introduction to Developing a Business Plan
This workshop is FREE to VCA Members and £25 to non members.
7th November, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
While the language of business can seem at odds with the aims of voluntary organisations, you still need to plan for the future to get things done, and to account to your members, and to funders and the public as you carry out your activities. This half day session will take you through the steps you will need to take to enable your organisation to gather the information and data needed to create a business plan.
Funded training - Ethical Property Foundation: Successful Property Decision-Making For Trustees
Ethical Property Foundation: Successful Property Online Webinar Date/Time: Tuesday the 5th of December 2023, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Ethical Property Foundation: Successful Property Decision-Making For Trustees- Online only
Free to VCA members
Recruiting and managing volunteers on Team Kinetic
Recruiting and managing volunteers on Team Kinetic Training
Thursday 7th of December 10:00 a.m till 1:00 p.m. Hosted by Sefton CVS online
Learn how to utilise Team Kinetic to its fullest extent for recruiting and managing your volunteers.
This training will include:
- how to register as a provider
-how to promote your volunteer roles
-how to accept new volunteers
-how to log volunteer hours and sessions
HAF Winter 2023 Applications Now Open
Applications for Halton Christmas School Holiday Activity & Food programme are now live! Please see link below.
Bene Merenti Award Pauline Ruth
Pauline Ruth who runs Trinity Safe Spaces and has been heavily involved in the welcoming of asylum seekers and refugees and and alsop pivotal with the faith network has been awarded the Bene Merenti medal by His Holiness, Pope Francis. This award is a ’Gold Medal’ for ‘Exemplary Christian Service’.
Pauline does so much to safeguard our community and we know her work with refugees and migrants is at the heart of her Christian vocation of service.
Pauline, we applaud you!
Financial Abuse Training - Friday 27th October 2023
Halton Safeguarding Adults Board still have places available for the HSAB ‘Financial Abuse Training’ on Friday 27th October at 13:30 – 16:30 at Grangeway Youth & Community Centre, Grangeway, Runcorn, WA7 5LY.
Aims:
Halton Funding Bulletin - October 2023
The External Funding Team at Halton Borough Council have produced their latest monthly Funding Bulletin covering recent grants alerts.
The bulletin can be found in the attachment below.
If you would like support to bid to any of the funding streams listed in the Bulletin, they can support with this; please get in touch via funding@halton.gov.uk.