Safety of Women & Girls Event
VSI Alliance in partnership with Calderdale Council Calderdale Community Safety Partnership, the West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit and West Yorkshire Deputy Mayor’s office for Police and Crime are hosting the event to highlight the recent launch of the Safety of Women and Girls strategy. This will be an opportunity to explore the local response, what services are already in place and where any gaps may be.

The event will take place on Wednesday 1st March 2023, 9:30 am, at the Caygill Suite, Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE
To book onto this event please reserve your FREE place on Eventbrite: Book My Space

If you have any accessibility needs or queries please contact jordan.baker@vsialliace.org.uk

SPACES FILLING FAST

Save the Date: VCSE Assembly 2023
Our next VCSE Assembly is being held on: Thursday 4th May 2023, 1:30PM-3:30PM. This will be a great opportunity for us to get together and discuss pressing issues currently faced by the VCSE community, give updates on our organisations and of course hear from some brilliant guest speakers. Our venue and agenda is to be announced nearer the time, so please watch this space!
You can register by clicking here 
If you have any queries or accessibility needs please e-mail Jordan jordan.baker@vsialliance.org.uk 

VSI Alliance: Cyber Security Training - Multiple Dates available 
Do you know how to protect your organisation against a cyber-attack? Have you thought about the risks to your business if you were hacked, phished or your online presence crashed?

Sometimes it's easy to assume that charities and community groups are either too small or too 'nice' to be targeted, but we all know how easy it is for a fraudulent invoice to get through the system, how difficult it is to be truly data secure, and how damaging it is to find your email system or website unexpectedly offline. The smallest organisations are often the most vulnerable in all sorts of ways, especially now we’re all more online than ever. This training will help you to be aware of cyber security risks, and teach you ways to prevent a cyber attack.

Cyber Security Training for Small Charities - Half day cyber security training session delivered by the VSI Alliance on behalf of NAVCA and NCSC. 

16th March 2023 at VAC, Resource Centre, Hall Street, Halifax, HX1 5AY. 
Book here: eventbrite.co.uk

Calderdale Council: Our Key Facts
Calderdale Council have recently shared some interesting and insightful key facts about our wonderful borough and local authority. The document includes census results from 2021 and information about the workforce and their performance rates.
To view the full factsheet please click here. 

Invictus Wellbeing: Free Peer Support Groups For Young People
Invictus Wellbeing's peer support groups are drop-in sessions are where young people can come together and use their shared experience to help one another. All of their groups are friendly, non-judgmental and confidential spaces. 
The drop-ins are free of charge and do not require being referred or booking, you can just show up to your preferred location. Qualified practitioners will be present at each group session to offer emotional support and facilitate, however, peer support is peer led. The aim of peer support is to bring people together with shared experiences to support each other.
For more information please click here. 

Celebrations for Anne Lister’s Birthday Festival
Organisations across Calderdale and the wider West Yorkshire region are coming together to celebrate the life, loves and legacy of Shibden Hall’s most famous resident, Anne Lister.
The festival runs from Monday 27 March until Monday 3 April and includes over 70 events, ranging from walks, talks, lectures, painting workshops. The full programme and how to buy tickets is available at https://www.visitcalderdale.com/anne-lister-birthday-festival-2023/. Some events have already sold out, so fans are encouraged to book as soon as possible.

West Yorkshire is set to launch its first ever Youth Commission
West Yorkshire is set to launch its first ever Youth Commission, thanks to a pioneering partnership between the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) and ‘Leaders Unlocked’. It will see 14 to 25 years olds advising on policing matters and shaping local approaches to address serious violence.

To apply or find out more visit the dedicated page on the Youth Commission.
The deadline for applications is Friday 31st March.

Halifax Town Ward Forum 28/02/2023
The next Town (Boothtown, Siddal and Southowram) Ward Forum will be taking place on Tuesday 28th February 2023 at 7pm.

Ward Forums are attended by local Ward Councillors, Police officers and local services. These meetings are one of the ways you can have your say about issues that matter in your neighbourhood.

Location: Boothtown Methodist Church, 39 Boothtown Rd, Halifax HX3 6LR  For more information please click here. 

Digital Support Factsheet - Cost of Living Support for Calderdale

Members of the Anti-Poverty Partnership have pulled together the digital support factsheet to help frontline workers and volunteers support people who face digital barriers in Calderdale.

The factsheet is 2-pages and covers:

• Social tariffs and cheap broadband deals for anyone
• Online skills
• Access to a digital device and the internet

Download the Factsheet Here

Calderdale Council: Be Flood Aware
In the run up to the third anniversary of flooding in Calderdale caused by Storm Ciara, a new campaign is launching to remind people to check their flood preparation plans.
In February 2020, Calderdale experienced its fourth major flood in just eight years, as Storm Ciara caused 10 miles of damage across the borough, with over 1000 homes and businesses affected by flooding.

As part of a new campaign, Calderdale Council is advising residents and businesses to make sure they are prepared for possible flooding and encouraging people to visit www.eyeoncalderdale.co.uk to find out how best to prepare for different types of flooding, what to do to protect themselves and their property, as well as who to contact for assistance.

Happydays' Big Business Sleepout 2023
The Happydays UK Big Business Sleepout, 24 March 2023. Happydays are hoping that the Big Sleep Out will be a unique opportunity for team building and corporate social responsibility in action, as well as raising awareness about the overwhelming struggles that homeless people face in our town, especially in the current temperatures… But they are hoping it will be more clement by the spring! Complete the Entry Form

The Big Healthy Minds Census 2023
Every couple of years, Healthy Minds ask people who are involved with them to complete a survey to help gain an understanding of who they support, what difference it makes and what people think of Healthy Minds as an organisation.
The survey provides important evidence that helps them to obtain funding and improve what they do.
You can access the survey here: The Big Healthy Minds Census 2023
Please complete by Wednesday 1st March 2023

Halifax Regeneration - Calderdale Council
Calderdale Council are delivering regeneration in Halifax. They're creating new public spaces, improving accessibility, creating areas where people can move around free of traffic, improving vehicle circulation around the town and public transport connectivity, and supporting our aspirations for inclusive growth. And welcome your views on the proposals. 
You can use Calderdale TraffWeb to comment, agree, object, or plot an issue on the map. Alternatively, you can email the council.
Please contact Calderdale Council if you would like printed copies or materials in different formats.
This consultation is open now and will close on Sunday 5 March 2023. 

Calderdale Council: Vision 2024 - Your Stories
2024 is an important year for Calderdale as it marks the borough's 50th anniversary and will be a time to celebrate and reflect on what has been achieved over the last half century, on whether the council's Vision for 2024 is a reality and to collectively set out their vision for the place for the future and into the 2030s.
This will reach into our communities and neighbourhoods to gather stories of when Calderdale has been kind, resilient, distinctive, talented and enterprising. Calderdale Council will be showcasing stories and exploring what they mean for their future Vision at We Are Calderdale 2023 in May.

The council really want to hear these stories as a part of the refresh of the Vision and to help understand how people and communities want to be involved in making the Vision a reality.
If you have your own story to tell about when Calderdale was talented, enterprising, kind, resilient and distinctive or know someone who has a story to share please email hello@brilliantthing.co.uk with your response.

Have your say on how health services are delivered across West Yorkshire Survey
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (NHS WY ICB) is asking people and communities to come forward and share their views on how health services should be delivered to them locally, and across West Yorkshire.With the passing of the Health and Care Act 2022, there is a requirement for integrated care systems (like the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership) to develop a five-year integrated health and social care strategy and for integrated care boards to develop a joint forward plan to deliver the NHS components. Access the refreshed draft strategy here. People can have their say by completing a short survey online at https://bit.ly/wyviews by Monday 20th February 2023. 

Energy Saving and Sustainability in Business Event
Are you looking for real solutions to manage rising energy costs in your business?
Calderdale Council are pleased to announce they will be holding another event with West Yorkshire Combined Authority to help you learn how to maximize energy efficiency and cut costs, whilst remaining competitive and profitable on Thursday 30th March, 8:00am - 11:00am at Bertie's Banqueting rooms, Brook St, Elland, HX5 9AH. The session will explore the various methods for saving energy in business, from reducing consumption to implementing renewable energy sources.

Nick Edwards, Resource Efficiency Manager for West Yorkshire Combined Authority will be sharing information on the new Business Sustainability programme, which could help your company become more environmentally sustainable and move towards net zero.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to learn more about managing your energy costs. If you would like more information, contact Calderdale’s growth managers, Jon and Liz on business@calderdale.gov.uk
You can register your FREE place here

Women of West Yorkshire 2023
Join the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin to celebrate the achievements of women and girls and to explore how we can create a more equal world through thought-provoking discussions, inspiring talks and incredible performances. The event will be free and held from 10am – 4:30pm on Thursday 9th March at the historic Leeds City Museum in Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 8BH. 

Women of West Yorkshire 2023 Tickets, Thu 9 Mar 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

The full event programme will be announced soon.

Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Education Awareness Event
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit are holding a virtual week long Education Awareness event based on adversity, trauma and resilience from Monday 20 February 2023 through to Friday 3 March 2023 (the second week will be a duplication of the first week).

All the online viewings will be through teams.

Please see attached the events timetable, where you will also find the links for the online sessions

• Events Timetable

Calderdale Cares: Emotional Health and Wellbeing Strategy Online Listening Events
Calderdale Cares Partnership are wanting to explore how Calderdale can develop their all age emotional health and wellbeing strategy and undertake a three month review of local strategies, map assets and engage with a wide range of local people and stakeholders.

Rethink Mental Illness and Centre for Mental Health are committed to co-producing these discussions and developments with people who use services and their carers. The objective of this work is to develop a report for Calderdale Cares that pulls together all of their findings and advises on possible future direction.
Online listening events are on 24th and 27th February, where they will be talking to a wide range of local people and organisations, health and social care providers, VCSE organisations and service user support groups about services in Calderdale. 

Friday 24th Feb:

• Adult MH Services (10.30-12.30) register here
• Children and Young People (1.30- 3.30) register here

Monday 27th Feb:

• Neurodiversity (1.30- 3.30)  register here

Community Matters Online 3 Day Funding Event Back for 2023
Building on the success of last year’s online funding fair when Community Matters had over 2000 bookings across the 3 days. They have decided to do it all again with some new exciting funders for 2023. 

Monday13th March is a day for Yorkshire and Humber funders, Tuesday 14th March is a day of national funders and Wednesday 15th March is another day of national funders.
This is a FREE event and you can view the sessions available by clicking here

Volunteering Journeys: Growing the Volunteering Generation Webinar
This FREE online seminar draws on research funded by the UK Government Department for Culture, Sport and Media. It examines how young people understand and experience the current volunteering 'offer'. 

The seminar will be taking place on Tuesday 28th February at 12:30pm 

To book your ticket, please visit: Volunteering Journeys: Growing the Volunteering Generation (Eventbrite).

People of Kindness (POK) Rotary Group Launches Clothes Exchange
Saturday 4th March sees the first ‘Clothes Exchange’ event in Calderdale. The idea of Calderdale based Rotary group ‘People of Kindness’ (POK), the community event encourages the exchange of clothes and accessories in order to develop community spirit, reduce consumption and help local residents in these times of economic difficulty.

The event location is: Simpson Street, Boothtown, Halifax, HX3 6PA and will be held from 10am till 2pm.

For more information and updates see Facebook pages: ’Rotary People of Kindness’ and ‘Boothtown Well-being Centre’. 

Disability Partnership Calderdale: Open Meeting
Disability Partnership Calderdale's next Open Meeting will be on Tuesday 28th February 2022, 12:00-15:00pm. This is a friendly, sociable get together which is free to attend, includes a free buffet lunch and you can also claim your travel expenses! 
There’s no need to book a place – simply turn up on the day.
For more information please click here. 

Community CPR Fund & Community Foundation for Calderdale: Free Defibrillator & CPR Training
The next CPR and Defibrillator awareness session sponsored and supported by Calderdale CPR Fund and Community Foundation for Calderdale is taking place on the 27th February 2023, 6-7:30pm at the Edge Play Gym, Brighouse. This event is open to everyone and no registration is required. 

Multi-Agency Training Programme for Safeguarding Adults and Children
Calderdale Safeguarding Children Partnership and Calderdale Safeguarding Adults Board as part of their Learning and Improvement Programme 2022/23 are facilitating multi-agency training courses surrounding the safeguarding of adults and children. 

Partners in Care and Health (formerly CHIP) Safeguarding Team have scheduled four free Zoom webinars to take place in February and March 2023. For more information please click here

The Darker Side of Pink: Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Exhibit
A powerful new exhibition in Halifax will help to raise awareness of secondary (metastatic) breast cancer. Calderdale Council is working with patient advocacy group, METUPUK to host ‘The Darker Side of Pink’ – a display that is touring the country to highlight the need to improve care and research around metastatic breast cancer (MBC) – breast cancer that has spread to another part of the body. From Monday 6 February to Saturday 4 March 2023, people will be able to visit the exhibition at the Central Library and Archives in Halifax town Centre. This coincides with World Cancer Day on Saturday 4 February.

To find out more about The Darker Side of Pink and METUPUK, please click here

Women's Centre: Greener Together Activities for Women in Halifax
The Women's Centre will be delivering short walks, taster sessions and short courses aimed at advising women who may be on limited incomes, how to approach living more sustainably. The courses aim will be to introduce sustainability making it more relevant on a day-to-day basis, looking at reducing costs, sustainable shopping and saving energy in the home amongst other approaches. The next Sustainability course is running: Monday 20th of February – 13th of March 2023, 1-4pm 
The Centre has also started Walks for Women these are short walks with the emphasis on meeting new people, re-connecting with the environment, reducing social isolation, improving health, exploring the green spaces of Halifax and introducing women to the range of activities at The Outback Community Garden and the services of the Women's Centre. All walks run every Thursday at 11am from the WomenCentre

If you are interested in either the Sustainability course or Walks for Women please contact: Kim Evans 07485 388885 kim.evans@womencentre.org.uk  

HEAR US! WE ARE THE CHANGE - a women's empowerment event
at The Caygill Rooms, The Piece Hall, Friday 3rd March 2023, 09.30-14.30PM. Join us for this exciting and important event which brings together key stakeholders with responsibilities for policy-making and commissioning, to explore the issues that impact on the wellness and life opportunities of women and girls in West Yorkshire. Places are limited. Please click here for more information. 

The Grassroots Movement Fund
The Grassroots Movement Fund is a pilot programme which will see £1 million awarded to small third sector organisations throughout 2023 to support the sustainability of grassroots social justice work. Grants of £10,000 to £70,000 are available for up to two years.
Application deadline: 19th February 2023

Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund - Small Grants
The scheme provides small grants to support independent UK registered non-for-profit organisations for grassroots, community-based projects that fall within its core funding themes:

• Heritage and conservation.
• Education.
• Health and wellbeing.
• Social inclusion.
• Environment.
• Countryside.

Single-year grants of up to £5,000 and multi-year grants of up to £15,000 are available. The average single award is £2,000.
Application deadline: 20th February 2023

Suez Communities Fund Reopens for Applications in England
Suez Communities Trust is offering grants of between £3,000 and £50,000 for not-for-profit groups to deliver projects that make physical improvements to community facilities, or repair buildings of religious worship or buildings of architectural or historic interest.
Funding is available for capital improvement works to public amenity projects for community use.

Projects must be in communities surrounding a qualifying SUEZ Recycling and Recovery site and must be available and open to the public as a minimum for 4 evenings a week, 2 days a week, or 104 days a year.

Application deadline: 22nd February 2023.

Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2023
2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush in the United Kingdom (UK). In 2023, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) will be marking this special occasion by launching the Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2023. The Department is offering up to £750,000 in grant funding to support a new cohort of impactful and ambitious projects. Applications are open to registered charities, exempt charities, CICs, social enterprises, and community benefit societies, as well as local authorities. Application deadline: 22nd February 2023, 12pm
For more information on guidelines and how to apply please click here.

Calderdale Cares Partnership: VCS Support Fund
The VCS Support Fund is to strengthen infrastructure, support core costs and/or facilitate organisational development for voluntary and community sector organisations. Calderdale residents will need the ongoing support of local voluntary and community sector groups as the impact of the cost-of-living crisis is felt. Calderdale Cares Partnership wants to increase the resilience of this vital sector.
Access the guidelines here 
Apply online here
Application deadline: 23rd February 2023, 10am 

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - Challenge Fund    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a new £3.6 million Challenge Fund to improve parents’ access to conflict support. Successful bidders will receive a minimum £150,000 grant to back their projects, between June 2023 and November 2024. Potential applicants must complete an eligibility check by 8 February. Information for applicants is available here 
Application deadline: 24th February 2023

VistaPrint & Enterprise Nation: Realising the Remarkable Grant 
Digital design and marketing services firm VistaPrint has partnered with Enterprise Nation to deliver a brilliant creative boost to the UK's small business community through a unique package of support called Realising the Remarkable. Start-ups, micro-businesses and small businesses can apply to be one of 20 firms each receiving a £7,500 share of the Realising the Remarkable £150,000 prize pot, plus:

• 12 months of free subscriptions to VistaCreate, Vista's graphic design software

• £500 to spend on the VistaPrint UK site

• Access to the 99designs by Vista silver logo and brand guide package

Application deadline: 26th February 2023, 23:59pm

To apply please click here. 

Calderdale Thriving Communities - Creativity for Wellbeing Fund
Calderdale’s Thriving Communities Partnership has created a fund to support the delivery of creative wellbeing activity for people living in Calderdale. Creative Minds are administering the fund on behalf of the Thriving Communities Partnership.
This fund will deliver financial support for projects that use creative activity to support and improve the wellbeing of people living in North and Central Halifax.  Applicants can apply for grants between £1500 and £5000. Smaller constituted groups can apply for a limit of £1000.
The guidance for this fund can be viewed here.

Application deadline: 28th February 2023, 12pm

For more information about the fund or to request the application please contact: Sophie Peel at SophieJo.Peel@swyt.nhs.uk

Lloyds Bank Foundation - Specialist Programme
Lloyds Bank Foundation currently have funding available to support small, local, specialist charities with an income of £25,000–£500,000. 

The funding consists of a three-year unrestricted £75,000 grant and support to develop. For more information please click here.

Application deadline: 3rd March 2023, 5pm

Centre for Social Justice Awards Back with Doubled Prize Fund
The Centre for Social Justice Awards are back with a doubled prize fund this year, instead of the usual £10,000, four winners will each win £20,000 to scale up their impact.

Each year, the award judges look for organisations that:

• Focus their work in the most deprived areas of the UK.
• Tackle the root causes of poverty.
• Intervene early to prevent poverty.
• Are ambitious for the lives of their clients.
• Find innovative ways to combat poverty.
• Are working with people living in Britain.

Applications are open to small, grassroots charities and social enterprises with an annual turnover of less than £2 million. To find out more please click here.

Application Deadline: 6th March 2023. 

KFC Foundation Community Grants
Funding is available for charities and grassroots community groups and associations to support young people aged 11-25 years in communities where KFC restaurants are located.

Grants of up to £2,500 are available for charities, community interest companies and clubs or associations with an annual turnover of less than £300,000 to support projects that help young people create firm foundations by addressing their needs through early intervention, and empowering young people to fulfil their potential through the provision of safe social spaces, mentoring, work, and social skills development. 

To start your application and view the guidance documents please click here. 

Application Deadline: 13th March 2023.

City Connect: Community Grants
Since 2018 City Connect have awarded 35 organisations across West Yorkshire a total of more than £225,000 funding. Their community grant schemes invite not-for-profit organisations to bid for grants to deliver grassroots initiatives enabling people living and working in their community to cycle and walk more.

You can find out more here

Their guidance document has helpful information about how to write a good application, what sort of projects could potentially be funded, and the sort of information you'll need to provide.

Please complete the application form and send to: cityconnect@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
Application Deadline: 17th March, Midnight.

Charles Plater Charitable Trust
Small grants of £1,000 to £5,000. Large grants of £5,001 to £60,000.The funding will cover the following types of activity:

• Leadership for Laypeople 
• Social Action 
• Applied Research 

Application Deadline: 19th March 2023

National Citizens Service Launches 2023 Grants Programme
National Citizens Service Trust (NCST) has announced it will be awarding two different types of grants to local organisations delivering community-based experiences at a grassroots level, for the first time.

• Open to All Grants –NCS will offer grants to deliver Open to All programmes across regions and the grant amount will be based on the number of young people between the defined age range in those regions. These grants are sized by NCS Trust.

• Targeted Grants - funding may be given for scaling existing intervention, or trialing a new innovation, with targeted groups of young people. Between £5 million and £7 million is being made available during 2023 to 2025 with both small grants (£10,000 to £100,000) and large grants (£100,000 to £500,000) to create opportunities for national or regional organisations, alongside small grassroots organisations.

Application Deadline: 20th March 2023, 9am

TRANSforming Futures Grant - LGBTQ+ Organisations
The National Lottery Community Fund is supporting the five-year TRANSforming Futures project to provide solutions to the issues in healthcare and justice for transgender people across England.

The focus of the Fund is communities-led, grassroots organisations that are led by and for trans people. Broader LGBTQ+ organisations undertaking trans-specific activity that is being run by trans people will also be considered.

Projects should seek to improve existing outcomes, make changes to current systems or pursue different kinds of systems altogether. There are three areas in which grants will be made:

• Healthcare.
• Criminal Justice.
• Under 18s (with a focus on health and justice).

There is a funding pot of £100,000, from which grants of up to £25,000 will be made.

For more information and how to apply please click here.

Application deadline: 20th March 2023.

Church Urban Fund (& Benefact Trust) Refugee Support Small Grants

• Personal items
• Expenses for volunteers or facilities
• Integration and settling
• Language support
• Home items

Please click here if you would like to apply.
Application deadline: 31st March 2023

If you have further questions about the programme you can contact Church Urban Fund on 0330 053 1954 or grants@cuf.org.uk.

Sport England Adds Two New Priorities to Small Grants Fund
To commemorate the Coronation in 2023, Sport England has widened its Small Grants focus to include the following areas, which are of personal interest to His Majesty the King:

• Projects which focus on sustainability while reducing the impact on the environment, such as purchasing locally made equipment to extend capacity in a club or using local community assets to minimise travel.
• Projects which focus on developing skills in young people. This could include supporting them through coaching qualifications or relevant sports administration courses or trying new sessions to bring new participants into the club.

The fund offers grants of £300 to £15,000 to projects across England. These can be spent on a variety of costs relating to project implementation and delivery including coaching, equipment and minor facility alterations.

To apply please click here. 
Application Deadline: 30th June 2023 

No Set Deadline Grants & Funds

Tesco Community Grants
Funding is aimed at projects that focus on supporting children and families and those groups that address food insecurity. This could be for example a local school needing food for a children’s breakfast club, a voluntary organisation working with families to run holiday clubs, a charity supporting young people with specialist advice to manage mental health, a brownie or scout group needing new tents or a youth sports club needing new equipment, a family advice centre wanting to recruit more volunteers, or a local friends of a park group wanting to develop a new toddler area.

Three projects in 575 local communities are voted on by customers in Tesco stores throughout the UK.

Three levels of grants are awarded with projects receiving:

• First place (the most votes in its area) - a grant of up to £1,500.
• Second place - a grant of up £1,000.
• Third place - a grant of up to £500.

To apply for a grant please click here

To nominate a project please click here

Individual Cancer Patient Cost of Living Macmillan Grants
Macmillan Grants are a one-off payment of £350 to help with the extra costs that living with cancer can bring. They can be used to help with things like:

• Energy bills
• Home adaptions
• Cost of travel to and from hospital
• Any extra costs you might have because of cancer.

You can call the Macmillan Support Line on 0808 808 00 00 and talk to the Welfare Rights team about Macmillan Grants. You can speak with the Welfare Rights team:

• Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm
• Saturday to Sunday, 9am to 5pm

Cost of Living Support Available for Youth Organisations across the UK

UK Youth, in partnership with Pears Foundation, is offering unrestricted multi-year grants for charitable and not-for-profit youth organisations across the UK with an annual turnover of less than £500,000 to help them cover rising prices and increased costs due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Organisations can apply for up to £25,000 a year for three years. These are intended to help bring stability to youth organisations and to help mitigate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis, ensuring groups can cover bills, pay staff salaries, and continue to operate.

Successful applicants will receive three grant payments, each a year apart.

Applications can be submitted at any time. 

Find Out More Here: The UK Youth fund in partnership with Pears Foundation - UK Youth

Biffa Award: Community Buildings & Recreation Grants

Biffa Award - Community Buildings

Grants of between £10k to £75k

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations to provide and improve community buildings that are located within the vicinity of a Biffa operation in order to ‘act as mechanisms’ for community involvement. These grants can be used for site-based improvement work (not for equipment or running costs) on community buildings such as village halls, community centres and church halls located near Biffa Landfill sites and Biffa Group Ltd operations. Applicants will have to show evidence of wider community use, involvement and consultation.

Find out more here: Community Buildings - Biffa Award 

The Trust meets four times a year to review applications - in February, May, July and November.

Biffa Award - Recreation

Grants of between £10k to £75k

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations for projects that will benefit people in their spare time in communities located within the vicinity of a Biffa operation. Recreation grants are available to fund site-based improvement work on projects that will benefit people within their free time who live in the vicinity of Biffa operations. Many projects under this theme also have elements of the other Biffa Award themes within them (Community Buildings, Rebuilding Biodiversity). Applicants will have to show evidence of wider community use, involvement and consultation.

Find out more here: Recreation - Biffa Award 

The Trust meets four times a year to review applications - in February, May, July and November.

Invictus Wellbeing: Community Wellbeing Practitioner
Invictus Wellbeing is West Yorkshire’s Children and Young Person’s Mental Health Charity. We offer timely, effective and accessible mental health support whilst also promoting positive mental wellbeing in the communities we serve. We offer a range of services across Calderdale, Bradford and Kirklees and in 2022 worked with over 2,000 individual children and young people across a variety of projects

We are looking for two community wellbeing practitioners to lead interventions and work as a community link to ensure equity of support being offered in target population groups. You will work as part of the Brew Project, a service focused on offering confidential and non-judgmental 1-2-1 support as well as group work to children and young people 5-17. The Wellbeing Practitioner will lead on emotional health and wellbeing interventions and deliver the highest quality service ensuring that young people have access to effective support in a timely and accessible manner. They will be responsible for managing a busy caseload of young people, offering interventions, signposting and referring to local groups and establishing and maintaining partnerships with appropriate schools, organisations and individuals.
To view the full job description and how to apply please click here.

PLEASE NOTE THE CLOSING DEADLINE FOR THIS ROLE HAS BEEN EXTENDED. 

Invictus Wellbeing: Therapeutic Practitioner

Invictus Wellbeing is West Yorkshire’s Children and Young Person’s Mental Health Charity. We offer timely, effective and accessible mental health support whilst also promoting positive mental wellbeing in the communities we serve. We offer a range of services across Calderdale, Bradford and Kirklees and in 2022 worked with over 2,000 individual children and young people across a variety of projects.

We are looking for a therapeutic practitioner to lead on therapeutic interventions as part of our specialist mental health and wellbeing pathway through Liaison & Diversion. This pathway supports young people and children who have been through the criminal justice system (CJS), or are at risk of being involved with the CJS. Supporting victims, perpetrators and those at risk of crime with timely, effective and accessible therapeutic support is at the core of this role. The Therapeutic Practitioner will lead on therapeutic interventions and deliver the highest quality service ensuring that young people have access to effective support in a timely and accessible manner. They will be responsible for managing a busy caseload of young people, offering clinical interventions, signposting and referring internally and externally and managing administrative duties.To view the full job description and how to apply please click here. 

PLEASE NOTE THE CLOSING DEADLINE FOR THIS ROLE HAS BEEN EXTENDED. 

Invictus Wellbeing: Financial Administrator
Invictus Wellbeing is West Yorkshire’s Children and Young Person’s Mental Health Charity. We offer timely, effective and accessible mental health support whilst also promoting positive mental wellbeing in the communities we serve. We offer a range of services across Calderdale, Bradford and Kirklees and in 2021 worked with over 1,200 individual children and young people across a variety of projects.

Administrators play a pivotal non-delivery role to support children and young people facing mental health, emotional wellbeing, professional, educational, social and behavioural concerns. Financial administrators will manage Invictus’ financial operations, working with the CEO and the admin team. Bookkeeping, payroll coordination and processing of payments are major duties in this role, ensuring the charity’s finances are held to a high standard.
To apply please click here. 

PLEASE NOTE THE CLOSING DEADLINE FOR THIS ROLE HAS BEEN EXTENDED. 

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board: Engagement Manager - Closing 28th February

Are you passionate about involving people and communities in the development of health and care services and ensuring that they have a voice in decision-making?

We're recruiting an engagement manager to be our Partnerships expert in involvement, including consultation. You will manage the Integrated Care Boards (ICB) involvement function, whilst working closely with local leads and Healthwatch across West Yorkshire. You'll ensure that we meet our legal duties and also deliver our commitment to open and transparent processes to support our organisation to achieve its business objectives and live its values.

To apply or find out more about this role please click here.

Closing date: Tuesday 28th February 2023

For questions about the job, contact: Associate Director, Communications and Engagement, Karen Coleman: Karen.coleman21@nhs.net

WYAAT Communications Manager - Closing 22nd February
WYAAT have a unique opportunity for an experienced, confident communications professional to work with the six acute hospital trusts in West Yorkshire to really make a difference. Working as part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts’ (WYAAT) programme team and working directly with the six trusts, your role will be to provide strategic communications support internally and externally to raise awareness of the work of WYAAT. 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone interested in provider and programme communications and staff engagement.

To view the full details on this role please click here. 

Closing Date: Wednesday 22nd February 

For an informal chat please contact Lucy Cole, WYAAT programme director lucy.cole6@nhs.net 

Newground Together: Youth Worker - Closing 3rd March

We are looking for someone who is committed to working with & for young people in Calderdale, ensuring they have the information to make informed choices about their lives, opening up new opportunities and have a say in local decision making.

Our Youth Work supports the personal, educational and social development of young people using youth work methods and codes of practice to empower them to reach their full potential. As part of this offer you will:

• Work within our Open Access Youth Clubs across Calderdale providing informal education and youth work activities for young people aged 8 to 19 years old, including up to 24 years old with additional needs
• Provide targeted 1 to 1 support through our Engage Programme to young people identified as needing early help and support to achieve their goals.
• Plan and deliver a creative and progressive programme of youth activities in collaboration with young people and the youth work team
• Work alongside a variety of partners from statutory and voluntary services to deliver a multi-disciplinary approach to meet the needs of young people and the local area.

Due to the nature of the role, a full driving licence is required, along with access to your own vehicle insured for business purposes; with travel to our other offices throughout the North of England to be expected. All youth work staff work 3 evenings a week and occasional weekends.

The role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check prior to starting work with ourselves, which Together Housing will support the ideal candidate through.

Closing Date: Friday 3rd March at 5pm

Interviews: w/c 13th March

You can apply here or alternatively email your CV and a covering letter to recruitment@togetherhousing.co.uk

Please download the job description and privacy statement by clicking here.

Newground Together: Senior Youth Worker - Closing 24th February
We are looking for someone who is committed to working with & for young people in Calderdale, ensuring they have the information to make informed choices about their lives, opening up new opportunities and have a say in local decision making.

Our Youth Work supports the personal, educational and social development of young people using youth work methods and codes of practice to empower them to reach their full potential. As part of this offer you will:

• Lead and manage a team of full and part time youth workers and volunteers to deliver our Open Access and Outreach Youth Provision for young people aged 8 to 24 years old.
• Provide targeted 1 to 1 support through our Engage Programme to young people identified as needing early help and support to achieve their goals.
• Plan and deliver a creative and progressive programme of youth activities in collaboration with young people and the youth work team
• Work alongside a variety of partners from statutory and voluntary services to deliver a multi-disciplinary approach to meet the needs of young people and the local area.

Due to the nature of the role, a full driving licence is required, along with access to your own vehicle insured for business purposes; with travel to our other offices throughout the North of England to be expected. All youth work staff work 3 evenings a week and occasional weekends.

The role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check prior to starting work with ourselves, which Together Housing will support the ideal candidate through.

Closing Date: Friday 24th February at 5pm

Interviews: Wednesday 8th March

You can apply here or alternatively email your CV and a covering letter to recruitment@togetherhousing.co.uk

Please download the job description and privacy statement by clicking here. 

HappyDays UK: Food Giver and Donations Co-ordinator & Driver
We are looking for an excellent communicator to lead our Food Givers Programme.  You will be organised, proactive and able to adapt to an ever-changing environment that can be challenging but highly rewarding. Your role will be to run a programme to generate high quantities of food donations from community groups, local businesses, and schools.

As travel will be necessary as part of this role it is essential you will have your own vehicle, hold a full driving licence and be insured for work purposes

You will be required to undergo a DBS check, please note that a conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Your will be required to undertake Safeguarding Level 2 training within one week of commencing the role, this training will be provided by Happydays

For any questions or further information about this opportunity please contact Christina@happydaysuk.org

HappyDays UK: Food Services Administrator
We are looking for an organised individual with excellent skills in Microsoft 365.  You will be proactive and able to adapt to an ever-changing environment that can be challenging but highly rewarding. We have received funding to expand our Food Services to support even more people who are suffering food poverty. 

• Charity experience preferable
• Proven administration experience
• Relationship focused
• A concern for order and quality

You will be required to undergo a DBS check, please note that a conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

You will be required to undertake Safeguarding Level 2 training within one week of commencing the role, the training will be provided by Happydays.

For any questions or further information about this opportunity please contact: Christina@happydaysuk.org

HappyDays UK: Food Services Volunteer Co-Ordinator
We are looking for an excellent communicator to lead our food services volunteer team.  You will be organised, proactive and able to adapt to an ever-changing environment that can be challenging but highly rewarding.

• Responsible for the end-to-end volunteer journey, including recruitment, training and monthly supervision
• Responsible for volunteers supporting the Free Café, Food Bank and new food service projects including a Community Supermarket and Food Distribution Warehouse
• Responsible for volunteer training and development and ensuring food health and hygiene standards are adhered to among the volunteer community
• Develop an understanding of Environmental Health Standards and how your volunteer group can support the charity to maintain these standards
• Plan and co-ordinate volunteer resource across all food services
• Provide regular feedback and support to volunteers
• Be responsible for the volunteers upholding the values of the charity
• Keep records of volunteer completed statutory training, policies and procedures
• Responsibility for processing DBS for volunteers
• Work with the Head of Food Services to plan a recruitment drive for volunteers to match the expansion plans for the charity.
• Keep up to date with policy related to volunteering
• Provide risk assessments for all volunteer activity
• Maintain databases and undertake admin related tasks associated with the role.

As travel will be necessary as part of this role it is essential you will have your own vehicle, hold a full, driving licence and be insured for work purposes.

You will be required to undergo a DBS check, please note that a conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

You will be required to undertake Safeguarding Level 3 training within one week of commencing the role. The training will be provided by Happydays.

For any questions or further information about this opportunity please contact Lucy@happydaysuk.org