Forum Central Social Media Takeovers Are Back!
We're excited to be bringing back the popular Forum Central #TakeoverTuesday and we're inviting you to be part of it. This will be monthly and we're extending is across our social media channels - get [...]
Home Upgrade Grant Scheme – Home Energy Help from LCC and EverWarm
Leeds City Council is giving away green upgrades to eligible homeowners, renters, and landlords in Leeds that don't use gas central heating. If you qualify, you could receive government-backed financial support to improve your home [...]
Funding to Help (VCSE) Organisations Improve their Energy Efficiency
On 7 December, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport launched a £25.5 million funding package to help voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in England improve their energy efficiency. Eligible organisations will be able [...]
Leeds City Council expresses support for an extension of the Household Support Fund
In a letter from Cllrs Lewis and Harland to the Chancellor, Leeds City Council has called for an extension to the Household Support Fund post March 2024 and outlined some of the impacts the funding [...]
New Workforce HR Network Resource – Training Padlet
An additional resource has been created to support the Workforce HR Network. It collates links to training providers arranged by topic and provider. This compliments the other two padlets in this suite of resources for [...]
Health Innovations Leeds launches
Health Innovation Leeds is a new, cross-sector partnership approach to securing influence and investment by showcasing the city’s growing strengths and opportunities in this sector. Health Innovation Leeds is the name and brand identity for [...]
Free Access to Meeting Room for 3rd Sector Orgs
Do you need a Leeds space to run training, events or local groups? If so, Curtins (Building a Better Future | Curtins) have offered a space at their Rose Wharf office, out of hours with [...]
Surviving Crisis: Learning from lived experience podcast
The lived experience volunteers on Leeds Mind’s Suicide Prevention Co-production project have created a podcast series with the aim of supporting staff who work with people in mental health crisis. The series – ‘Surviving Crisis: [...]
Leeds Health and Care Partnership January Finance Update
This update is aimed at Senior Leaders within the Health and Social Care Sector. It covers details of the financial pressures the ICB (Integrated Care Board) are currently dealing with and the approach. The Leeds [...]
Deafblind Awareness Training
Deafblind UK has developed a training project called Friendship Guarantee. The project aims to support groups and activity providers in ensuring that your offer is accessible to people living with dual sensory loss. This doesn’t [...]
Funding available for Active Travel Hubs
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority Active Travel Team have funding available to create Active Travel Hubs within communities. These hubs would act as a one-stop-shops that cater for people’s walking, cycling, scooting and wheeling (using [...]
Social Prescribing Third Sector Survey
Can you help feed in to this survey about social prescribing in the third sector in Leeds? The Health and Care Evaluation Service at the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is conducting an evaluation of [...]
Men’s Health Unlocked 21st Century Man Report
Men's Health Unlocked are excited to announce the publication of their 21st Century Man project report and the launch of complementary mural and street art pieces around the city! This report and artwork, including a [...]
Cost Pressures Survey Results January 2024
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. [...]
NHS England launch Social Prescribing Campaign
A range of health and wellbeing professionals are being added to general practice teams as part of a programme to expand the NHS workforce: some work at doctor’s surgeries and others work in the wider [...]