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Criminal Justice Forum 'Alternatives to Custody'

This forum will explore how co-ordinated support from voluntary sector services in the community could contribute to early intervention and alternatives to custody – getting people the right support as early as possible to reduce the risk of re-offending.

Thu, 05/07/2018 - 09:30

NE VCSE Skills, Inclusion and Employment Focus Group - 19th September 2018 Wed, 19/09/2018 - 21:30

NE VCSE Skills, Inclusion and Employment Focus Group - 12th December 2018 Wed, 12/12/2018 - 21:30

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Tyneside Crowd - Launch Event You are invited to join Newcastle City Council as they launch Tyneside Crowd , a new Crowdfunding platform where people in the Tyneside area can collaborate on creative and innovative projects to improve and celebrate the places where they live, work and study. 25 Jun 2018 17:00 Bewick Hall at the City Library 33 New Bridge St W NE1 8AX

Turn2us FREE Workshops: Durham With the support of Comic Relief Turn2us are running FREE workshops in Durham to help you support people in financial hardship using their tools. The workshops are open to staff and volunteers from organisations working with people in financial hardship and through them we will teach you how to use the Turn2us Benefits Calculator, Grants Search and other online help people maximise their income. What will I learn in the workshop? 27 Jun 2018 9:30 Durham, DH1 3ET

Turn2us FREE Workshops: Gateshead With the support of Comic Relief Turn2us are running two FREE workshops in Gateshead (Am and PM) to help you support people in financial hardship using their tools. The workshops are open to staff and volunteers from organisations working with people in financial hardship and through them we will teach you how to use the Turn2us Benefits Calculator, Grants Search and other online help people maximise their income. What will I learn in the workshop? 28 Jun 2018 9:30 Gateshead, NE8 3BE

Turn2us FREE Workshops: Hartlepool With the support of Comic Relief Turn2us are running FREE workshops in Hartlepool to help you support people in financial hardship using their tools. The workshops are open to staff and volunteers from organisations working with people in financial hardship and through them we will teach you how to use the Turn2us Benefits Calculator, Grants Search and other online help people maximise their income. What will I learn in the workshop? 29 Jun 2018 9:30 Hartlepool, TS25 3LB

Participatory action research event Participatory action research (PAR): theories, methods and challenges. A two-day course for doctoral students and members of community organisations. PAR involves people affected by/interested in a research topic taking an active part in designing, carrying out and putting research into practice. The aim of PAR is to bring about change. 02 Jul 2018 10:30 Kenworthy Room St Mary’s College Durham DH1 3LR

Brexit and the North East Newcastle University Institute for Social Renewal (NISR) is hosting a discussion on 'Brexit and the North East' with expert speakers: 03 Jul 2018 9:45 Baddiley Clark Seminar Room, Newcastle University

FinanceCamp is returning to St James’ Park Open to enterprises of all sizes and from all sectors, FinanceCamp is free to attend. Connecting businesses with bright ideas to the funding solutions they need to grow, the event forms part of the Great Exhibition of the North’s ‘Inspired By’ programme, and dovetails with the Exhibition’s central innovation trail. FinanceCamp is open to all businesses in the process of raising finance, from any sector; large and small, well established and newly launched, commercial and non-profit making. 05 Jul 2018 9:00 St James' Park Stadium Barrack Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4ST

Tackling Youth Homelessness in the North East Conference - Newcastle We would like to invite you to ‘Tackling Youth Homelessness’, a conference to present and discuss better outcomes for young people who may be at risk of homelessness. We will be focussing on: Young People Leaving Care – and the use of the national ‘Care Leaver Accommodation and Support Framework’ (Barnardos and St Basils) to support local work. 06 Jul 2018 9:00 Auditorium, Mea House, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE1 8XS.

Youth Social Action in the North East - Unlocking the Region's Potential The Virgin Money Foundation is on a mission to support young people to make big changes happen locally. 06 Jul 2018 10:30 Virgin Money, Regent Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne

Have your say on the future of charity tax relief Invitation to NCVO's Independent Charity Tax Commission consultation event. We know that reliefs can be a powerful tool in promoting socially beneficial behaviour and worthwhile causes, but the commission is keen to examine whether they could be more effectively channelled to help charities and their beneficiaries. For example, are the right charities benefiting? Should we distinguish between charities in terms of size, purpose, demonstrable impact, or geographical location? 09 Jul 2018 14:00 Mea House Newcastle NE1 8XS

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