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 [...]
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 [...]
Leeds City Council's Digital Inclusion Team has shared an offer of support for organisations struggling to access tablet devices and other equipment. The team confirmed that it has a 4G enabled iPad lending scheme running as well [...]
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Re-engage (formerly Contact the Elderly) have suspended their regular social gatherings and have created a new service for older people called call companions. The guests in their existing groups are receiving [...]
Using Social Media & Modern Technology With At Risk Groups - Safeguarding Hints & Links With many of us trying to work creatively with modern technology and social media to keep in touch with many thousands of [...]
Leeds City Council have set up 33 locality ward Facebook pages where Covid 19 updates will be posted. Please join a group if you live, work or have family connections in any of the wards. Your [...]
Understandably, many charities are concerned about what to do during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, so the Charity Commission has published some advice based on “frequently asked questions” it has received in the last few weeks. The Commission says [...]
A Partner Pack to support organisations with communicating around the Community Care Volunteer Programme, which Voluntary Action Leeds have been working on with Leeds City Council in response to COVID-19, has now been launched. The resource is [...]
Healthwatch Leeds is currently looking at developing its workplan for the next year. They would appreciate it if people could take a few minutes to give them some feedback on what you think they’ve done well and [...]
Working carers ...a delicate balancing act By Sean Tunnicliffe, Communications Officer, Forum Central Val Hewison, Chief-Executive of Carers Leeds talks about the issues faced by working carers, something that affects one in eight workers in the UK, [...]
