Metcalfe Smith Trust makes Grants to individuals and organisations where the grant will make a significant to individuals and organisations affected by mental or physical disability or long-term illness. Grants are usually between £250 and £2500. Grants can be made for convalescent or respite care; for purchasing necessary equipment and household items and for meeting […]
Leeds Social Media Surgery – Tuesday 24th July 17:30 – 19:00
via Forum Central Social media Surgeries are a great way to build your confidence at using social media to help your group or organisation. It may be working out how to do mailing lists and neswletters with Mailchimp. It may be making the most of Facebook. Ticketing events with Eventbrite. Go along with your questions […]
Resource of the week #32: Pilotlight
via Daniel at pATH “We are currently looking for ambitious charities and social enterprises based in England and Wales who need support to get to the next step in their development. If you know anyone who would be interested in receiving support from Pilotlight, please share the flyer below or direct them to our website for further […]
Leeds City Council – Homelessness strategy questionnaire
At Leeds Housing Options we are updating our Homelessness Strategy and we really value your views and input; the strategy is being framed around the following themes: Minimising rough sleeping Maximising homelessness prevention Continue to develop supported housing provision Minimising youth homelessness Focus on priority groups The strategy will be launched on 10th of October, […]
Leeds Migration Partnership Strategy Group – Notes from last meeting
The Leeds Migration Partnership Group recently met on Wednesday 13th June – brief notes of the meeting are available below Diary date: don’t forget the next LMP Strategy Group meeting will take place on Wednesday 12th September, 10am-12 noon at Oak House. Papers will be available through this e-newsletter nearer the date
Job: Integration and Partnerships Officer 28hrs/wk – Refugee Action £29k pro rata
Refugee Action Project Manager – Transitions Project Location: Kirklees and Calderdale (with office base in Bradford) Hours: 28 per week Contract: permanent Closing Date: Monday 30th July 2018 – 09:00am Interviews: Thursday 9th August 2018 in Bradford Please click on the link above which will take you through to the jobs pages of our website, where you can download the […]
Resource of the week#31: What makes a good charity?
The link on this broke yesterday, and as we updated it – we remembered what a useful tool this is. Published in September 2016 its advice is as good today as it was back then and a great guide to running an effective charity for you, your manager, your board, or one of your friends. […]
Briefing from Asylum Matters: Refugee Homelessness Debate, Voluntary Returns, Standards of proof in decision making and much much more
Your periodic reminder to sign up for Asylum Matters Briefings… which we have shamelessly copied and pasted below Parliamentary Debate on Refugee Homelessness next Tues 17 July Next Tuesday 17th July at 2.30pm, there will be a Westminster Hall Debate on refugee homelessness, tabled by Kate Green MP. It is an important opportunity to […]
Job: Kurdish Kurmanji Interpreters needed
Refugee Council Leeds are recruiting sessional Kurdish Kurmanji interpreters. This is a paid role and the work would occur primarily in Leeds or over the phone. For more information, please contact Fleur Gribble at [email protected]
Family Funday @ CATCH – Welcoming Asylum Seekers and Refugees of all ages 14/07/2018 2pm – 5pm
Job – Operations and Development Manager
A new opportunity has arisen at RETAS for the position of Operations and Development Manager – the attached documents outline the duties of the post and information on RETAS. Further information will be available shortly on the company website. The closing date for applications is: Midday on Thursday 2nd August 2018 The interview date is: […]
Job: Refugee Employability Advisor – NYCC £25-28k
NYCC are now recruiting for a new Refugee Employability Advisor based in Northallerton and covering the whole of North Yorkshire. Salary is £25,463 to £28,221 with great benefits, flexible working and connectivity. Closing date is 22 July 18. See the advert here