Welcome
Welcome to the June edition of the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) newsletter, with the latest funding news, events and opportunities for the sector.
News
 Tower Hamlets Women's Resource Centre
The Women’s Resource Centre is one of the Mayor’s Priority Projects and directly addresses an outcome for the Council’s Strategic Plan: Priority 6 - Empowering Communities and Fighting Crime. This project aims to provide a dedicated resource centre to enable opportunities for the development and well-being of Bangladeshi and other multi-ethnic marginalised women. The centre will have a particular consideration for cultural nuances that create a barrier to participation in learning and development.
The centre aims to provide the following core services:
- A centre for Learning and Development with accredited Lifelong Learning and Skills for Life courses to be delivered with childcare provisions on site.
- Employment/Entrepreneurial/up-skilling and progression route advice and training
- A centre for Health and Well-being
- Advice centre (benefits, Violence Against Women & Girls services, debt, legal, housing, and other key issues)
- A multi-generation safe space for women and girls with regular workshops and networking opportunity
- A women-only event space for networking and celebration
Help shape the New Women's Resource Centre.
An opportunity has arisen for local women in Tower Hamlets to express interest in joining the new Women's Resource Centre engagement group and to help support the vision for the Council's aspirations to ensure that the equity challenges faced by marginalised women are addressed.
Who and what we're looking for:
- Local women in Tower Hamlets.
- Must have a strong connection with Bangladeshi and other marginalised women from multi-ethnic communities.
- Strong commitment to attending meetings and workshops.
- Passion for ensuring local women's needs are addressed.
Please use the link below to complete the expression of interest questionnaire. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by the end of July 2024.
Greater London Authority Funding
Skills for Londoners Community Outreach programme
The Skills for Londoners Community Outreach Programme 2024-25 will directly fund community organisations to raise awareness of London’s adult skills opportunities, increase participation in adult learning skills provision, and help to build sustainable links between providers, community groups and the Londoners they work with.
The program acknowledges that those who need skills development the most often face the most difficulty accessing it. It will have a key focus on engaging Londoners who may face barriers to engaging with adult education opportunities, delivering engagement activities within the community, and establishing relationships with local adult education providers.
Grants of up to £35,000 are available to community organisations who can work with local communities and help signpost Londoners to adult education opportunities.
The application deadline is 5:00 pm on 21st June 2024.
Please use the link below for more information on the programme and the application process.
Wakefield Tetley Trust Small Grants Funding
Grants of up to £6,000 are available for Grass Roots organisations in Tower Hamlets.
The Small Grants programme aims to support work with individuals and communities who are marginalised or disadvantaged for example because they have difficulty in accessing resources, face discrimination or may experience poorer social, economic and health outcomes made worse by the cost of living crisis.
Applications are now invited from eligible registered charities, constituted community groups and Community Interest Companies limited by Guarantee, with a turnover of less than £600,000.
Grassroots organisations working in Tower Hamlets are particularly encouraged to apply.
Please use the link below for more information on the programme and the application process.
 Booking is essential, please use the link below for further information.
Introduction to anti-racism
This free training is part of the Tower Hamlets Together Partnership initiative to progress anti-racism across the health and care system.
This free-to-attend session, targeted at voluntary and community sector organisations, will offer participants an opportunity to deepen their understanding of ‘race’ and racism and to explore how anti-racism can apply to their work. In particular, participants will have an opportunity to:
- explore understanding of racism, its root causes and how racism is maintained
- explore what it means to be anti -racist and how to develop an anti-racist approach in work.
The sessions will be run by brap, an equality and human rights charity.
Training dates:
Thursday 6th June 2024, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Monday 17th June 2024, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
For more information and booking details, please use the link below.
ELBA, Tower Hamlets and Hackney CVS AI Workshop
Free AI Workshop to Support Charity Funding Applications
In June East London Business Alliance, Hackney Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) and Tower Hamlets CVS will be hosting a workshop on using AI to support funding applications. This will be an exciting opportunity for charities and corporate volunteers to come together to discuss utilising AI technologies across the third sector in East London.
Date/time: Tuesday 11th June, 9:30 - 11:30 am
Location: Hackney CVS, The Adiaha Antigha Centre, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London E8 3AZ
For more information and booking details, please use the link below.
Get Involved
SEND and Inclusion Strategy Consultation
 Improve SEND Support for Children in Tower Hamlets: Share Your Views!
The Tower Hamlets Partnership is refreshing its Special Education Needs, Disability (SEND) and Inclusion Strategy.
The strategy sets out how the partnership will deliver the right support at the right time for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families.
The consultation opened on Wednesday 1 May and closes on Wednesday 12 June.
Use the link below to take part in the consultation. Your feedback will help to shape the final SEND and Inclusion Strategy.
Job Vacancy
Globe Community Project Is Hiring Facilitators
Are you...
Top trainer?
Great with people?
Experienced facilitator?
You will have strong experience of group facilitation, and may have qualifications and experience in therapeutic work, community work, and/or working with elderly or disabled people.
Rate of Pay
£60 per hour, inclusive of any VAT.
For more information please use the link below.
Useful links
For information on infrastructure support to VCS organisations in Tower Hamlets, please visit Tower Hamlets Council for Voluntary Service.
For information on volunteering opportunities in Tower Hamlets, please visit Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets.
They are offering VCS organisations high-quality training, workshops, courses and events to help organisations grow stronger and more resilient.
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