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'Walk tall and look the world right in the eye!'
A blog post about inclusive employment... We have sadly waved goodbye to our fantastic PA and Office Administrator Lucy Fisher, who has left NCVS to embark on a new chapter of her career. Before she left, Lucy, who has Cerebral Palsy, surprised us with a very moving blog post about her employment experience at NCVS and the ongoing support she has received with her disability. We are honoured to…
NCVS wins bid to take on Community Assets Assessment work
Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service (NCVS) has been commissioned by the Nottinghamshire Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) which is working in partnership with the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), to undertake a joint strategic community assets assessment to build a comprehensive picture of assets in communities affected by serious violence. The focus of this project will be…
Harvest Appeal will provide meals for Nottingham's homeless
Emmanuel House Support Centre has launched a Harvest Appeal 2020 to help provide, healthy nutritious food for its night-shelter service users. Since lockdown, the Nottingham-based charity has been running its night shelter service from a local hotel which has enabled rough sleepers to self-isolate in individual rooms throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As well as providing private rooms…
Involving young volunteers
Dave Thomas, Volunteering Development Officer at NCVS, writes... Over many years, we've seen that young people have a passion and enthusiasm to be involved in their community and make a difference through volunteering. Here at the NCVS Volunteer Centre, we're keen to encourage Leaders of Volunteers to harness young people's desire to help and give back to their…
Help Framework tackle homelessness due to the impact of COVID-19
Framework Housing Association has released figures which show the impact of COVID-19 on people sleeping rough in Nottinghamshire, during the peak of the pandemic. The charity's Street Outreach Team recorded that 178 people were sleeping rough in the county between April and July, of which 40.4% were new to rough sleeping. 88 were accommodated in a hotel thanks to the Government's…
Reviewing your pre-lockdown volunteering opportunities
Dave Thomas, Volunteering Development Officer at NCVS, writes... The pandemic hasn't gone away but now that lockdown has eased, I am seeing a real determination from many Leaders of Volunteers to re-engage with their volunteers and harness the enormous amount of goodwill towards volunteers and volunteering that has come about as a result of the outbreak. Almost six months ago, at the start of…
Documentary asks what's next for community spirit in Nottingham
A short documentary has been released by Nottingham City Council which explores the question of what comes next for community spirit in Nottingham. A silver lining of the pandemic has been the community response and effort of Nottingham's neighbours, faith, community and voluntary groups in helping others through this difficult time. However, as lockdown eases and the…
Beyond promotion - the second step in the volunteer journey
Dave Thomas, Volunteering Development Officer at NCVS, writes... A very wise Leader of Volunteers once told me that it’s hard enough to get a volunteer to turn up once, but it’s far harder to get them to turn up for a second or third time. As Leaders of Volunteers, you put a lot of energy into attracting volunteers by creating great volunteer role profiles, superb social media posts and…
Volunteering by people with support workers
Dave Thomas, Volunteering Development Officer at NCVS, writes... Here at NCVS, we are passionate about volunteering and we constantly promote the benefits of volunteering. When we see that support workers are also suggesting volunteering to the people that they are supporting, we get really excited. So if you have a support worker or if you are a support worker, you may be interested to know more…
Universities of Nottingham announce Civic Agreement
By signing a new civic agreement, Nottingham's universities have pledged to work with city partners to improve the lives of local people across the city and county. The Universities for Nottingham Civic Agreement has been developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is a first of its kind in the country! It has been signed by both the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent…
