Introduction to the West Yorkshire Insight Library
The West Yorkshire Insight Library is a shared digital space designed to help organisations across health, care and the VCSE sector discover, share and reuse insight gathered from communities, patients and service users. This blog [...]
Leeds Community Healthcare publishes refreshed Third Sector Strategy for 2024–2027
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust has published its refreshed Third Sector Strategy for 2024 to 2027, setting out how it will strengthen partnership working with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector across Leeds. [...]
Breast screening services across West Yorkshire
A new project is underway across West Yorkshire to better understand women’s experiences of first-time breast screening invitations, with the aim of improving uptake and making services work better for all communities. The work is [...]
Lens Lab LGAP Communications Skills Survey
Help shape support for green community organisations in Leeds We’re sharing a short survey from Lens Lab, developed in partnership with Leeds Green Action Partnership (LGAP), to help shape a potential new programme focused on [...]
Mental Health and Integrated Neighbourhood Health
Mental health is a core part of neighbourhood health. As Integrated Neighbourhood Health (INH) models continue to develop across West Yorkshire, there is a growing focus on how mental health support can be better integrated [...]
Open call for New West Yorkshire VCSE Advisory Group
The Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector plays a vital role in ensuring the benefits of devolution reach people and communities across West Yorkshire. To strengthen that voice at a regional level, the West [...]
Prevent Awareness Week 2026: Free training for frontline staff in Leeds
Leeds City Council is hosting Prevent Awareness Week 2026, taking place from Monday 9 to Thursday 12 February 2026. The week will offer a programme of free learning and training sessions focused on key areas [...]
Careers in Care: Do You Work With Someone Who Could Benefit?
We’re sharing an opportunity for VCSE organisations in Leeds to help people they work with take a first step into paid work in health and social care. The Careers in Care programme is now open [...]
Time Well Spent: Workshops to help navigate change later in life
Time Well Spent is a series of small-group workshops designed to support men aged 55 and above who are experiencing change in later life. The sessions offer time and space to reflect, share experiences, and [...]
Grow Wild Community Programme
The Grow Wild Community Programme offers funding to community groups and not-for-profit organisations across England to support projects that help people connect with nature and improve local green spaces. The programme focuses on community involvement, [...]
West Yorkshire Micro Accessibility Capital Grants
VCSE organisations across West Yorkshire can apply for Micro Capital Grants to support physical and practical improvements that make community and cultural spaces more accessible for disabled people. The fund supports capital investment that delivers [...]
Forces in Mind Trust Funding
About the fund The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) is inviting applications from organisations working to improve outcomes for ex-Service personnel and their families across the UK. FiMT funds projects that support successful transition from [...]
Essential Skills for Volunteers – New Online Course
The Lifelong Learning Centre and Digital Education at the University of Leeds are launching a new Essential Skills for Volunteers course later this month. This free, online resource has been co-created with Voluntary Action Leeds, [...]
Free Motivational Interviewing Training
The Leeds Health and Care Academy is offering free access to Motivational Interviewing training for people working in health and care roles across Leeds. Two study days will take place on 21 and 22 April [...]
Grassroots Grants programme
The Grassroots Grants programme is now open for its next funding round, offering small grants to support grassroots organisations working at a local level. The programme is made possible thanks to funding raised by players [...]