It’s hard to believe today is the 1st of September already! Where did the summer go? We hope everyone has had a wonderful summer so far. Here at VAC we’ve been as busy as ever. Keep on reading to hear about some of our key achievements and future plans coming into Autumn.
With the clocks changing and lighter days ahead, we have been reflecting on our work over the winter months and want to share with you some of our future priorities coming into Spring 2023. Keep reading to find out more!
In response to the growing cost of living crisis in 2022, the Council agreed a £2m annual cost of living crisis fund. To successfully deliver the support we have updated the local welfare assistance scheme to reflect learning from the pandemic and the emerging understanding of need in Camden.
Check out our quarterly update for the latest news and updates from VAC’s new CEO, Keith, and the rest of the VAC Team.
Presentations for this event: Camden Covid Vaccine Uptake Winter Health Project Insights Community Vaccine Champion Project More Information: sam.rowe2@camden.gov.uk. (Senior Community Partner). Working on Community Buildings. TWO EVENSTS for Building Managers 1. Procurement Exchange (Hosted by Camden Council) 30th March…
In the August edition of VAC’s Safeguarding Podcast, Dianne Carlton-Ogunyemi our Community Safeguarding Lead talks to John Bayley – founder and Managing Director of HA9 Consultancy Ltd about: “Safeguarding and physical security in community settings”
John Bayley retired from the Metropolitan Police Service in 2014 with over 40 years of policing experience.
BUILDING INFLUENCE AT a strategic level A less well-known area of VAC’s work involves presenting a Camden Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) voice at a strategic level. This involves raising awareness about what the sector can offer; connecting the sector…
Guide to employment and human resources (HR) All voluntary organisations need a set of Employment and Human Resources (HR) policies that should be followed when recruiting volunteers and employees, ensuring their rights are upheld in the workplace. This guide explains…
The quarterly update to VAC members and subscribers Autumn 2020 Update to Members and Subscribers 17th November 2020 Responding to Wave 2 After a brief slowdown in August, the Autumn returned to high levels of activity as everyone prepares…
Camden’s Health and Wellbeing Board convened an interesting meeting recently to look at tackling obesity and low levels of physical activity among residents in the borough. We started with presentations (pp 10, 11) on the situation in the borough (a…