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Community Clubs Hounslow


Club Hounslow
Tuesdays (term-time only) 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Heston Community School (Sports Centre), 91 Heston Road, Heston, Hounslow, TW5 0QR
 

URGENT Trustees Needed!

The BridgeLink Centre are looking to recruit 1-3 new Trustees, to help oversee the running of the centre by contributing with ideas and helping complete funding applications. (Training given). They are looking for experience or expertise in: Youth Projects, Fund Raising/Grant Applications and/or Human Resource
Time commitment? Ongoing, 1 monthly meeting approx. 60 mins. Attending centre events – optional
Where? The BridgeLink Centre, Ivybridge Estate, Isleworth TW7 7QR
Contact
        The Bridgelink Centre   http://bridgelinkcentre.org.uk/
ivybridgelink@BTConnect.com
         Rob Kem   Rob.kemp@blueyonder.co.uk
 
 

Universal Credit in London: Advice for Advisors

Designed for those working with families in receipt of Universal Credit, or those experiencing difficulties navigating and accessing the benefit system.
 This free, half day workshop will provide you with expert advice on Universal Credit rules and procedures to help you maximise the income of families you support.
 With guest presentations from:

  • Owen Stevens, London Universal Credit Advisor, Child Poverty Action (CPAG)
  • Kelly-Marie Jones, Welfare Benefits Advisor – Early Warning System, Child Poverty Action (CPAG)
  • Dawn Jackson, Head of Grants Services, Turn2Us

More to be announced.
Date and Time: Friday, 15 March 2019, 09:30 – 13:00
Location: Child Poverty Action Group, 30 Micawber Street, London, N1 7TB
BOOKING HERE
 

Workshop : Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees 5th Feb 2019

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