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Huddersfield charity achieves renewed Quality 4 Health and wellbeing accreditation

Award recognises the high quality of support to families A Huddersfield-based charity, that provides families with confidential long term support through a network of expert... Read More...

get involved: opportunity to showcase your health, social care & wellbeing work to an audience of west yorkshire health professionals

starting 16th january 2023, the week-long online #VCSEpower showcase event will champion how the VCSE sector supports our workforce and communities Under the new Integrated... Read More...

#VCSEPower harnessing the power of communities to tackle mental health and loneliness

In line with World Mental Health Day 2022 (Monday 10th October), West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership's #VCSEPower online event will go live to showcase... Read More...

Take part in The Great Winter Get Together 2022!

The Great Winter Get Together celebrates community, people and the power of connection, and is an initiative of The Jo Cox Foundation. It is inspired by Jo’s... Read More...

Loneliness Engagement Fund – Funding Opportunity For Charities

The fund is open to charitable, benevolent and philanthropic organisations (services run by LA’s cannot apply).  The eligible/ineligible spend is very specific and based around... Read More...

Marginal Gains Project Kirklees: Reaching out to marginalised communities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DgEzWmBeSkUsing the Health Inequalities Funding through West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership (WYHHCP), we were able to fund established community organisations to create... Read More...

Case Study: Using edible growing to create connections

Growing Together KirkleesBy distributing seeds, compost, pots and easy to follow instructions this project helped grow connections at a time when many were feeling isolated... Read More...

Case Study: Creating connection for at-risk, isolated older people

Connect for Wellbeing (Oasis Care Support Services) Online weekly sessions helped African and Caribbean elders to share worries, information and laughter during lockdown. Find out... Read More...

Case Study: Reaching out to marginalised communities

Reaching out to local marginalised communities S2R, an independent mental health charity designed a diverse range of online and meet up health and wellbeing activities... Read More...

Case Study: Community Skills Centre at Hillhouse Community Centre

Community Skills Centre at Hillhouse Community Centre This project aimed to help refugees and asylum seekers with language skills and feelings of isolation during the... Read More...

Loneliness Partnership & Network: Sharing National Updates & Evidence

A selection of publications highlighting the focus on loneliness in the UK Loneliness Annual Report Jan 2021 with  future national strategy commitments https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/loneliness-annual-report-the-second-year/loneliness-annual-report-january-2021 Government Funding... Read More...

New Government Funding to Tackle Loneliness

£4 million to be spent by community groups on book clubs, walking groups & other projects that reduce isolation.   The idea behind the new... Read More...

BUSINESS SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED THE MOST…

How have they been supporting the voluntary/community sector of Kirklees? Early on in lockdown it became quite apparent that we had all been thrown in... Read More...

VICKY’S STORY – CLEM’S GARDEN

TELL US ABOUT CLEM'S GARDEN? Clem’s Garden is a volunteer-run social enterprise where we grow and sell organic cut flowers, donating all the profits to... Read More...

JAKE’S STORY – CHAIR OF ALMONDBURY BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

WHAT IS YOUR VOLUNTEER ROLE? I am now Chair of the organisation before that I was Vice Chair and before that Project Lead. WHAT DO... Read More...

MARK’S STORY – TELEPHONE BEFRIENDING

HOW DID YOU START VOLUNTEERING? I became aware of the Volunteer Telephone Befriending through a work email. I knew the two brilliant organisations involved and... Read More...
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