Announcements
This new report from London Plus is the first in a series of three, exploring the value of local voluntary sector infrastructure in London.
The reports set out where the sector stands today – what Local Infrastructure Organisations are, the recognised difference they make, the challenges they face, the impact when their support is missing, and why strong local infrastructure is essential to London’s future.
📢 FREE ESOL COURSES – Improve Your English!
Provided by: Kongolese Centre for Information and Advice
For refugees and local residents
Build practical English skills for work and daily life:
Helping older Londoners stay steady, active and independent
Falls can have a serious impact on confidence, independence and wellbeing - but they are not an inevitable part of ageing.
Open Age’s Steady and Stable programme supports older people across Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham and Brent to improve balance, strength and confidence through specialist exercise classes designed to help prevent falls.
Exciting meals can be quick, fun, easy and cheap to cook with Bags of Taste, FREE (ingredients included), flexible, home-based short courses.
Learn how to make delicious, healthy meals from all over the world whilst saving money. All you need is a kitchen and a phone.
Find out more and register here.
Download the flyer here.
JOIN OUR FRIENDLY TEAM AND SUPPORT LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES!
Help Counselling Centre is a low-cost counselling charity who have been providing affordable counselling services for over 50 years. We operate across London providing online and face to face support with a particular focus on the tri-boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham and Westminster.
We are recruiting a team of Community Outreach Volunteers to help raise awareness of our service at a local level and ensure those most in need can access support.
NHS Volunteering is a free platform from NHS England which helps people across England find and apply for volunteering roles in healthcare. The platform is quick and easy to use, and accessible for both recruiters and volunteers.
NHS organisations and charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises (VCSEs) can advertise volunteering roles on the platform. It extends your reach to a diverse pool of motivated volunteers actively seeking healthcare opportunities.
You can advertise your roles if:
The latest version of the digital inclusion signposting booklet has been released, now rebranded as the Get Online in K&C Handbook.
This handbook brings together all the support available to residents with digital skills, devices, connectivity, and staying safe online.
It’s a practical resource to help people to get online and build confidence with digital technology.
You can find an accessible pdf version and the printable pdf downloadable on the webpage:
Nourish Hub's Womens Book Club is a free, warm, welcoming space where women can come together, enjoy a hot drink, and talk about books. No pressure, just friendly conversation and connections. Whether someone is a lifelong reader or just starting their reading journey, everyone is welcome.
As a community organisation, you can support someone in need in your community to apply for a device, by being their verifier for their application.
The VCSE Data and Insights National Observatory, which gathers data through annual surveys, has published their latest insights in the VCSE Barometer: Executive Summary | VCSE Analytics Dashboard
The Barometer shows comprehensive data across the sector, including in finances, operations, funding, service demand and more.