In the run up to World Suicide Prevention Day on 10^th September, Ealing Council is encouraging staff, partners and residents to take 20 minutes out of their day to do the online Zero Suicide Alliance Suicide Awareness training.  https://www.zerosuicidealliance.com/suicide-awareness-training

The training is very practical and uses 3 scenarios to help you:

·    Spot suicide warning signs

·    Have a conversation with someone you’re worried about

·    Know where to signpost to for further support

We’ll be promoting it as one small thing we can all do to support suicide prevention in Ealing.  Once people have done the training, we’ll ask them to be photographed with the ‘pledge poster’.

We have produced a Ealing branded A3 poster (attached) and I’m currently getting these translated in to the top 5 languages spoken in Ealing and hard copies printed.  We plan to promote through or social media and webpages over the coming weeks.

You can help by taking the training and have your photo taken with the poster.  If you could encourage colleagues, partners, residents and other contacts to do the same and send their photos to publichealth@ealing.gov.uk that would be even better.

 

Imperial Health Charity  is pleased to announce the launch of Compassionate Communities 2023/24, following the success of the first Compassionate Communities pilot in 2020/21. This call is aimed at organisations providing support and care activities that improve the health and wellbeing of northwest London residents waiting for or struggling to access health care services.

The programme has two focus areas:

• Prehabilitation – projects that provide ongoing physical and mental health support to residents who are waiting to access healthcare services
• Peer support and community groups – projects that bring people together with shared healthcare and community experience to provide support and advice to others.

Types of projects we are looking to support, include:

• projects that help northwest London residents improve their understanding of health and the health care system, and how to navigate it
• projects that promote and educate on having healthy lifestyles, such as physical and mental health activities, and healthy diets.

Funding requests must:

• be for a minimum of £5,000 and maximum of £50,000
• be for a minimum of 12 months and up to 24 months, to include set-up and evaluation periods
• directly support and impact northwest London residents across any of our 8 boroughs
• be for new, or expand on a current, provision (not just fund current provision)

The deadline for applications is 12 pm Wednesday 1 November.

Please visit our website for further information on Compassionate Communities including key dates, how to apply, taking the eligibility quiz, programme guidelines, and sample application form.

Please feel free to forward this email to colleagues and other not-for-profit organisations known to you that work in our 8 north west London boroughs (Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham Harrow, Hounslow, Hillingdon, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster).

A new £76m fund for community organisations around cost of living – as the website says “struggling to meet increased demand for their critical services, such as the provision of food, emergency provisions, shelter, safe spaces, warmth and financial or housing advice”. Organisations can apply for grants worth between £10,000 and £75,000 to cover project and core costs, including office rent, utilities, staff and volunteers, from now until the end of March.

The application deadline is 16 October at 12 noon.

https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/community-organisations-cost-of-living-fund

There will be information events on these dates and can be booked here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-national-lottery-community-fund

·        Monday 21 August, 11:00 – 11:45

·        Tuesday 12 September, 14:00 – 15:00

·        Tuesday 28 September, 11:00- 12:00

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/charity-and-community-organisations-helping-vulnerable-people-set-to-benefit-from-76-million-government-support

Home-Start Richmond, Kingston and Hounslow

PT 4 days a week / 28 hours

Salary: NJC scale 27 FTE £33,820 (including LW) Pro rata £28,697

Make a difference that lasts a lifetime

A unique opportunity to build a brighter future for children and families in Richmond, Kingston and Hounslow, you will lead, nurture and inspire an experienced team of 7 delivering peer-to-peer support and playgroups weekly to over 300 families a year.

You will bring your experience of managing varied stakeholders and projects and in working in family services, education, social care or a similar setting delivering services to vulnerable children and adults.

People and tech savvy, youÂ’ll be able to think strategically, implement plans, measure and evaluate performance. As designated safeguarding lead, you will guide and support exemplary practice across the organisation.

Your role will have a direct and tangible impact on families right across our communities, reporting directly to the CEO and Board of Trustees and working alongside a firecracker team of operations, data and marketing specialists as well as coordinators with a wealth of experience and expertise.

Home-Start Richmond, Kingston and Hounslow is a vibrant family charity, essential to the wellbeing of our communities. We provide vital support to families during the important and challenging early years of raising a child. Through one-to-one partnerships, our volunteers help families respond and adapt to their experience of parenthood, and our family play and support groups build connections, friendships and skills.

A full job description can be found here. CEO, Cristiana Camisotti, can be contacted at jointheteam@homestart-rkh.org.uk if you would like to discuss the role, including returning after a career break or changing sectors.

Closing date for applications: 5pm, Monday 4 September 2023

Interviews: Tuesday 12 & Wednesday 13 September 2023

The West London Queer Project (WLQP) is a non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) driven by the desire to connect, support and give voice to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and other sexual and gender identifying (LGBTQ+) people in West London.

Our organisation aims to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people in West London and beyond.

We offer fun events, a safe space, a welcoming, supportive and safe environment to uplift, empower, and connect as well as advocacy, awareness-raising and change making activities among local policy-makers.

For more information go to our website here