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European Social Fund Opportunity and Information Event
Closing Date for applications is 4th December 2017.
An ESF Open Call has been launched to fund projects focused on providing specialist, well targeted and integrated support to those with multiple barriers and complex needs in the North East LEP area.
The call is for projects to deliver one or more of three strands of activities:
- Employment support for those with Protected Characteristics
- Employment support for workless housing tenants
- Employment support for offenders and ex-offenders
The nature and range of barriers to the labour market they face can require specialist and integrated support. This call looks to address the multiple factors that contribute to social exclusion and deprivation, impacting on economic growth.
For further information about the Funding opportunity and to download the specification click here.
The project must cover the North East LEP area including the Transition area of Durham and the More Developed area of Northumberland, Tyne & Wear.
Triangle Trust Call for Applications
Deadline for applications is 2nd November 2017.
The triangle trust offers funding for specialist community and voluntary organisations working with carers or the rehabilitation of offenders or ex-offenders within the UK.
The Triangle Trust recognises in the current economic climate, building a solid foundation for long-term sustainability for your organisation can be of higher importance than starting a new project. To support this they offer development grants to provide funds towards your organisation’s core costs.
Health and Care survey
The survey will close on Friday 20th October.
Clinks wants to hear your views on health and wellbeing for people in contact with the criminal justice system, the services available to them, and priorities for change.
The short survey includes questions about the work you do, the health and wellbeing of your beneficiaries, and how to improve health and care services. Many of the questions have come directly from policy teams at the Department of Health, NHS England and Public Health England. Clinks will use the information you give us to influence key health and justice policy makers.
Click here to complete the survey
Clinks Publication List
Clinks have listed the most recent reports, briefings and responses on this handy publication list. The briefings ensure members stay up to date with the latest relevant policy and legislative developments; and Clinks guides and resources inform your work on topics including service user involvement, volunteering and offender health.
You can download a copy via the Clinks website
VONNE Annual Conference – The Future of Civil Society & AGM
The theme for VONNE’s conference 2017 is The Future of Civil Society: A North East Perspective and we are delighted to announce our Keynote Speaker will be Julia Unwin CBE, Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Civil Society Futures.
We will be incorporating a Civil Society Futures Conversation within the conference, which will feed into the Inquiry’s call for evidence and recommendations.
Make sure you attend and have your say on how the North East’s VCSE sector can tackle the challenges we face together.
IPPR North will also be launching their report Civil Society Support in the North at the conference.
VONNE’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in the morning and the conference will be in the afternoon from 12 - 4pm.
We will also be hosting a First Time Trustee workshop at 4pm following the conference.
Register now for the AGM and Conference.
Northumberland Prison Resettlement Day
20th October 2017
Northumberland prison holds resettlement days twice per year to allow prisoners the opportunity to meet voluntary sector services which they can access in the community on release. The next resettlement day is 20th October 2017.
If your organisation would like to attend contact Claire Everett, Resettlement Manager by 6th October.
Please note organisations must have the capacity to attend for the whole event.
NEPACS awards for work in Crime Reduction in the North East
NEPACS held their 13th awards ceremony to celebrate the hard work of individuals, teams and organisations in the north east for helping prisoners or ex-offenders to resettle in the community and rebuild their lives.
Helen Attewell, Chief Executive of NEPACS, said: “The difficulties of working within the prison system have been clearly highlighted by the media in recent months. The challenges faced by prison-based staff are mirrored in the community, where clients’ problems around substance misuse, mental health, relationship breakdowns and unemployment can continue to put obstacles in the way of fulfilling crime free lives.
Our NEPACS’ awards are a way of paying tribute to the resilience and determination of staff and volunteers working within the criminal justice system who inspire hope for a better future in the people they work with, as well as offering practical support and help.”
Find details of this year’s the winners on the NEPACS website. |
