Links: Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire CVS

Bookings open, limited slots remaining! https://www.linkscvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=27

Women's Health Hub Small Grants Fund

Links CVS has been successful in bidding for administration of the Women's Health Hub Small Grants Fund in Derbyshire (excluding Derby city) on behalf of NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Groups operating or have coverage in Derby city should contact Community Action Derby in relation to this grant fund.
The objective of the Women's Health Hub Small Grants Fund is to enable local voluntary and community groups and organisations to facilitate community engagement and improving women's health services across Derby and Derbyshire. The Grant will support local voluntary and community sector groups in facilitating vital conversations about women’s health needs.
Grant awards between £200 and £1500 per organisation can be used for a defined ‘one off’ project.
Monitoring report from the grant recipients is due by: 15th January 2025.
All the grant recipient organisations are expected to attend the Sharing and Learning Event on 12th February 2025 in Chesterfield.
Groups will need to provide evidence of how the grant has been spent.
If you are interested, please find the
guidelines here: https://www.linkscvs.org.uk/sites/default/files/2024-09/Guidelines.pdf

and the application form https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkscvs.org.uk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2024-09%2FApplication%2520Form.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

Please return your application to Links CVS at [email protected] by the closing date, Friday, 11th October 2024, 12 noon.

Please join us for a culturally sensitive informal drop in session on the occasion of World Mental Health Day!

Women's Health Hub Small Grants Fund
Links CVS has been successful in bidding for administration of the Women's Health Hub Small Grants Fund in Derbyshire (excluding Derby city) on behalf of NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB).

Groups operating or have coverage in Derby city should contact Community Action Derby in relation to this grant fund.

The objective of the Women's Health Hub Small Grants Fund is to enable local voluntary and community groups and organisations to facilitate community engagement and improving women's health services across Derby and Derbyshire. The Grant will support local voluntary and community sector groups in facilitating vital conversations about women’s health needs.

Grant awards between £200 and £1500 per organisation can be used for a defined ‘one off’ project.

Project duration: 1st October 2024 to 15th December 2024.

Monitoring report from the grant recipients is due by: 15th January 2025.

All the grant recipient organisations are expected to attend the Sharing and Learning Event on 12th February 2025 in Chesterfield.

Groups will need to provide evidence of how the grant has been spent.

If you are interested, please find the guidelines and application form links below:
Guidelines: https://www.linkscvs.org.uk/sites/default/files/2024-09/Guidelines.pdf

Application Form:
https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkscvs.org.uk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2024-09%2FApplication%2520Form.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

Please return the completed application form to Links CVS at [email protected] by the closing date, Friday, 27th September 2024, 12 noon.

Erewash Voluntary Action is the lead agency of this Small Grant Scheme, commissioned by Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

In partnership with Erewash Voluntary Action, Derby and Derbyshire Infrastructure Alliance and Derbyshire Voluntary Action, Links CVS invites applications for the Mental Health Small Grants.

For the purpose of this small grant scheme, the role of Links CVS is to provide guidance and support to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups in Derbyshire in completing the application form.

The objective of this grant is to enable local voluntary and community groups and organisations to improve or extend their work supporting Derby and Derbyshire residents aged 18 plus to maintain good mental health.

Maximum Grant Award 5k per Organisation
Applicants will be expected to show a clear link between the activity they are applying to fund and the impact this has on participants’ mental health.

Grants can be used for a defined ‘one off’ project. All funds need to be spent and evaluations completed by 31st March 2025. Groups will need to provide evidence of how the grant has been spent and it’s impact on local residents.

Application Deadline: Monday 21st October 2024 at 5 pm.

A second funding round may be opened if all funds are not allocated during the first round.

Please Note: This grant is for Capital expenditure only. This could involve the purchase of assets or the refurbishing of existing assets. As such, grants can be used for small items of equipment to support delivery. Examples include (but are not limited to) laptops, kitchen equipment, repairs to building etc.

Please ensure you have completed all the questions and have provided the relevant estimates etc.

If you require help with your application, please contact [email protected]

Click on the link below to download the application form:
https://www.linkscvs.org.uk/civicrm/mailing/url?u=4627&qid=111171

Please come and meet with, drug, alcohol, substance use treatment & recovery, stop smoking and other support services at this culturally sensitive information event on 24th September 2024.

https://www.linkscvs.org.uk/events

We need your help!

With just over a month left we're approaching the half way mark for the Petition to Derbyshire County Council to Save local Charities and Community Organisations. With 800 signatures the council should have to debate about the decision to cut funding and refer the petition to the relevant Cabinet Member or Full Council for consideration.

If you can see the benefit for the host of services across Derbyshire then PLEASE put your name to the petition. You don't need to be a volunteer or someone who uses these services to see the impact they have.

We know the knock on effect that losing funding could have; don't let our vital community services diminish when they are needed most.

Sign the petition, and share it with others that want to stand up for the fantastic work we all do.

bit.ly/3VIu4ly

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Building on to the success of the ‘Unlocking New Possibilities’ 2023 Careers event, this year’s career fair saw an impressive turnout with over 240 attendees and more than 60 employers and training providers participating today at Chesterfield College Official.

This free and open to all careers event was organised by Links CVS, on behalf of the Derbyshire Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Forum, Department of Works and Pensions, Derbyshire County Council, Joined Up Care Derbyshire, Chesterfield College and East Midlands Chamber.

Are you ready to unlock new career possibilities with us?
After last year's successful event, we're excited to invite you to the second free careers event, "Unlocking New Possibilities," at Chesterfield College on 11th July 2024.
See you there!

To book please go to the following link: https://www.linkscvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/register?id=19&reset=1

BME Sitting Service: Job Recruitment Advert

Post: Information Support Worker

Job Ref: INKS/BSS/ISW 1

We are now recruiting for the position of Information Support Worker to help us further develop the BME Sitting service.

In partnership with the 11 organisational members of the Derbyshire Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Forum, Links CVS has secured 3 years funding (March 2023 - February 2026) from the National Lottery Community Fund to develop a culturally appropriate BME Sitting and Respite Service.

The primary beneficiaries are carers from the diverse BME communities and their cared for who are vulnerable individuals living with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities. They tend to experience social isolation, poor quality of physical health and mental well-being due to not knowing how the "system" works (often due to language and cultural barriers), not knowing how to apply for welfare support, being socially isolated, as well as being victims of racial injustice and discrimination including race and religion hate crime. The Project aims to make a difference through actively engaging with the BME carers and their respective community associations to tackle the social and health inequalities involved.

Post: Information Support Worker

Pay scale: £23,000 Pro Rata (FTE)

Hours of work: 21 hours per week

Location of work: Chesterfield (Based at Links CVS office, Market Hall)

Accountable to: Partnership Engagement Manager

Length of employment: This post is funded until February 2026

The post holder will provide information and liaison support for BME groups that enables them to actively engage with members of their respective communities. The role involves: supporting BME groups with the latest updates on the welfare benefits and support provisions that are available to carers; enabling BME groups to disseminate the information that is culturally and linguistically sensitive to members of their communities; enhancing the awareness and skills of BME groups through developing a co-design and trust building approach.

If you are interested in applying for the post, please email [email protected] for a job description and an application form stating the relevant job reference. CVs and late applications will not be accepted. The post will be subject to DBS clearance. The cost of undertaking a DBS disclosure will be met by Links CVS.

Closing date is 3pm on Thursday 27th June 2024.

Date of interviews:The interview date will be confirmed after the closing date for application.

Mental Health Awareness Week is hosted every May by the Mental Health Foundation. Mental Health Awareness Week
2024 will take place this year from the 13th - 19th of May with the theme of “Movement: Moving more for our mental health”. The annual event is an opportunity for us to focus on achieving good mental health.

As well as the national events, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have been working with local partners in Chesterfield to support ‘Mental Health Awareness Week 2024’ and incorporate the theme of ‘“Movement: Moving more for our mental health”’. There are free face to face and virtual sessions and activities throughout Mental Health Awareness week, please see the timetable on the following link - https://shorturl.at/yFQ14

To also support us in raising awareness:

DCC Toolkit of resources for Mental Health - DCC have designed and collated a toolkit of resources which includes social media posts and templates. You can download and share these throughout the year.
Move More and connect with nature toolkit is found here - https://bit.ly/DerbyshireMHToolKit

Let's Chat Derbyshire, connecting with outdoors and nature – The Mental Health and Su***de Prevention Team have been developing some resources and an online map to promote, as well as local physical activity, mental health groups and connecting with nature opportunities to “move more.” This also links to the Let’s Chat Benches across Derbyshire.
Webpage and shareable link: https://bit.ly/Movemorenature
Let’s Chat Derbyshire Map: https://bit.ly/MHPAMap

Chesterfield Walking Festival – this starts on Saturday 11th May until Sunday 19th May. Explore the highlights of the Chesterfield area on a guided walk. There is something for everyone – it’s the perfect opportunity to get out and about and explore the great outdoors. Most walks are free and are led by trained guides. For more information and to book a place: https://www.visitchesterfield.info/whats-on/walking-festival

To all our Muslim friends in Chesterfield & North East Derbyshire - Eid Mubarak to you and your loved ones, from all of us here at Links CVS.

**Book Your Place**

We're celebrating our progress and achievements in tackling inequalities across our BME communities here in Chesterfield and Derbyshire.

Join Links CVS and members of Derbyshire BME Forum

-16th April, 2024
-10.00am - 2.30pm
- Market Hall, Marketplace, Chesterfield, S40 1AR

A delicious lunch will provided by members of our culturally diverse BME groups. Register your attendance here:

https://www.linkscvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/register?id=17&reset=1

Time for a spring clean 🌱🌸

We're joining forces with Walk Derbyshire, Rykneld Homes, North East Derbyshire District Council and First Art to clean up Clay Cross!

A great opportunity to come and help clean up our town and get some fresh air 🗑🚮

When local residents and community members were asked what barriers there were to encouraging more people to walk, and get out and about in Clay Cross, untidy pathways and litter was one of them.

We know it's not just untidy pathways and there's still lots to do but the project is making a start so why not join in with the Clay Cross Community Litter Pick on Wednesday 10 April, 10am - 12 noon 🙌

Clay Cross Social Centre
Totally Locally Clay Cross
Clay Cross Police SNT
Clay Cross Foodbank
Clay Cross Medical Centre
The Hub S45
St. Barnabas Community Centre
Live Life Better Derbyshire
Derbyshire Carers Association
Links: Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire CVS

This afternoon we're at the Langer Field workshop from 4.00pm until 6.00pm for free bike repairs and adjustments. Also several refurbished bikes available for a small donation.
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