Leeds Hospices Strengthen Partnership to Improve Community Palliative Care
Two of Leeds' specialist hospices are set to work more closely together as part of a new collaborative pilot aimed at improving community palliative and end of life care across the city. This autumn, St [...]
Free Workplace Walking Support Available for Organisations Across West Yorkshire
Organisations across West Yorkshire are being invited to take advantage of a free workplace wellbeing programme designed to help staff build healthier habits through walking. Delivered by Living Streets and fully funded by the West [...]
How Community Vaccine Champions Helped Build Trust and Improve Vaccination Confidence Across Leeds
A new independent evaluation has highlighted the significant impact of the Leeds Community Vaccine Champions programme, demonstrating how trusted volunteers and community organisations helped improve vaccine confidence, challenge misinformation and strengthen relationships between health services [...]
Share Your Views in the West Yorkshire Creative Health Workforce Survey
People working across creative health are invited to take part in a new regional survey that will help shape future workforce development across West Yorkshire. Led by the National Creative Health Hub, the survey aims [...]
Have Your Say on the Future of Leeds: Local Plan Consultation Now Open
Leeds City Council is inviting residents, organisations and communities to help shape the city's new Local Plan, which will guide how Leeds grows and develops through to 2043. The consultation is an opportunity to influence [...]
How Charities Are Adopting Generative AI – Opportunities and Challenges
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday working life across the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. A new report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), produced by We and AI, explores [...]
Digital Volunteering Matchmaking Event Returns to Leeds
100% Digital Leeds is bringing together businesses and VCSE organisations this September to create new partnerships that support digital inclusion across the city. The Digital Volunteering Matchmaking Event aims to connect organisations looking for digital [...]
Cool Spaces Across Leeds to Help People Stay Safe
Leeds City Council has launched a new Cool Spaces pilot to help people stay safe and well during periods of hot weather. The scheme provides free, welcoming indoor spaces across the city where people can [...]
Care Workers and Care Recipients Wanted
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is looking for care workers and the people they support to take part in a new national recruitment campaign celebrating adult social care. Working with ET Casting, [...]
Third Sector Representative for the Home First Board
Context We are seeking to fill the role of Third Sector Representative for the Home First Board, which provides high-level leadership, direction, oversight, and the delivery monitoring framework for the HomeFirst Phase 2 Programme. The [...]
Celebrating Leeds’ Small Charities at the Lord Mayor’s Civic Event
Small charities and community organisations from across Leeds came together recently for the Lord Mayor's Small Charities Event, celebrating the vital contribution grassroots organisations make to communities across the city. Hosted by the Lord Mayor, [...]
Free Under-Desk Drawers
West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is offering a number of under-desk drawer units to partner organisations and VCSE groups as part of its commitment to sustainability and reuse. The drawers are available free of [...]
Opportunity to Strengthen Impact Measurement and Evaluation Skills
VCSE organisations across West Yorkshire are being invited to take part in a university-led training programme designed to help organisations better measure, evidence and communicate their impact. Express your interest NOW. The initiative forms part [...]
Leeds Punk Band Ultimate Thunder Wins Sheffield DocFest Audience Award
A documentary following Leeds punk band Ultimate Thunder has won the International Audience Award at Sheffield DocFest, one of the world's leading documentary festivals. The film, Ultimate Thunder, follows the band over three years as [...]
Applications Open for Leeds Health and Wellbeing Training Programme
Public health training logo Applications are now open for the next Leeds Health and Wellbeing Training Programme, a free accredited course designed for people who are passionate about improving the health and wellbeing [...]