Welcome Spaces Call for Expression of Interest for 2023/24
January 2024 Update: Second call-out for expressions of interest in specific communities of interest and location. To help ensure there is good spread of Welcome Spaces across Leeds and in relation to specific areas of [...]
Vaccination Walk-In Pop-Up Centres
There are a number of walk-in vaccination clinics opening around Leeds for people to get their Covid-19 and flu vaccines. Who's eligible? You're able to have your vaccine if you are: Pregnant 65 years old [...]
Does Leeds Need A Women’s Centre
The Women and Girls Alliance Leeds are exploring whether Leeds needs a women’s centre. Please take time to complete their survey using the QR code below or by clicking this link: Does Leeds Need A [...]
Community Ownership Fund
The next application window for the Community Ownership Fund (round three window three) will opened on December and will close on Wednesday 31 January 2024. The government is providing funding over four years to support community groups [...]
Living Potential Community Garden
Living Potential, based near Wetherby, is setting up a Community Garden to support volunteers. They are open to referrals for adults experiencing low confidence, anxiety, depression or social isolation to volunteer and receive informal support [...]
Compassionate City award for Leeds Warm Spaces 22/23
Warm Spaces 22/23 wins Community Project of the Year at Leeds Compassionate City Awards. The Leeds Compassionate City Awards recognise the outstanding individuals, groups and organisations who make a difference to their communities. This year’s [...]
Food and Homelessness Provision Over the Festive Period
Leeds Food Aid Network (LFAN) has created a document which provides information on the different groups providing food and homelessness support over the festive period. The document contains dates and locations of the provisions from [...]
Research study into Inflammatory Arthritis
Do you or someone you know have inflammatory arthritis? If so, a team from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) would like to hear from you. They want to talk to people about how [...]
Synergi-Leeds awarded Mental Health Innovation of the Year
Forum Central is enormously proud to be part of the Synergi-Leeds partnership. We'd like to congratulate everyone in the team and beyond who have worked so hard - it's a fantastic achievement. We look forward [...]
Leeds Cultural Investment Programme
The Leeds Cultural Investment Programme (LCIP) replaces the arts@leeds and Leeds Inspired funding schemes. It builds on the strengths of these long-running programmes and offers both project (one-off) funding and revenue (ongoing) funding for creative [...]
Trauma Informed Communities Grants Awarded
Leeds Community Foundation and Forum Central are delighted to be partnering with NHS Leeds Health and Care Partnership to deliver a grant programme which builds upon work delivered through two existing grants programmes: Trauma-Informed Work [...]
Transforming Mental Health Grants Now Live
The City-Wide and Local Responses Transforming Mental Health Grants are now live! The deadline to apply for the grants is Friday 8 December at 12 noon and decisions on applications will be made in February [...]
NCVO Support and Resources for Charities
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations understands the crisis facing our sector this winter. With costs climbing, funding falling and demand increasing, they have launched a ‘Cost of Giving Crisis’ campaign. This is to raise [...]
State of the Third Sector in Leeds Report 2022/23
The latest State of the Sector report gives an update on our strengths and challenges TSL is pleased to announce the launch of the latest State of the Third Sector in Leeds report, co-funded and [...]
Forum Central Cost Pressures Survey Results – Sept/Oct 2023
Forum Central has been asking third sector health and care organisations to share how the ongoing impact of the cost-of-living crisis is affecting their ability to run services, any risks to staff and organisation viability. [...]