Great news! We’re giving the Essex Map a new look.
Before we get into the full swing of things, we’d love it if our current listings were up to date.
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We’re looking to relaunch our new look at the end of September – so keep your eyes peeled!
The rollout of Essex Frontline – your FREE digital referral and signposting tool – across Mid and South Essex is steaming ahead!
The individual district libraries are growing daily and we’re meeting lots of lovely new people at our frequent drop-in demonstrations – see below for upcoming dates!
“Fantastic, really good to include Thurrock and Southend too. Essex is so big to cover, having services on one platform for us is so much better. For Social Prescribers and other health providers, being able to search for services in one place is so much easier.”
Open Road – Centre Manager, South Essex:
“This is excellent, I have used Frontline previously when overseeing the Harlow centre for Open Road. I do think this would be an easier process for referrals.”
We want to see truly local support on Essex Frontline, so if you provide a local health/ wellbeing service, please get in touch. Being on the platform gives you great visibility and makes your referral life easier when you’re busy supporting people in need.
The Frontline admin team can help set up your service and make the process super simple. So why not come along to a drop-in and see for yourself how Frontline can benefit your service and users?
If you’d like to add your service to Essex Frontline or want to know more, contact our friendly Frontline team at info@frontlinereferrals.org.uk or call 01799 618855.
Essex voluntary groups, charities, NHS bodies, councils, schools and more are being invited to express their interest in a new £7.5 million public health grant programme.
The Public Health Accelerator Bids (PHAB) programme offers organisations the opportunity to bid for funding across two grant funding streams – small grants under £15,000 and major grants over £15,000.
Expressions of interest for the major grants have opened, alongside the launch of a new website for the programme.
The website brings together information on the programme, including the full guidance and expression of interest forms, and will be updated with further details as they become available.
The PHAB programme will fund projects supporting the aims of the new Essex Wellbeing, Public Health and Communities Business Plan.It will focus on supporting the communities in Essex with the worst health outcomes and supports Essex County Council’s commitment to reducing health inequalities and improving residents’ health and wellbeing.
Lucy Wightman, Director of Wellbeing, Public Health and Communities at Essex County Council, said: “We recognise that no single organisation can improve public health outcomes across Essex alone. So, as part of the PHAB programme, we will prioritise applications that focus on productive and purposeful partnerships that address the causes of ill health and inequality.
“We have made the application process as straight forward as possible, and we want to hear from a diverse mix of eligible organisations across Essex who have the knowledge and expertise to make a real difference to health of our communities.”
Councillor John Spence, Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and ICS Integration, added: “This ambitious programme will fund a range of innovative public health projects across Essex, supporting our aim to address the wider determinants of health in the communities where this is needed most. “We’re excited to see the benefits projects will bring to residents and I would urge organisations to take a look at the website where they can learn more about the funding criteria and the process of submitting a bid.”
The deadline for the first round of expressions of interest is 5pm on Friday 25 August. If successful in their expression of interest, bidders for the major funding round will be invited to submit an application form.
Applications for the small grants and first round of the major grant will open on Monday 4 September.
The first grants are set to be awarded at the beginning of November and can fund projects for up to two years.
This programme offers a larger amount of funding (over £10,000) for organisations that work together with a shared set of goals to help their community – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.
We’re here to support communities with the things that are important to them, including mitigating the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and supporting them as they seek to recover, rebuild and grow following the Covid-19 pandemic.
In order to support communities, we fund partnerships which aim to:
build strong relationships in and across communities
improve the places and spaces that matter to communities
help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage.
You can expect us to beflexible and responsive to your community’s needs:
whether you need long- or shorter-term funding
whether your request is for a particular activity or to create more fundamental change
whether the funding is to support a single organisation or to bring organisations together.
Support for people, communities and organisations that are facing increased demands and challenges as direct result of the cost-of-living crisis
Support for organisations so that they can address the immediate issues that are impacting their delivery as a direct result of the cost-of-living crisis during this year and future years.
Suitable for Voluntary or community organisations
Funding size £10,001 or more, for up to five years
Britain is facing its biggest cost of living crisis in decades. At Citizens Advice, we’ve seen more people coming to us for help with crisis support, energy problems and not having enough money to make ends meet than ever before. In this dashboard we share insights from across our service on how the crisis is affecting the people we help.
We’ll be updating this dashboard every month tracking how the cost of living crisis is changing. If there are insights you’d like to hear from us, please get in contact at coldatadashboard@citizensadvice.org.uk.
Join us for our next cost-of-living briefing on September 14th, 12-1pm. Guest speakers (to be announced shortly) will join Citizens Advice Chief Executive, Clare Moriarty and Chief Data Analyst, Tom MacInnes. You can sign up for the event here.
The Community Projects Officer will support the delivery of projects and activities that further the mission of Maldon and District CVS to create thriving, connected and healthy communities. This support will include working in partnership with communities and sectors to offer opportunities for physical activity, digital inclusion, mental wellbeing, peer support and crisis response.
As part of the projects team the role will involve organising and promoting activities, undertaking administration task and supporting and encouraging individuals to connect with services and activities.
This is a part time role (15-20 hours by agreement). Fixed term 1year (extension dependent on funding).
Maldon & District CVS are a service provider which values diversity and inclusivity towards our service users, partners and members regardless of their gender identity, sexual orientation, race, disability or creed.
The strategic goal of the V&V Partnership is to reduce serious violence, the harm it causes, and to safeguard those at risk (including to gangs and knife crime). We recognise that local organisations and groups are at the forefront of some amazing work that provides protective factors that seeks to address these issues, the V&V Partnership are keen to support this work as much as it can.
The 2024-2025 V&V Community Grant round is for local ‘not-for-profit’ voluntary or community clubs or organisations based in, and therefore delivering in, Essex, Southend and Thurrock only.
Looking to fund projects that meet the stated aims and can run during April 2024 to 31st December 2025, commencing no later than 1st September 2024.
Groups can apply for up to *£25,000 to deliver support and interventions for children, young people, young adults (aged 0-24 inclusive) and families (families, must include children, young people or young adults aged 0-24). Projects must demonstrate how they have a positive impact through protective factors on issues relating to serious violence.
*The grants funding this year has a potential total pot of £350,000 that the V & V Parternship will look to distribute as evenly as possible across the twelve ECC borough/city/districts areas and Southend and Thurrock. Please bear this in mind when completing your applications.
Projects MUST evidence they are meeting specific needs as highlighted on an area by area basis by young people in our Listening Project 2022-23. It is essential that you read and reference the report as we are keen that the interventions are based on what local young people are telling us they need. https://ecvys.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/vvu-youth-voices-report-2022-2023-final-pdf.pdf
Such as:
Having more trusted adults available for young people to talk to.
Creating safer spaces and youth provision where young people choose to hang out i.e parks, youth clubs, schools (This could be around staff time, new projects, open for longer, activities, lighting outside a community building, etc.)
Support for victims of youth violence and projects that have interventions around knife crime, and building resilience
Building links between voluntary youth provision and schools, eg providing more trusted adults, education specifically around consequences of violence and filming videos of violence for social media, how to stay safe and preventing conflict escalating
More ‘turn up and try’ sports or activities at youth clubs, parks and schools (out of normal school hours)- including self-defence and various other activities
PLEASE NOTE THAT; This is not an exhaustive list. Funding will also be considered for early intervention work that has used the listening report to identify what is needed locally for example some areas mention drugs as an issue that needs addressing but for others work around peer pressure would be more suitable.
We would especially like to see some applications for creative work around risk taking behaviours.
Please do read the listening report and try to evidence the need for your intervention within your application, referencing the report or local needs.
All applications must demonstrate how their project enables children and young people to:-
Make positive choices to keep them safe
Raise self-esteem and confidence
Build resilience
Improve emotional and physical health and mental wellbeing
Build connections with trusted adults
Applicants must also:-
Have a recognised constitution and be one of the following: not-for-profit voluntary or community club or organisation, a registered charity, a not-for-profit company or community interest company or other social enterprise, a company limited by guarantee, charitable incorporated organisation or registered society.
Be based in Essex, Southend or Thurrock with at least one year’s full published accounts.
Have support from the local CSP (Community Safety Partnership) for the work you are applying for funding for. (If you do not know who your local CSP is we can provide this information)
If you have any questions about this grant process or to discuss your application please contact Beks Korniej beks@ecvys.org.uk or Jim Pearson james.pearson@essex.gov.uk
Timeline of grant process:
Applications open: 17th July 2023
Applications close: 12 noon on 29th September 2023
Completed applications to be submitted online and due diligence and supporting documents to be emailed to: beks@ecvys.org.uk AND james.pearson@essex.gov.uk by 12.00 on 29th September 2023
Short-listing, due diligence checks and final panel decisions: between October 2023 to February 2024
Applicants made aware of grant decisions: End of February 2024
Funds delivered: 90% of amount awarded at project start date on or after 1st April 2024. The remaining 10% to be paid during the last 3 months of your funded delivery.
How to Apply:
Check whether your project qualifies and apply online using this link:
CARA is currently recruiting for a Young Person’s Practitioner to expand our team. If you know anyone who might be interested, please do let them know. Full details can be found on our website https://caraessex.org.uk/vacancies.php or information is below, along with a summary of the other roles we are also recruiting:
Adult Practitioner
CARA is looking for an Adult Practitioner to join our team. The role will provide specialist counselling and support to adults who have experienced rape, sexual violence or sexual abuse. The role includes line-management of sessional or volunteer counsellors and activities to raise awareness of the impact of sexual violence amongst agencies and the wider community
For a full job description and person specification, please click here.
This post is restricted to women applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.
Integrated Support and Advocacy Manager
CARA is looking for and Integrated Support and Advocacy Manager to lead and develop a new and innovative CARA service, now in its second year – the CARA Integrated Support service. The Integrated Support service is aimed primarily at victims and survivors who have a high level of immediate need or require crisis support. Alongside managing and supporting CARA’s specialist Advocacy service, the Integrated Support Service includes provision of:
One-to-one tailored emotional support and psychoeducation activities.
Support in accessing mental health or other external services, whilst developing relationships with other agencies.
A programme of regular groups.
For a full job description and person specification, please click here.
This post is restricted to women applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.
Young Person’s Practitioner
CARA is looking for a Young Person’s Practitioner to join our team. The role will provide specialist counselling and support to young people (12-19) who have experienced rape, sexual violence or sexual abuse. There is also the potential to work with children under 12 if qualified to do so. The role includes wider responsibilities as a member of CARA’s staff team including line-management of sessional or volunteer counsellors and activities to raise awareness of the impact of sexual violence amongst agencies and the wider community.
For a full job description and person specification, please click here.
Applications are now open for the 2024 GSK IMPACT Awards and new GSK Health Inequalities programme, which will support small charities.
The GSK IMPACT Awards provide funding, training and development for charities doing excellent work to improve people’s health and wellbeing. The awards are funded by GSK and managed in partnership with The King’s Fund. They are open to registered charities that are at least three years old, working in a health-related field in the UK, with a total annual income of between £150,000 and £3 million.
Up to 15 awards will be made, ranging from £4,000 to £50,000. In addition, the training and development is valued at a further £9,500. Organisations will also receive help with press and publicity and be given a set of promotional materials. The GSK IMPACT Awards are judged by a prestigious panel of judges and provide national recognition for the winning charities.
Applications will only be accepted from recognised social organisations such as charities, housing associations, schools and social services acting on behalf of a family or individual in need.
Grants of up to £2,000 are available for eligible individuals and families, but only in exceptional circumstances will individual grants exceed £500.
The Foundation distributes both Zakat and Sadaqah funds; please read our Zakat Distribution Policy for more information.
To be eligible for a small grant or donation, the following criteria must be met.
Priorities
The Foundation’s trustees give priority to:
the most financially excluded people
families over individuals
those with caring responsibilities
items that will make the most difference to the individual/family’s long-term future
What we fund
Other than in exceptional cases, Hardship Grants will only be made available for:
Household items (white goods and occasionally other items i.e. sofas, wardrobes etc.)
Basic Living Expenses (Utilities or food)
Work- or education-related expenses (interview clothes, school uniforms, laptops)
Rent arrears and Council tax arrears, but only where there is a clear and obvious risk of homelessness (for rent arrears involving a social landlord please outline what support has already been offered to your tenant)
Contribution to immigration-related costs, where the current immigration status directly causes financial hardship to the applicant
What we do NOT fund:
Higher education tuition fees or maintenance during study (please refer to the annual Scholars’ Fund for this)
Private school fees for primary or secondary education
Repayments of credit card debts
Pet care
Water bill arrears
Non-essential items (such as TV licences or TVs)
Applicants who are already on an IVA or debt management solution
Unspecified costs
We are hugely over-subscribed at present and do not have sufficient funds to award all of the requests we receive. If you have already received a grant from us we will be unable to give you another grant. Applications are assessed every six weeks and you can expect a response within eight weeks of your application.