Birmingham… Latest NNS Community Asset Directory is here 4 Dec 20194 Dec 2019 The latest directory from the city's Birmingham's Neighbourhood Network Schemes his now available. The purpose of the directory is primarily to connect citizens and social workers to the rich diversity…
Communities… Heart of England community foundation supporting homelessness in Leamington! 25 Nov 201925 Nov 2019 the Foundation are delighted to be part of a ground-breaking initiative enabling local communities to make a bigger impact on helping the homeless. Launched in Leamington and Stratford-upon-Avon charities and…
Birmingham… Local housing to benefit from £500k. 25 Nov 2019 Local community housing projects and charities are being urged to put their case forward as Nationwide, the world’s largest building society, makes £500,000 available to help make a difference to…
Commissioning… Annual Review 18/19 – Heart of England – community foundation 25 Nov 2019 This major new initiative has been made possible through some incredibly generous anonymous donors who initially gave us £4 million to develop and implement a major capital build programme around…
Communities… Older Men at the margins: Loneliness, isolation and help-seeking experiences of men (65+) 25 Nov 2019 The overarching objective of this presentation from Paul Willis and Alex Vickery (School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol): To develop an in-depth understanding of the formal and informal ways…
Communities… Left behind? Understanding communities on the edge 25 Nov 2019 The research described in this report was commissioned by Local Trust from OCSI. It suggests that a lack of places to meet (whether community centres, pubs or village halls); the…
Birmingham… Age Friendly Tyburn – Changing the Physically Environment for Older People 22 Nov 2019 The Age-Friendly Tyburn project is funded through Ageing Better in Birmingham which is led by Birmingham Voluntary Services Council (BVSC). It is a two-year initiative investigating the degree to which…
Commissioning… Teaparties, discos, nightclubs and raves… 3 Sep 20191 Sep 2019 Across the UK and the world older people are taking to discos, raves, night clubs to relive 50s, 60s and 70s music and filling their days with fun and dance. …
Birmingham… Make Someone’s Day…in Erdington 2 Sep 201922 Nov 2019 New campaign focusing on having conversations launched to help tackle loneliness and isolation across Erdington. The Make Someone’s Day campaign launched in Erdington, Birmingham on Friday 30th August, to spread…
Commissioning… Connecting communities and healthcare-making social prescribing work for everyone (NLCF) 23 Aug 201915 Aug 2019 (From https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/insights/social-prescribing) Social prescribing – where a person is referred to a link worker who then works with them to identify and link them to activities to improve health and…
