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Funding Spotlight: The National Lottery Community Fund - Awards for All
Social connections and community activities are at the heart of creating healthier, happier lives and a flourishing society. That’s why The National…
Read ArticleNew Health Champions Development Fund opens in January
A new Development Fund to support the further development of Health Champion activity in the North East and North Cumbria will open for applications…
Read ArticleAddressing health inequalities through social prescribing and community-based approaches
In December 2023, VONNE and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) brought together more than 50 representatives from across the…
Read ArticleEngaging with diverse communities in health and wellbeing research
In November VCSE organisations and academic researchers came together in Carlisle to learn about the National Institute for Health and Care Research…
Read ArticleFunder's Spotlight: Phoenix Way
The Phoenix Way is led by the Ubele Initiative and supported by the Global Fund for Children, in partnership with six Regional Leads and with the…
Read ArticleInput into the design of a new social finance fund for the North of Tyne area - November roundtable events
On behalf of North of Tyne Combined Authority, VONNE and a number of partners across the area are hosting a series of roundtables with enterprising…
Read ArticleSupporting young people to enable more positive emotional wellbeing: Hartlepool’s ‘anime on prescription’ project
When Dawn Robinson started her role as a young people’s community development worker in Hartlepool, young people had already highlighted the problem…
Read ArticleTransforming Futures: Fenham Youth Club Receives Vital Support from the David Dockray Trust
This week is Youth Work Week, celebrating the positive impact Youth Work has on young people, particularly between the ages of 11 - 19. This story…
Read ArticleLatest Barometer survey shows Small Charities are struggling
Pro Bono Economics have published analysis of the latest quarterly VCSE Sector Barometer results, providing a snapshot of the sector's health as the…
Read ArticleTees Valley UK SPF funding opportunity: ‘RURAL ENGLAND PROSPERITY FUND’ (the Rural Fund)
About the Funding OpportunityThe aim of the Rural England Prosperity Fund (the Rural Fund) is to help improve productivity, strengthen and benefit…
Read ArticleFunder's Spotlight: National Lottery Community Fund – Reaching Communities England
National Lottery Community Fund – Reaching Communities England This grant will fund projects or organisations that will do at least one of the…
Read ArticlePackage of youth announcements launched by DCMS Secretary of State
Delivering the National Youth Guarantee DCMS provided an update on the Government’s progress in delivering the National Youth Guarantee -…
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