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Get Ready for the ’New Year New You’ Campaigns
Fri 14 Dec 2018
Dougie Mac are excited to start the New Year with our fresh campaigns, celebrating many different types of Volunteering Opportunities… Look Out for our new Billboards ‘New Year New You’.
Can you spare sometime to help our busy Shops? Great for building confidence, Customer Service skills and retail experience. Take a look at our website and click on ‘How you can help us’. Please call to hear more about these roles.
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Healthwatch Chair and Board Members Recruitment
Fri 14 Dec 2018
Engaging Communities Staffordshire (ECS) were successful in winning the Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent contract that is due to commence on 1 February 2019. Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent, was established in April 2013 with the primary aim of improving the services offered to local people in the areas of health, adult and children’s social care in conjunction with a wide range of partners and stakeholders.
To support this new service, ECS are currently undertaking a recruitment process to recruit a Healthwatch Chairperson and Board members.
Support Staffordshire's Rural Service
Fri 14 Dec 2018
Since September 2018, Support Staffordshire has taken on the role of Rural Community Council for Staffordshire (previously done by the Community Council of Staffordshire) and is the local member of ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England).
Our Rural Officers offer an additional rural-focused service on top of our general range of services to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations across Staffordshire.
Volunteers Required to Support Socially Isolated in Stone and Eccleshall
Fri 14 Dec 2018
Support Staffordshire has recently appointed Robert O’Leary as a Community Navigator as part of a 12 month trial of a social prescribing scheme. The service will be focussed upon a cluster of GP surgeries in Stone & Eccleshall. To further enhance the scheme Support Staffordshire are looking to recruit Volunteer Community Buddies.
Staffordshire Day 2019
Fri 14 Dec 2018
Staffordshire Day is back on Wednesday 1st May 2019 and there are loads of ways to get involved!
Organisers Enjoy Staffordshire are looking for events on the theme of ‘Made in Staffordshire’ – could you organise something which celebrates Staffordshire products, food & drink, music, film, people or anything else which could be made in the county?
New for 2019 is the Great Big Staffordshire Quiz, a quiz based on our amazing county which could be hosted by a pub, school, charity or community group. A great way of raising funds for your organisation!
Farewell to Barry Halls
Thu 13 Dec 2018
We would like to inform all our members, local Councillors and colleagues in Stafford District that Barry Halls, Senior Locality Officer is retiring from Support Staffordshire at the end of December. We would like to thank Barry for all his contributions to support the local community and help to develop voluntary and community services to be able to deliver their services in Stafford.
HISTORIC GUILDHALL HOUSES THIRD SECTOR HUB
Thu 13 Dec 2018
An iconic landmark situated in the heart of Newcastle town centre is to become a community and voluntary sector hub while its long-term future is decided.
The Council is working with Support Staffordshire to provide a wide range of services, as requested by residents, at the Guildhall.
Garry Jones's blog
Wed 12 Dec 2018
I spent some time out of the office last week, at our National Conference convened by NAVCA. Amongst the great line up of speakers was Baroness Tina Stowell, Chair of the Charity Commission. I have to acknowledge there were warm words about small charities and our support roles as CVSs.