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Radford Care Group to open its brand new building
Radford Care Group is getting ready to open the doors on its brand new centre, made possible thanks to the generous support of Nottingham businesses and its communities. The £854,000 eco-friendly building, built by O'Keeffe Building Services, will allow the charity to double its capacity, accommodating up to 75 people comfortably on a day-to-day basis. It has been carefully designed to ensure it…
No place for hate says Nottingham as Chinese community is targeted
A campaign is being run in Nottingham to support the Chinese community after reports of COVID-19 related hate crime. Incidents have been reported of people being targeted simply because coronavirus was first reported in China. The campaign, launched by Nottingham City Council, Communities Inc, Nottinghamshire Police and others partners, aims to address this issue by working with…
COVID-19 Survivors Group set-up by Self Help UK
Self Help UK has launched a new peer support service for survivors of COVID-19. The new COVID-19 Survivors Group UK is open to all those across the country who have had the virus. Jarrod Skervin, Project Development Manager at Self Help UK, said, "As the virus is so new, we are only just beginning to understand some of the long term implications it can have on the physical and mental wellbeing of…
Volunteer Recruitment and Social Distancing
Dave Thomas, Volunteering Development Officer at NCVS writes ... In my last message, I invited Leaders of Volunteers to think about how their volunteer programmes will adapt as we come out of lockdown. Several leaders have been in touch and we have discussed how volunteer recruitment can be safe, while still adhering to volunteering good practice. One way to do this is to slightly change the…
Futures Community Grants
Deadline for applications is Tuesday 30 April 2024Jointly funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the European Social Fund, the Community Grants programme gives small charities and voluntary/community organisations, with a turnover of less than £750,000, an opportunity to access funds to deliver projects that help engage and progress hard to reach individuals towards the…
#BlackLivesMatter: A message
Jules Sebelin, NCVS Head of Business Development & Deputy CEO, writes... Although we have been busy the last few weeks with various campaigns to celebrate volunteers and charities (for Volunteers' Week and Small Charity Week) we have been closely following the global response to the #BlackLivesMatter movement catalysed by the callous murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis Police…
A message to Nottingham's Leaders of Volunteers
Dave Thomas, Volunteering Development Officer at NCVS writes ... Over the last 12 weeks or so, many local community/voluntary groups and charities have involved volunteers in new ways to help support vulnerable people during the pandemic. As lockdown eases, it is likely that some of these volunteers will be returning to work or will have less time to volunteer. As Leaders of Volunteers, we now…
Support from the Warm Homes Hub
If the current crisis is having an impact on your household, your Local Authority urges you to reach out, as support is available from the Warm Homes Hub.Nottingham City Council and Local Authorities across the County have joined forces to launch their new £4.3million Warm Homes Hub which will help residents struggling with their health, household income and energy costs during the Coronavirus…
Nottingham charity receives Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
Nottingham-based charity We R Here has been named as one of 230 UK recipients of this year's Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. The prestigious award is considered the MBE for voluntary groups and recognises the exceptional service they make within their communities. The winners are announced every year on the 2 June which is the anniversary of the Queen's coronation. Last year a…
Nottingham food poverty programme launches
Nottingham's largest-ever food programme is being launched in response to the COVID-19 crisis to support those most in need in the city. The new initiative is being funded by Nottingham City Council and The Robin Hood Fund who are providing up to £29,000 in joint funding to support more than 40 food banks and social eating projects across Nottingham. The funding will enable food poverty charity…