‘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. [...]
21 May | Leeds Mindful Employer Network Conference
The Leeds Mindful Employer Network is inviting local employers to their 2024 conference. It will be held on Tuesday 21 May, 9:30am - 4:30pm, at Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus, Leeds, [...]
12 – 13 July | Ageless Festival 2024 Tickets Now On Sale!
Yorkshire Dance's Ageless Festival returns this July with an unmissable line up of performances, talks and workshops which invite you to reimagine age. The events will be taking place over a two-day period between Friday [...]
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 [...]
30 April | Free Training for staff and volunteers in Leeds on Pension Credit and Attendance Allowance
Leeds Older People's Forum is pleased to have arranged training specifically for Leeds, delivered by Independent Age. This 1 hour 30 minutes, online course (via Teams) aims to give frontline workers an introductory overview of [...]
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 [...]
Become a Rep – Current Vacancies – Expressions of Interest Welcome
There are 5 opportunities currently open for you to be a Third Sector Representative on a city-wide or regional board. Expressions of interest are welcome by Wednesday 17 April 2024. Details of each of the [...]
Nominations Open – Forum Central Learning Disability Awards
The Tenfold Awards are back - with a new name but the same ethos! We are relaunching the awards as the ‘Forum Central - Learning Disability Awards' - to celebrate the achievements of VCSE organisations [...]
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 [...]