I’m Esther, a Development Consultant at Support Staffordshire and in the summer I undertook a 3 week stint volunteering this summer taking 36 young people aged 14-17 years old from Staffordshire to the World Scout Jamboree in the USA with 3 other leaders.
So, I have avoided the topic for months, but it seems there really would be little point this month, in me talking about anything except….. Brexit.
However, I hope to give a different and perhaps more positive take, whilst also walking the political tightrope that Charity leaders must.
Are you a social enterprise, charity or community organisation who are trading and making an income from that activity?
Are you currently exploring ways to scale up that activity or finance new plans? If so, Good Finance Live is where you need to be...
Good Finance Live is a one-day event for charities, social enterprises, community businesses and local groups in the Midlands who are looking for repayable finance or interested in finding out more.
This is an opportunity to:
£10,000 fully funded grants available to Staffordshire SME’s looking to develop new digital products and solutions to social challenges across the region.
As part of the Staffordshire Digital Innovation Partnerships project, Staffordshire University are looking for local digital entrepreneurs to develop prototype solutions to a series of social challenges identified by Staffordshire County Council.
These challenges include:
In light of recent posts on social media regarding autism services in south Staffordshire, we would like to reassure patients, carers and their families about the provision.
The current contract for delivering autism services in south Staffordshire is held by Midlands Psychology. The contract is in place until 30 September 2019 and as such the provider is responsible for delivering the service until this time.
A Club Volunteer Experience Workshop is due to take place on Wednesday 16th October 2019 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at Chase Leisure Centre in Cannock (WS11 4AL)
Open to everyone, this is a fantastic opportunity to come along and become supported on:
A Club Volunteer Experience Workshop is due to take place on Wednesday 16th October 2019 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at Chase Leisure Centre in Cannock (WS11 4AL)
Open to everyone, this is a fantastic opportunity to come along and become supported on:
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service aim to ensure that they maximise the use of the Free community facilities by those members of the community that would benefit the most from access to free facilities. They are able to provide the following:-
In the first round, ACRE received 22 applications from eligible UK organisations to apply for funding from the Village Hall improvement Grant.
This grant follows the Autumn 2018 budget which announced: to mark the centenary of the Armistice, government would support several initiatives, including making available grant funding to support improvement projects for village halls.
This is in recognition of the important role that village halls play in underpinning local community life.
Citizens Advice celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, starting in 1939, following the outbreak of the Second World War.
Citizens Advice Staffordshire South West (CASSW) was one of the first local bureaux to open, its first office opened in Tipping Street, Stafford in November 1939 and the service across Staffordshire has been available to people in our local communities for 80 years.
