Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees
An interactive training and discussion workshop for people who find themselves working withand supporting asylum seekers and refugees in West London. To build knowledge and practice with hands-on staff, leaders and volunteers in public, voluntary or community services and support.
Date: Tuesday 5th February 2019
9.15 registration for 9.30 start to 1.00
(You can stay to continue discussions after 1.00 if you wish)
Venue: Key House, 106 High Street, Yiewsley UB7 7BQ
Nearest Train West Drayton, 10 mins walk. Buses from Hounslow, Hayes,Uxbridge.
‘How to find…..’ details are attached with the reminder email.
If you know people who speak Tamil, Dari/Farsi, Pashtu, Somali, Tigrinyan, Amharic, Russian, many other African languages they are probably refugees/asylum-seekers. People who speak Chinese, Arabic, or anyone arriving from Asia, Africa in the past 3 years may well be refugees/asylum-seekers.
· Essential definitions, entitlements, information,
· What are your priorities? What do you want and need to know?
· Understanding the issues that refugees and asylum-seekers face,
· Considering other migration issues, related to supporting AS&R,
· Language, interpreting, communication and engaging people,
· Sharing experience, best practice/priorities for practice, ideas for action,
· Also sources of support, referral and services,further professional devt.
· This workshop might address issues that can be upsetting.
It is essential to book. Please email sarah@reap.org.uk 01895 441530
Please let us know if you have any mobility or other access needs
All Welcome Due donations partly raised at the previous workshop in December, we are able to offer places free to REAP Members, Yiewsley Home Group members, residents of UB7 and some volunteers and community-level and voluntary sector staff from other areas. Please contribute £25 if you can, or consider what you could contribute so we can keep these workshops running. Maximum of 28 places.
REAP is a non-profit, refugee-led Charity (1103345) that supports refugees
In West London as they rebuild lives as equal members of British society.
REAP – Refugees in Effective and Active Partnership
Key House, 106 High Street, Yiewsley, MIDDX, UB7 7BQ, GB
REAPRefugeesinActivePartnership.interests.me
Job Vacancy: Development and Campaigns Officer
Development and Campaigns Officer
Salary: £30,741 (including outer London weighting)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract Type: 2 years fixed term
Based at: Ealing CVS and CAN Mezzanine Hounslow
Closing date for applications: 31st January 2020
Do you understand the housing issues faced by low income, disadvantaged and BAMER residents in Ealing and Hounslow?
Could you enable and support the voluntary and community sector in Hounslow and Ealing to work towards improving the housing situation for low income, disadvantaged and BAMER residents?
Ealing CVS is looking for a Development and Campaigns Officer to support voluntary and community groups in improving housing provision and conditions for disadvantaged residents or BAMER residents in Ealing and Hounslow.
The role will involve developing campaign and leadership training, collaborating with partner organisations and policy makers to identify housing campaigns and researching housing policy issues and changes in legislation.
The successful applicant will also need to manage relationships with a broad base of stakeholders and be able to maintain effective partnerships with local public sector bodies and joint working between the sectors.
We are looking for someone who is: dynamic, a self-starter, able to work independently, able to think strategically and understands current housing issues faced by disadvantaged residents in Ealing and Hounslow.
Must be able to: coordinate regular community outreach sessions for disadvantaged and BAMER groups on local developments/current issues affecting the community and how they can get involved. A good communicator able to disseminate campaigning best practice, including case studies, through a variety of mediums, including the website, blog, and e bulletin.
The right person could come from a broad background including private sector and someone who enjoys challenges and problem solving.
Please contact Gurpreet Rana via email on gurpreet@ealingcv.org.uk if you would like further details or for an informal discussion about the role.
For links to application forms click here
Hounslow Citizens Advice AGM
You are invited to CAH’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 22nd January 2019 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Venue: Chiswick Town Hall , Heathfield Terrace, London W4 4JN
Time: 5-7pm
Our AGM will feature a 30 minutes presentation on scam awareness and the latest methods used by criminals and ways to avoid them.
Les Jackson is a recently retired Metropolitan Police Sergeant and while in service over the last few years was the instigator of a programme of active scam awareness in the borough of Richmond. He was very successful in making people knowledgeable of what could and does happen. The presentation will cover deception at ATM machines, bogus callers and deliveries and what you can do to protect yourself.
The presentation will be followed by Q&A
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please email Admin@hounslowcabs.org.uk to RSVP. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us
Big Lottery Fund WorkShop
Tuesday 19 February 2019, 10:30 12:30
CAN Mezzanine, Treaty Centre, High Street, Hounslow, TW3 1ES
Hounslow Voluntary Sector Support Service invites voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations in Hounslow to a workshop run by the Big Lottery Fund to enable you to explore whether there might be potential for your organisation to develop a Big Lottery funded project.
The workshop is interactive and aims to inspire you to develop your own project and understanding what BLF is looking for in a project. The workshop will cover the following areas:
1. Raising awareness of the Big Lottery Fund funding programmes
2. Help you to write a better application
3. Understand the common mistakes applicants make
4. An opportunity to discuss challenges and ask questions directly to Big Lottery Fund staff.
To register for the workshop click here
To book a one- to- one slot with a Big Lottery funding Officer on Monday 25th February 2019, please contact Whitley St Luce-Frederick via email: whitley@ealingcvs.org.uk
Hounslow Council Funders Fair: 26 February 2019
Hounslow Council are holding their annual Funders Fair on Tuesday 26th February 2019.
This is completely free of charge and will provide you with an opportunity to attend this major networking event, promote the work of your organisation and provide information about the services that you provide.
This annual event brings together the voluntary and community groups in Hounslow with key funders to the sector and provides a forum to review the health of the sector in Hounslow and bring everyone up to date on new funding opportunities.
There will also be opportunities for VCSE organisations to network with each other, with local infrastructure organisations that provide support to the sector and with some of the most important funders in the country to get their expert advice on how to apply for funding for their organisation.
The venue is the Civic Centre, Lampton Road, TW3 4DN (9.00am – 2.00pm)
Sunshine of Hounslow
Free English Classes
Consultation on the new Thriving Communities Strategy
Hounslow Council have drafted a new Thriving Communities Strategy as the current strategy will come to an end in April 2019. The new strategy builds on current successes, reflects the context
within which the VCSE sector operates and takes into account new and emerging need of residents and communities.
The councils Community Partnerships Unit has undertaken extensive engagement with the voluntary & community sector, residents groups and other key stakeholders and has developed a draft Thriving Community Strategy. They are now consulting on that draft and would like your feedback on the challenges, objectives and plans contained in it.
The consultation will be open until 31 January 2019