Re-engage (formerly Contact the Elderly) has been providing social contact for older people for over 50 years. They set up call companions in response to the current COVID-19 crisis as they were forced to suspend their regular [...]
Older People - Leeds Corona Virus Outbreak Plan Grants Funding is now available to support and increase the capacity of third sector organisations to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Leeds. Funding is provided by Leeds City [...]
Tackling Coronavirus Episode 3: West Leeds Men’s Network By Sean Tunnicliffe, Communications Officer, Forum Central This the latest in a series of blog posts where I talk to key workers from local third sector organisations about how [...]
This bulletin is a system wide resource produced for community sector partners on a weekly basis and designed by our friends at Healthwatch. You can read the latest edition here. This week we help you continue to [...]
Send your service updates to [email protected], or tag us in your updates on Twitter @MyForumCentral, regarding how you are adapting to the Covid-19 pandemic. We are keeping a central log of service updates and organisationally relevant and useful [...]
Tackling Coronavirus Episode 2: Supporting people with sensory loss during COVID-19 By Sean Tunnicliffe, Communications Officer, Forum Central This the latest in a series of blog posts where I talk to key workers from local third sector [...]
A message from Councillor Judith Blake CBE, Leader of Leeds City Council and Tom Riordan CBE, Chief Executive, Leeds City Council We hope you and your families are keeping well. It continues to be a challenging time [...]
Staying Mentally Well By Sean Tunnicliffe, Forum Central Communications Officer We are currently in the middle of Mental Health Awareness Week, which this year feels more important than ever in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has [...]
There was a Learning Disability member meet-up held on 7 May via Zoom. Jez Coram has produced some notes from the meeting, which you can download here. The next learning disability member meet-up will be held on [...]
Independent Age have released £2 million from their funds to help smaller organisations across the UK working with older people hardest hit by the Coronavirus. The Grants Fund will comprise four separate funding rounds. In each round [...]
