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The Power of Music Fund

By |28th November 2023|Communities of Interest, Funding, Health & Care, MailChimp, Older People|

Supporting People Living with Dementia through Music. About the fund The Power of Music Fund will be accepting applications until 22 December 2023. Dementia choirs, musical activities for carers and other initiatives supporting people through [...]

Household Support Fund Leeds – Cost of Living Grants

By |9th November 2023|Communities of Interest, Cost of Living, Funding, Harnessing the Power of Communities, Health & Care, MailChimp, Older People|

The Household Support Fund (HSF) is a Central Government fund.  Next grants panel to be held w/c 20 November, please send applications for this date. This funding, administered by Forum Central, is to be distributed [...]

Leeds Streets for all – Have your say on travel issues in your area

By |8th November 2023|Have your say, Health & Care, Learning Disability, Local Care Partnerships, MailChimp, Older People, PSI|

This week Connecting Leeds has launched a public consultation to better understand issues related to travel in Leeds. They are consulting on one area in Leeds at a time for a period of six weeks, [...]

Community Christmas Call Companions

By |26th October 2023|Communities of Interest, Cost of Living, Health & Care, Older People|

Re-engage has developed a service dedicated to ensuring that older people do not feel alone over the festive season. What is a Community Christmas Call Companion? Community Christmas call companions offers lonely and isolated older [...]

Flu and Covid Winter Vaccinations for Frontline Third Sector Team members

By |26th October 2023|Featured, Health & Care, MailChimp, Older People|

COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are available for third sector health or social care professionals, including volunteers, in frontline roles. For some, flu and COVID-19 are unpleasant illnesses. But for many, particularly those with certain health [...]

Share Your Experiences of Home Care Support with Leeds City Council

By |20th October 2023|Communities of Interest, Have your say, Health & Care, Learning Disability, MailChimp, Older People, PSI|

Do you receive home care support or support people who do? If so Leeds City Council (LCC) would like to speak to people who have home care support arranged through LCC, to share their experiences [...]

Have Your Say on How Buses Are Run

By |20th October 2023|Have your say, Health & Care, Learning Disability, MailChimp, Older People, PSI|

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is conducting a consultation on how buses are run in West Yorkshire. The WYCA believes the way local buses are run needs to change to achieve the ambitions for better [...]

Maximise your use of a Warm Welcoming Space this winter

By |11th October 2023|Cost of Living, Featured, Health & Care, MailChimp, Older People|

During winter there will be a number of different sessions aimed at helping you and your organisation maximise your use of a Warm Welcoming Space this winter. Whether you are commissioning or running a warm [...]

Safeguarding Adults training for Volunteers

By |4th October 2023|Health & Care, Learning Disability, MailChimp, Older People, PSI, Training|

Leeds City Council have developed a free Safeguarding Adults training course for volunteers across Leeds. This training gives an overview of Safeguarding Adults specifically aimed at volunteers in Leeds. It covers: What safeguarding adults is [...]

A Travel Blog from LOPF’s Jenni Scott

By |7th September 2023|Learning Disability, MailChimp, News, Older People, PSI|

Leeds Older People's Forum Administrator Jenni Scott has written an article about the complexities of technological advancements in transportation. Jenni speaks about how these advancements can leave even the most tech savvy feeling confused. And [...]

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