Active Essex is proud to announce that we have been successful in our application for Opening Schools Facilities funding from Sport England.
The funding, which has been provided by the Department for Education, will help secondary schools across Greater Essex deliver extra-curricular activities and open their facilities outside of the school day during evenings, weekends and school holidays. However, large scale capital/building works aren’t eligible items for this funding. This investment comes at an important time given the impact coronavirus has had on the activity levels of children and young people and will enable secondary schools in particular to support the health and wellbeing of young people and their local communities.
Click the links below to download the Opening Schools Facilities Resources:
Are you in need of support for a Sports & Physical activity project that you want to develop? Click the link below to find the latest application form for the recent funding opportunity!
Following the recent Kids Company Judgement, the spotlight has been again on the roles and responsibilities of charity trustees. Now, as government support winds down and with demand for services continuing to increase, many charities, both small and large, will enter difficult and testing times. For trustees, understanding their role and managing risk has never been more vital.
Citizens Advice Essex is proud to be supporting this essential and timely webinar. They’re working with FRP Advisory alongside friends at Russell-Cooke Solicitors, to bring trustees of the many local charities operating in Essex and regionally, an online event with the latest updates and insights into their roles and responsibilities, at this time of unique challenge and uncertainty.
Maximus UK Services are hosting a webinar on Thursday 29th April at 12pm in recognition of the forthcoming Community Wellbeing Service being commissioned by Essex County Council.
Following on from the recent market engagement event and publication of the draft specification for the new service, Maximus is keen to share with potential partners and stakeholders our approach and aspirations for the new service. The event will conclude with a short Q&A session.
Along with myself, our speakers will include:
Dr Nick Zygouris – Director of Mental Health
Becky Powers – Business Development Manager
Lynn Baker – Solutions Architect
We would welcome attendance from organisations across the public, private and VCSE sectors – of all sizes – who are keen to find out more and collaborate with us on this opportunity.
Please complete the Event Registrationto join us on the day. By working together, integrating services and developing this innovative approach, we can have a positive impact on local communities long into the future.
Talking to young people about their sexual health can be a daunting experience. With over 55 years of expertise of talking to young people about their sexual health, Brook provides a variety of training sessions to provide a comprehensive overview of the information that you need to know in order to work effectively in this area.
*Please note, this training is FREE for professionals working with young people in Essex*
To receive a copy of our current training brochure please contact [email protected]
We know life is stressful right now. We are here for you. Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT),
alongside Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) have launched a brand new support service in response to the pandemic, specifically for staff who work in healthcare, social care, the voluntary sector and not-for-profit sector.
If you work in these areas in Essex or Hertfordshire, and need someone to talk to, we are here for you. You can also talk to us if
you work in an Essex or Hertfordshire organisation, but your work base is elsewhere.
Staff are facing the toughest time to date and resilience is running low. You can call us 24/7 to confidentially talk through any problems you’re facing, whatever they may be, on 0344 257 3960.
Dying Matters in Essex (DMIE) CIC has launched to support residents of Essex who are impacted by death, dying and loss.
Our communities limited understanding and knowledge around death, dying and loss have been brought acutely to the attention of DMIE and they want to help.
We will all die one day, but today we are dealing with the devastating impact of Covid19. There are many dying alone or unable to be with loved ones in their final moment, unable to attend funerals to grieve and console one another in what is often a shared experience.
Dying Matters in Essex Director, Devika Chowdhury, says “We realise that it’s not most people’s cup of tea to discuss death and dying but if we are being honest, these events have often been uplifting. There is a weight lifted, there is laughter and it is such a privilege to share these moments with people. Of course, there is also sadness, anger and emptiness, we know that it is tough and that is why we don’t want people to feel alone in their experience”
This year we will be running a programme of events across the week from May 10th – 16th, this will be advertised on our website, facebook, twitter etc.
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Made up of five local Directors, this group began working together in early 2018 and has been slowly but surely growing a network of partners now reaching 40 different organisation and individuals all supporting the National Dying Matters Awareness Week campaign.
For further information please contact Devika Chowdhury by emailing [email protected] or calling 07842410570, feel free to text or WhatsApp if I don’t answer your call, I may be with clients.
There is an attached photo of the Directors on a Zoom meeting available for use. Clockwise from left to right: Delyse Jackaman, Devika Chowdhury, Edith Miller, Clare Turner & Veronica Sadowsky.
The website (www.dyingmattersinessex.org.uk) is constantly being updated with information about events taking place during and around Dying Matters Awareness week.
With the closure of the National Time to Change campaign, we are trying to gather information from people who live and work in West Essex about what they think we should be working on next.
The last 10 years have focussed on reducing stigma and discrimination and whilst there is still a lot of work to be done in these areas, we are curious about what needs to be tackled next and how we can be supportive in making that happen.
As such, we would be grateful if you could help us to share this survey in any newsletters, blog posts, with friends or family who might be interested in helping us to achieve this goal.
We are grateful for any support that you are able to give us in sharing the survey far and wide (within West Essex!).
If you have any questions or are interested to learn more about how you could get involved, please contact Devika Chowdhury at dchowdhury@mindinwestessex.org.uk
Do you belong to a group, club or organisation in West Essex that reaches out to men? Can you use up to £3000 to kickstart a project that could reduce suicide? If you’re interested in finding out more take a look here: https://www.suicideawareness.org.uk/community-action-projects/ You can apply for the funds for your idea.
Join us for the launch event on Zoom on April 30th 10-12 – meet successful projects from other districts in Essex – share your ideas , get involved, save a life .
In response to the economic pressure that has been brought about by the pandemic, The Children, Families and Mental Health Commissioning Team within ECC have recognised the need to support individuals that may be facing a redundancy situation and have been working with our partners to develop a high level, signposting digital pack that is designed to support those individuals and other organisations involved, around all the associated issues redundancy may bring.
The digital pack is full of useful local information and is designed to:
recognise the difficult position so many individuals and families are finding themselves in at the moment with employment being uncertain due to COVID
the importance at this time for people are take care of their emotional wellbeing and mental health
to help individuals understand what support there is locally including practical support around finances, training and finding new employment, as well as emotional wellbeing support.
be a ‘one stop shop’ that brings all information about all relevant local support together into one place, with the aim of making it easy to find and access support at the point it is needed.
be for use by anyone – for those working with people across the job market, employers and individuals who are facing redundancy or who have been made redundant.
Some of you have supported the development of the pack, and we would like to say thank you for valuable contributions and feedback, which has ensured that the information contained in the pack is the most appropriate and relevant in order for individuals to quickly access support if needed.
We hope that you find the pack useful within your roles and services, and as the experts, could we please ask that you forward the pack as widely as possible to any operational colleagues or partners or networks so that the pack can be shared and reached by anyone who may find it useful. The pack will be reviewed at regular intervals to ensure the information remains as up to date as possible and the most current version will be available via the website as above.