FoodCycle have a mission to reduce hunger, reduce loneliness and reduce food waste. There are 3 locations in Leeds where they deliver community meals and everyone is welcome, no need to book, just show up! They also have volunteer opportunities to cook/help in the kitchen/welcome guests. Beeston & Holbeck, St Lukes Church, Wednesday, 6.30pm https://foodcycle.org.uk/location/foodcycle-leeds-beeston/ […]
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Solace Training: Understanding Factors Impacting Wellbeing in Asylum Seekers and Refugees, 3rd June 2024 10am-12.45pm
Solace have arrange another training session on ‘Understanding Factors Impacting Wellbeing in Asylum Seekers and Refugees’. When: Monday 3rd June 2024 10am – 12.45pm Where: Manor House, Manor Street, Leeds, LS7 1PZ This training is for anyone working in Leeds, West Yorkshire in the field of mental health who would like to understand more about […]
Live Well Leeds: LGBTQ – Welcome Cafe on Fridays – City Centre – March 2024
Live Well Leeds is a Leeds City wide service, based in the community to provide support for people with mild to moderate support needs to manage and/or recover from their mental health, diagnosed or not. Every Friday lunchtime we host an informal drop-in for people who identify as LGBTQI+, to socialise, have supportive conversations about […]
A Celebration of 32 Years of the Forum for Race Equality in Social Care & Health!
Date: Saturday 2nd March, 1pm-5pm Place: The Community Wellbeing Hub, Reginald Terrace, LS7 3EZ We can provide transport/travel expenses where required, and food is provided freeof charge.
Roma Mental Health Needs Assessment, 2023
Leeds City Council’s Public Health team carried out a Roma Mental Health Needs Assessment by holding focus groups with people from the Roma community. The listening exercise aimed to get a better understanding of the challenges facing the Roma community in Leeds and the full report is available on the Leeds Observatory: Roma HNA Report […]
“Walk it: Ride it” – a new beginners walking group on Thursdays at 1pm for people in East Leeds
‘Walk It: Ride It” is a new project at Touchstone, funded by the Dept. Transport. The aim is to help people improve their fitness and confidence in using walking in their daily lives and subsequently use vehicles less. The group is a beginner-type group open to all ages and genders. And it’s for people that […]
Give a Gift Free exercise sessions for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Jan 24
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NHS charging for maternity care – a report by Health Equity Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, December 2024
Even if you don’t have time to read the whole report (and it’s only 6 pages long), the Infographic/summary is excellent. For more information on Maternity Charging of migrants (including who is exempt from charging), please see the report’s appendices (pp7 onwards) or the Maternity Action website
How can Leeds mental health services do a better job by people of faith?
As part of the Community Mental Health Transformation programme, Healthwatch Leeds are looking to speak to anyone who can share their views about how mental health services can better welcome and care for people of faith. If you would like to share your views, please contact Anna on 0113 898 0035 or [email protected] by Monday […]
Phoenix Project – helping displaced healthcare professionals find work and qualifications
The Phoenix Project Leeds (Registered charity no: 1191100). The Phoenix Project aims to support displaced healthcare professionals’ qualification to practice medicine in the UK through the provision of regular English Language teaching sessions and support with passing the OET exam necessary to work within the NHS. We also use these sessions to familiarise participants with […]
Call for expressions of interest: UKHSA Co-production project for people with lived experience and VCSE organisations
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: UKHSA CO-PRODUCTION PROJECT FOR PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AND VCSE ORGANISATIONS The Health Equity and Inclusion Health division at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are inviting expressions of interest from Voluntary and Community Sector (VCSE) organisations of any size who work with groups and communities identified as being at highest […]
Covid & Flu vaccines for Third Sector – Winter 2023
Brilliant news, announced in the Forum Central Blog “COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are available for third sector health or social care professionals, including volunteers, in frontline roles” For more information please click here