‘It’s Everyone’s Journey’ A New Campaign From the Department for Transport
The Department for Transport (DfT) is conducting a campaign to make public transport accessible to Disabled people. The campagin aims to show how we can all play a part in making public transport more inclusive. [...]
Office Space Available at the Gipton Fire Station
The Old Fire Station in Gipton currently has one office available to hire in their thriving community hub. Over the past 7 years, they have built a respected position in the community, with the tenant [...]
Leeds Fast-Track Cities Community Grants Programme
Leeds City Council, BHA and MESMAC are working in partnership to award micro grants (using historical funds from the Elton John AIDS Foundation) of up to £700 to groups in the Leeds area to express [...]
Food Aid Provision in Leeds – New and Improved Map
Leeds Food Aid Network (FAN) and Leeds City Council have published a new Food Aid Provision Map of Leeds. Direct link to Find Food Aid Provision in Leeds - ArcGIS Interactive Map The resource has [...]
Sharing Strategic Papers – April 2024
Papers are shared here to ensure our members have access to the most recent information being shared at strategic partnership board meetings. We also hope it helps demonstrate how Forum Central is advocating for the [...]
NHS Healthy Start Campaign
The NHS Healthy Start scheme helps young families on low incomes to buy healthy food and milk. Who's eligible? If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have children under four and receive certain benefits, [...]
Young people from ethnic minority backgrounds benefit from £1.7 million boost to tackle workplace discrimination in West Yorkshire
Young people from ethnic minority backgrounds in West Yorkshire are set to benefit from a £1.7 million grant to tackle workplace discrimination and support employment opportunities, Youth Futures Foundation announced on 22 March. The Hamara [...]
Upcoming Workshops and Webinars with Street Games
Between April and June Street Games will be running a number of webinars and workshops to support third sector organisations. These will cover a range of subjects, including: 5 Ways to Wellbeing Starting your Fundraising [...]
Latest Leeds Health and Care Partnership Finance Update
The Leeds Health and Care Partnership has issued a finance update expressing the scale of current challenges facing the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) which Forum Central is a member of. This amounts to [...]
Third Sector Risks and Issues Capturing
Forum Central has been working with colleagues in the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Insights team to develop a mechanism for capturing and recording risks and issues which are identified by third sector colleagues. This [...]
Give a Hoot! Make an owl
MindWell is inviting everyone to take part in their Give a Hoot! campaign, a chance for everyone to get creative, make an owl and share their hopes, dreams and expectations for the future of Leeds. All [...]
Business for Good West Yorkshire launches Growth and Resilience Programme
Business for Good, WY is a new partnership of 8 local and national specialist organisations – all Alternative Businesses themselves – that understand the needs, challenges and amazing opportunities for social enterprise, co-operatives and community [...]
Life On Hold: Neurodivergent people and healthcare experiences November 2023
West Yorkshire Voice and HealthWatch invited feedback from people with experience of neurodivergence to talk about some of the key issues in healthcare. They offered a chance for neurodivergent people and carers to have their [...]
Compassionate Leeds – A Trauma Informed Approach Orientation Sessions
Join Forum Central and the Community and Young People’s Development and Engagement Lead and find out more about the Compassionate Leeds: Trauma awareness, prevention and response strategy at one of our free online monthly orientation sessions. [...]
Healthwatch Leeds Laura’s Story
On 30 January, one of Laura's videos was shown at the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board, a meeting with people in charge of health and care services in Leeds. Her video helped them understand why [...]