VAL: Digital Fellowship Project
Voluntary Action Leeds is seeking insights from organisations that have worked with the tech sector through employee volunteering to help inform a new fellowship initiative focused on enabling tech businesses to share their technical skills [...]
Trauma Informed Community Grants Programme Highlights
In 2022 to 2023 11 community organisations received funded to run activities which boost protective factors in children and young people and families. Watch an overview of the programme which summarises the ambition and organisations [...]
Remembering What’s Forgotten featured on BBC Radio: Interview with Omari Swanston – Jeffers
Listen to the interview with #RWF's poet in residence on Bruddahood. On Friday 14 March 2025, Omari Swanston - Jeffers was interviewed by Sile Sibanda on BBC Radio Sheffield about his Remembering What's Forgotten poetry residency. [...]
Feeding Britain updates on policy influence and consultation
Feeding Britain has been active in a number of government policy areas and seeks your help over the coming weeks. Green Paper Consultation The UK Government recently published its green paper with a series of [...]
New Dates | Beyond the buzzword: An introduction to trauma informed practice
Join the Compassionate Leeds programme team for a 60- minute session to learn about how Leeds is cultivating a trauma-informed approach to address the impact of trauma and adversity on children, young people & families. [...]
2 April | Join West Yorkshire Mayor’s Question Time event in Leeds
Date: 2 April 2025 Time: 19:30 - 21:00 (doors open at 19:00) Location: Thackray Museum of Medicine - 141 Beckett Street Harehills LS9 7LN The West Yorkshire Combined Authority are organising a Mayor's Question Time, which [...]
Spring Statement 2025: What it means for charities
The NCVO have pulled together a summary of the government's Spring Statement and what it means for the third sector and the communities they support. Key announcements for charities The 2025 Spring Statement sets out [...]
Hey Neighbour Celebration Event 2025
Appreciation and thanks go to all the grassroots projects funded by 'Hey Neighbour'. On Thursday 20 March 2025, in the presence of Deputy Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire and Cllr Salma Arif, many different grassroots [...]
Tackling health inequalities: the Mayor’s big ideas challenge for SMEs
Funding for innovations which tackle health inequalities to create a healthier and happier West Yorkshire All small and medium-sized SME's, including registered charities undertaking economic activity are invited to apply to the fund. This is [...]
27 March | Transforming Mental Health Grants – Learning Event
Date: Thursday 27 March 2025 Time: 1 to 4 PM Location: Swarthmore Education Centre, LS3 1AD This promises to be a fantastic afternoon bringing together third sector organisations, mental health colleagues, and strategic partners - [...]
Please complete – Leeds VCSE Cost Pressures Survey – closes 7 April 2025
The latest edition of the Cost Pressures Survey is live - please complete it to share your organisation's current challenges and financial position. This is to help us understand and present an up to date [...]
Work, health and skills – Trailblazer and Accelerator update
Thank you to all the organisations that have highlighted programs currently running that link to the broad remit of helping to get people closer to work. Please continue to share your thoughts and ideas as [...]
Volunteer Feedback: Share Your Story!
Voluntary Action Leeds are in the process of developing induction training and would like to include some case studies and quotes from volunteers in Leeds. VAL ae working with the University of Leeds to develop [...]
Be involved in the Baton of Hope Tour
Leeds has been selected as 1 of 20 places across the UK to host a section of The Baton of Hope - a large-scale suicide prevention and awareness-raising campaign, with the theme of "Hope". This will be coming to [...]
March 14/March 28 | SRG Facilitator Training
Date: 14 March & 28 March 2025 Time: 9:30 am - 2:30 pm Location: Voluntary Action Leeds, Stringer House, 34 Lupton Street, LS10 2QW The Self-Reliant Group (SRG) model is a tool, a vehicle, a [...]