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Small Charities, Large Impact: A Blog from LOPF CEO Jo Volpe
As part of Small Charity Week 2023, which took place on 19-23 June, Leeds Older People's Forum (LOPF) CEO Jo Volpe wrote a blog which reflects on LOPF's role and impact as a small charity. [...]
Funding Opportunities Available for UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Leeds City Council will have funding opportunities available under the ‘Communities & Place’ category for the new UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). The Council envisages that in the first round of funding they will be [...]
Compassionate Leeds Strategy
Compassionate Leeds has finalised their strategy titled: ‘Compassionate Leeds: Trauma Awareness prevention and response strategy for children, young people and families’. Read the Compassionate Leeds Strategy 2023 - 2031 (pdf, 41 pages). This strategy is aimed [...]
Contribution of the VCSE sector in Yorkshire and the Humber – report
Durham University, in partnership with the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has conducted research on the roles charities have played in health and care, across West Yorkshire. The research was conducted to analyse the [...]
Your Home, Your Choice Campaign
West Yorkshire Housing Partnership launch the 'Your Home, Your Choice' campaign. This campaign has been launched in in partnership with Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Wakefield and District Housing, and Together [...]
Adverse Weather Guidance
This guidance offers advice on caring for people most at risk during hot weather. It is part of a wider collection of documents providing guidance on how to minimise the health effects of adverse weather and to [...]
New Sustainable Community Challenge Fund
ChangeX, supported by Accenture, has launched a £36,000 fund for projects that help build thriving and sustainable communities The fund looks to support groups that want to build thriving and sustainable communities across Leeds. These [...]
New Community Health Service, ‘Being You Leeds’
A new community health service, called Being You Leeds has been launched by Touchstone! Being You Leeds will replace and expand upon Touchstone’s current work with the Mentally Health Leeds and Your Space services, coordinating [...]
Linking Leeds Referrers Update
The way Linking Leeds accepts referrals is changing to ensure that they are providing the best possible service to everyone that they support. This is in order to co-produce solutions and identify opportunities to implement [...]
Welcome to our new member, Imagine If!
Please welcome 'Imagine If', one of the newest members to join Forum Central. Imagine If allow people to ‘imagine if’ within their own lives - thought-provoking theatre comprising real stories from real people. More information [...]
Making Every Contact Count for Mental Health
The Royal Society for Public Health, in conjunction with NHS England Directorate for Workforce, Training and Education (NHSE WT&E), have launched a call for expressions of interest for phase two of their successful Making Every Contact [...]
Autism Reach: Online Workshops for Autism Support
Autism Reach is a new online service from Specialist Autism Services. It is for people with autism who may feel isolated or don't live close to Autism specific services and want to: Make friends Develop [...]
Battle Scars New Mental Health Hub
Battle Scars is setting up the new Onward Mental Health Hub in South Leeds and wants to hear your views about how to make the best use of the space in the Battle Scars online [...]
Supporting Older LGBTQ+ People
Re-engage are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their Rainbow Call Companions, which is a UK-wide service specifically for people aged 75+ who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or otherwise part of the LGBTQ+ community. A [...]
Training Courses with Nari Ekta
NARI EKTA aim to enable Ethnic Minority women aged 16 and over, to achieve their full potential through specially designed & supported educational and training programmes. Details about the courses can be found on the [...]