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Are you a charity or community group looking for office space or meeting rooms in Lichfield?
Fri 13 Sep 2019
Support Staffordshire have office space available in Mansell House | 22 Bore Street | Lichfield | WS13 6LL
Whether you need a single desk or an entire office space we can offer a range of options available for short or long term lease. Our central and affordable office accommodation is accessible and fully managed by Support Staffordshire.
Patient Experience Survey – Anticoagulation Services
Fri 20 Sep 2019
Anticoagulation Services are provided in a primary care setting or in the Acute Hospitals.
The six Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) would like to gather the views of service users to understand the expectations from existing services and to find out what is important to you when accessing anticoagulation services in a Staffordshire primary care setting or hospital.
We are particularly targeting patients and their family / carers, with experience in this area of service provision.
Friends2Friends Burton Support Group
Fri 20 Sep 2019
Friends2Friends are a charity supporting adults with learning difficulties and other vulnerable adults.
Our aim is to help our members make friends and learn skills needed to to be part of their local communuity.
Group meetings start on Tuesday 1st October 11am to 1pm at the Burton Caribbean Association and will then run every Tuesday.
For more information phone 07800 576 645 or email f2friendscharity@gmail.com
Small Projects Fund
Thu 19 Sep 2019
The Small Projects Fund is a small grants scheme offered by the Lichfield District Safer Community Partnership with funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Grants of up to £500 are available which help support the priorities of the Lichfield District Safer Community Partnership.
The priorities
The project must meet at least one of Lichfield District Safer Community Partnership’s priorities. These are:
Burton Mencap Coffee Shop
Wed 18 Sep 2019
Burton upon Trent MENCAP are delighted to announce the re-opening of their Coffee Shop on Friday 20th September 2019 from 9.30 till 12.30 at the Brewhouse, Union Street, Burton.
We are a local charity run by volunteers who fund raise to support people in Burton with a learning disability. We have been a registered charity since 1967 and ran a coffee shop at Crossley House until November last year. Thanks to the newly elected councillors we have now been given the opportunity to re-open the Coffee Shop which is our main fund raising activity.
Goodbye Staffordshire Housing Group...Hello Honeycomb Group
Wed 18 Sep 2019
Like any good business, we need to grow, to learn and continually adjust to be ready for the future. Our job is to make sure everyone knows about the affordable homes that we let and sell, the repairs and improvements we make, the determination we have for people to sustain their home and the support and help we provide to keep people within homes safe, sound and secure.
BREXIT: No-deal guidance for charities
Wed 18 Sep 2019
The UK is set to leave the European Union on 31 October 2019. The National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) have produced guidance and resources to help your organisation understand, and prepare for, the possible impact of Brexit.
No-deal guidance for charities
In September 2019 NCVO published No-deal Brexit and the voluntary sector: Preparing for change. This new guidance sets out the potential implications of a no-deal Brexit for charities, and suggests practical steps organisations can take to reduce the risks. It includes:
Local Charities led by Support Staffordshire write open letter to MPs on austerity
Wed 18 Sep 2019
A group of influential local charities have written an open letter to MPs asking them to recognise the serious impacts of ongoing austerity on local services across both the voluntary sector and local statutory providers. The letter penned by Garry Jones, Chief Executive of Support Staffordshire is written with the support of other members of Team Staffordshire, a local representative body for the voluntary sector.
Interim Host Provider for Autism Services in South Staffordshire Announced
Tue 17 Sep 2019
Further to the briefing that was issued on Friday, we are pleased to announce that Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) has been confirmed as the interim host provider for autism services in south Staffordshire.
The Trust will take responsibility for the interim service from Tuesday 1st October and will be working with Midlands Psychology to ensure as smooth a transition as possible for patients, carers and their families.
SOME EXCITING NEWS ABOUT SASSOT’S FUTURE…
Tue 17 Sep 2019
SASSOT’s Board recently met to discuss SASSOT’s long term future and its legal status as a body hosted by Stafford Borough Council (SBC).
Following careful deliberation, the decision was taken that SASSOT will transition to an independent charitable body during 2020.
This decision means the Board can plan for a more sustainable future and to capitalise on the many exciting opportunities independence presents.
For further information visit the website.