Voluntary Action Camden e-bulletin 20th October 2017

National Hate Crime Awareness Week; Kilburn Unemployed Workers Group (KUWG): Public meeting; Sense Activities; Camden Parents and Carers 12th annual Celebration; Sheltered Housing Allocation Points Survey; Science on Screen; NW3 Community Land Trust; Camden Green Gym; Call For Patients to Share Experiences+ funding, jobs, volunteers, events, training, offers and resources.

Thursday 26th October at 1pm or 5pm at Belsize Community Library.
What will it be like to grow up in Camden in 2038?
What can this generation do to make improvements for the next?
What role should Camden citizens and professionals have in creating a thriving place?
How do we create a collective and collaborative movement for change?
North Camden Zone is putting on a 4 day festival from 26th-29th March 2018 which includes an eclectic programme of inspiring talks, artistic performances, project showcases and much more. We want the festival to start a debate, stimulate ideas and inspire action to bring about positive changes for children and young people aged 0 – 25 growing up in Camden now and in the future.
This initial meeting is open to everyone to attend working or living in Camden to find out more.
Please register at Eventbrite or by going to North Camden Zone website www.northcamdenzone.org. For additional information please contact Madalina Piscu at madalina@northcamdenzone.org.

14 to 21 October is National Hate Crime Awareness Week
Camden Council is working with a range of partners to make sure the message – that hate crime won’t be tolerated – reaches everyone in the borough.
“A hate crime is behaviour is based on someone’s prejudice towards a person because of their race, religion, sexual orientation or disability or because they are transgender. Hate crime includes name-calling, threats and intimidation, whether out on the street or online. It also includes physical violence.
No-one should be a victim of hate crime because of who they are. We’re determined to stop hate crime in Camden, so let’s work together to tackle it.
If you, or anyone you know, has been called names, been bullied or had anything happen to them that you think may be because of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or because they are transgender, we encourage you to report this as a hate crime.
You might not feel like reporting a hate crime straight away, but please do report it when you can. You can make a real difference and be able to help prevent other people from being treated the same way.
Report a hate crime
1. If you see someone in immediate danger, call the police on 999. If someone is not in immediate danger, also call the non-emergency helpline 24 hours a day on 101.
2. Contact our community safety team on 020 7974 4444 or communitysafety@camden.gov.uk
3. If you’d feel more comfortable, you can contact one of our partners, who can offer you support. Visit camden.gov.uk/hatecrime for full details.”

Kilburn Unemployed Workers Group (KUWG): Public meeting on the proposed Jobcentre closures of Kilburn & Neasden JCPs “The impact on claimants and what we can do”
Big Hall, Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6 2JH (wheelchair accessible)
Speakers include: Giselle Winston (“Benefit Tales” blogger, KUWG member); John Kilvington, welfare rights worker at Camden Somali Cultural Centre.
We’ll be speaking about how the closures will affect people, and what we’ve been doing, including pressing the exemptions from ESA/PIP exams, and about the latest benefit concessions won by public pressure. (See our blog for self-help info, search “exemption”.)

Event to Celebrate Trustees’ Week: Making the most of your Committee
Wednesday 15th November 10am – 1pm
For Camden committee members (trustees, board members, management committee members etc.) of voluntary and community groups.
This half day workshop is an opportunity to look at straightforward ways in which you can make your committee as effectiveness and useful as possible in the limited time that you have. We will look at how to prepare for the meeting to get the most out of the committee meeting. How best to make a useful contribution to the meetings so that the best decisions are reached and what happens after the meeting ends?
This is also an opportunity to meet and share with other trustees and committee members in Camden as well as find out more about what Mary Ward and Voluntary Action Camden can offer you.
Further details on the VAC website.

Sense Activities
Sense run a range of activities for anyone 14+ with a sensory impairment or complex need who wants to get involved including:
Yoga, climbing, ice skating, swimming and more. Full details in the online newsletter
Or contact Taylor Huxster. Regional Sports Coordinator: taylor.huxster@sense.org.uk or Telephone: 02070149365 (Tuesday – Thursday)

Camden Parents and Carers 12th annual Celebration Event: “Community Safety”
Saturday 21st Oct. From 1.00- 4.00 pm at Haverstock School NW3 2BQ
The event is open to all Camden local families. Sports, arts, craft, music, activities, and more.
Further details: email cvkidsuk@aol.com

Sheltered Housing Allocation Points Survey online now
Camden Council wants to ensure that we are making the best use of our housing stock whilst meeting the needs of our ageing population. We are therefore conducting a review of the way we allocate our sheltered housing in order to reflect the Council’s objectives around supporting older people living in the borough.
The survey is online. Hard copies of the survey will be available in Camden libraries, community centres and Doctor’s surgeries.
Please contact graeme.beedham@camden.gov.uk if you have any questions about the survey.

Science on Screen: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
1 November 2017, 19:00-22:00
The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT
The incredible true story of Henrietta Lacks, the unwitting source of a powerful cell line used in everything from cancer research to drug discovery. Starring Oprah Winfrey. Book at Eventbrite

Join the NW3 Community Land Trust
Would you like to live in a modern, affordable home in Camden? With over 1000 affordable homes lost in NW3 alone in the last 5 years this is increasingly an unattainable dream for many. Let’s change this! Join NW3CLT http://nw3clt.org.uk

Camden Green Gym 9th Birthday Celebration
Thursday 26th October
We will be celebrating our Birthday with volunteers and partners after volunteering session
Regent’s Park
10:45 Meet point at The Hub
11:00-12:30 Meadow scything workshop Leaf Yard
12:30-2:00 Celebration
Feel free to bring something to share. Please RSVP to ggcamden@tcv.org Tel:07768 710359

Call For Patients to Share Experiences
Camden CCG is looking for patients (Incl. carers) who have one of the following long term conditions and used services related to their condition in Camden over the last 24 months.
· Diabetes
· Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
· Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
· Hypertension
· Epilepsy
· Heart failure
· Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
· Stroke
· Neurological diseases
Dr Jeremy Sandford, Long Term Conditions Clinical Lead at Camden CCG wishes to invite patients and their carers to discuss their experiences around services (what is good, bad and could be improved).
The meetings will be held in November and if you are interested in giving feedback contact:
Email: martin.emery@nhs.net or Telephone: 0203 688 1755)

Camden Health Kick
Find out about Camden Health Kick events on the calendar.

Kings Cross Story Palace, Kentish Town City Farm, Sidings Community Centre, Manor Gardens, Kentish Town Community Centre, Camden People’s Theatre, VAC and Kings Cross Jobs are recruiting. See Jobs and Volunteers section below.

Listen to stories about the Camden Community at Camden Community Radio.

You can join in on Facebook. Like us if you like us.

Follow all the Camden Voluntary Sector news on OneCamden on Twitter.

The council’s Capacity Building Bulletin is available here.

You can read more about all of these stories on our news page at www.vac.org.uk/new

See the Funding pages on VAC’s website for all the latest information.

Government Invites Bids for Knife Crime Community Fund
The Home Office is making £500,000 available in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people who are at risk of carrying a knife and committing a crime.
Voluntary and community sector groups can apply for grants of up to £200,000, or more if they are working with partners, as long as they can spend the funds by 31 March 2018.
The funding is for projects that demonstrate the following:
~ Delivery of outcomes to stop knife crimes.
~ A proven track record of delivering local interventions.
~ Their ability to work with children and young people.
~ Value for money.
~ How they will work in partnership with other projects and services already being delivered.
Groups in London can look forward to the launch of a community fund to support local anti-knife projects in London. The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) in London has announced that they will make the details available ‘shortly’. Although the funds are separate, the Home Office and MOPAC will share information on bids where relevant.
The deadline for bids is 31 October 2017. Details of the Home Office scheme here.

Camden Giving
Camden Giving have published the timetable for the various grants programmes they will be offering over the coming 12 months. There are 6 programmes in total. You can view the full timetable here.

KX Employment Fund
A grant that helps unemployment services and employers work together. Applications to Camden Giving’s KX Employment Fund will open on the 16th October 2017 and close at midnight on the 17th November 2017. Full details at the Camden Giving website.

£4m fund widen volunteering opportunities for over 50s
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is launching a new fund with Nesta that will support volunteering in public services and new ways for over-50s to engage in digital social action.
There is £4m in grants from DCMS and £750,000 in non-financial support from Nesta available through the Connected Communities Innovation Fund. Funding will be provided to test new concepts and support proven innovation to scale up their work.
The fund is open to applications from projects which encourage people to volunteer alongside public services, those which encourage new people to get involved in volunteering and those which create new forms of digital volunteering. Full details at Civil Society

Bags of Help for local projects
Bags of Help is Tesco’s exciting local community grant scheme where the money raised by the sale of carrier bags is being used to fund thousands of local projects in communities right across the UK. Projects that bring benefit to their community will get the green light – these range from improving community buildings and outdoor spaces to buying new equipment, training coaches or volunteers and hosting community events. Apply online at the Groundwork Bags of Help website.

Meet the Funders
Investing in Muslim charities working for Muslim communities in the UK
Meet the Funders is an event for UK Muslim charities to meet mainstream Funders in London
The aim of this event is to provide a platform to strengthen and empower small Muslim charities working for Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic (BAME) communities living in the UK. This event offers an opportunity to build bridges between funders and charities. It is a great occasion to network and collaborate with numerous charities. 21st November 2017, Whitechapel
If you meet the criteria you can register at http://www.meetthefunders.org.uk/how-to-register

Clarion Community Grants Programme
Open for applications until Monday 20th November 2017 to community, voluntary and charity groups.
Clarion was formed following the merger in 2016 of Affinity Sutton Group Limited and Circle Housing Group and is the largest housing group in the country. Through the Community Grants Programme – managed by Groundwork – it awards grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 to charities, community organisations and voluntary groups for projects which primarily benefit its residents.
To get updated information on how to apply and to see the criteria, please visit Clarion Community Grants Programme
If you do have any further queries about the grant please contact Katie McNie– Groundwork – Senior Programmes Manager – info@groundwork.org.uk

£1 million to make your area greener
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan wants community groups to apply for his £1 million Greener City Fund to help plant more trees and plants and create more green play areas in every neighbourhood in London.
Trees and plants play an essential part in reducing London’s dangerously polluted air and contribute to London’s biodiversity. The Mayor wants to protect London’s Green Belt and help make the capital the world’s first National Park City.
Groups can apply now for grants between £5,000 – £50,000. These grants can be used for a range of projects from lining walking routes to schools with air quality boosting trees, to creating mini play spaces, and community gardens in built up areas.

Healthy Minds Programme with Mind in Camden
There is a full programme of activities taking place at the Living Centre as part of the Healthy Minds programme. Full details on the VAC training calendar.

Event to Celebrate Trustees’ Week: Making the most of your Committee
Wednesday 15th November 10am – 1pm
For Camden committee members (trustees, board members, management committee members etc.) of voluntary and community groups.
This half day workshop is an opportunity to look at straightforward ways in which you can make your committee as effectiveness and useful as possible in the limited time that you have. We will look at how to prepare for the meeting to get the most out of the committee meeting. How best to make a useful contribution to the meetings so that the best decisions are reached and what happens after the meeting ends?
This is also an opportunity to meet and share with other trustees and committee members in Camden as well as find out more about what Mary Ward and Voluntary Action Camden can offer you.
Further details on the VAC website.

More details on the VAC website: https://vac.org.uk/events/

Age UK London ‘Introduction to Financial Management’ Free Workshop
(Aimed at Service Manager in small to medium organisations working with older Londoners)
Tuesday 24th October 2017, 1.15pm – 4.15pm
Age UK Conference suite Ground floor 6th Floor Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H
Book Early to avoid disappointment. Contact zghods@ageuklondon.org.uk

Friends of Castlehaven Community Park and Hub
Monday 23 Oct 2017 – 6.15pm to 7.30pm (Then 26th February, 25th June & 22nd Oct 2018)
Find out more about what’s going on in the community parks and the Horticultural Hub.
Get your voice heard, Help us make decisions on what happens within our community parks & hub.
Come along for some free tea and biscuits. Meet local people and our Community Gardener, Paul Storan & Trustee, Jake Sumner
Castlehaven Community Association, The Haven, 23 Castlehaven Road, Camden Town, London NW1
Tel: 020 7485 3386 or Email info@castlehaven.org.uk Check our website for more information: www.castlehaven.org.uk www.projectdirt.com/project/12135/

Thinking about transition for young people with SEND aged 16-25?
The Leighton College is a person-centred college based in Kentish Town with 20 learner places a year. Now recruiting for Sept 2018, please see your invitation below to our Leighton College Coffee Morning on 3rd November, 10am – 12pm.
The Coffee Morning will be at Elfrida Rathbone Camden, 7 Dowdney Close, NW5.
If you would like to attend please RSVP to Rosanna@elfridacamden.org.uk with names of attendees.

Camden Active training workshop for organisations involved in sport and physical activity
Grow Your Club – Sports Marketing Workshop – book here
Thursday 16th November – 2 – 4pm
Hear from experts, the Sports Marketing Network, in an introductory workshop based around increasing awareness around your sessions, creating a physical activity vision for your organisation and helping to make your sessions more vibrant, visible and viable in the long term.
There are 2 places available per organisation for these workshops, if you would like to add additional delegates to the waiting list for each workshop please contact Amber Harris – amber.harris@camden.gov.uk

Learning and development opportunities – Working with Camden’s children, young people and families Autumn 2017
Don’t forget that the Camden Training and Development Service (incorporating TDS Online) have many excellent courses and many can be accessed for free by Camden voluntary organdiation.
Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people: introduction, 22 November 2017
Motivational interviewing techniques with young people and adults, 1 November 2017
Camden’s local offer, 14 November 2017
Introduction to talking to young people about sexual health, 16 November 2017
Visit www.camdentds.co.uk for full course information, course costs and to book your place.
For TDSOnline support, please email TDSOnline@camden.gov.uk

Going Cap in Hand: Charities in the Age of Austerity
Sun 12 November 2017 9:30 – 17:30 London W1.
Tickets £45 (£20 concessions)
What impact have cuts had on the charity sector? And how can voluntary organisations chart new paths forward in an age of austerity?
We’re bringing together charities, activists and commentators to create new visions for the third sector in a challenging fundraising climate.
Keynote speakers:
Helena Kennedy QC (Civil Liberties and Human Rights Campaigner)
Zoe Williams (Guardian Columnist and Author)
Lord Victor Adebowale (Chief Executive, Turning Point)
John Nickson (Philanthropy Campaigner, Author of Our Common Good)
Panel participants: David Babbs (38 Degrees); David Bell (Psychoanalyst); Dan Corry (New Philanthropy Trust); Ora Dresner (Psychoanalyst, CPU); Colin Leys (Author and Campaigner, The Centre for Health and the Public Interest); Julian Lousada (Psychoanalyst); Clare Thomas MBE (London Funders); Karl Wilding (NCVO). Book your place at Eventbrite.

An Evening of Faith Recognition and Celebration
There are many inspiring projects in our local communities in London which bring people together. However, the good work being done by these projects is often overlooked, and often overwhelmed by negative media coverage.
On 27 November 2017, 3FF are holding an event to recognise the good work of faith communities building bridges, with the support of Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London’s Council on Faith. Contact with Jessica at councilonfaith@3ff.org.uk or call 020 3457 5324.

October Volunteer Managers’ Forum and Coffee Morning
Join VCC for the Volunteer Managers’ Forum and Coffee Morning on Tuesday 17th October, 10am-12pm in Camden to discuss all things volunteer management with volunteer managers in Camden, and beyond.
This event is open to volunteer managers everywhere. Sign up at Eventbrite.

Don’t forget that Camden TDS run a full programme of course which are subsidised or free for voluntary sector partner organisations. There is a link to a list of partner organisations on the home page.

Find more Training Opportunities at www.vac.org.uk

Hopscotch Asian Women’s Centre is recruiting for an Employment Advisor for the Big Lottery/ESF funded employment project, Building Better Opportunities (BBO).
Employment Advisor 35hrs per week, £28,183 incl. ILW – until June 2019.
Closing date: 31st October 2017
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Isabelle Terrisson, Senior Operations Manager. For all other details and an application pack, please contact Ruksana Begum, HR Administrator: Tel: 020 7388 8198 E-mail: info@hopscotchawc.org.uk www.hopscotchawc.org.uk
Please do not send CVs as they will not be considered.
Hopscotch recruitment is carried out in line with the safer recruitment practices.

Origin seeks Project Coordinator to run the We Are Ageing Better in Somers Town and St Pancras project
We’re looking for a motivated self-starter to join the team and lead delivery of We Are Ageing Better, an asset-based community development project in the St Pancras & Somers Town ward, in the heart of Camden. You’ll be comfortable working with older people, both helping them to think up and try out new ideas, and supporting them through the challenges of growing old. You’ll also be a strong networker, who understands the power of relationships to drive positive community change.
Closing date: End of 22 October
Apply here: https://originhousing.irecruittotal.com/cac/SearchVacancy.aspx

King’s Cross Story Palace seeks Volunteers
We have a range of opportunities for volunteers to gain valuable skills and experience drawing on your interests and areas you would like to develop your knowledge of, including roles in heritage research, administration, story gathering and more. If you’re interested in hearing more about volunteering, please email Aimeé or on 020 7608 0775.
King’s Cross Story Palace is currently looking for Historical Research and Story Gathering Volunteers
· Research Volunteer
· Story Gathering Volunteer
· Digital Volunteer
· Photography Volunteer
· Admin and Marketing Volunteer
To find out more and apply go to the King’s Cross Story Palace website.

Kentish Town City Farm are looking for a part-time Accounts assistant/bookkeeper
Must have experience of charity finances, and of using QuickBooks online.
Other duties and responsibilities of the job include:
~ Working with spreadsheets, sales and purchase ledgers and journals.
~ Assisting with statutory accounts.
~ Calculating and checking to make sure payments, amounts and records are correct.
~ Sorting out incoming and outgoing daily post and answering any queries.
~ Billing for goods sold or services provided to clients.
and other book keeping duties.
To apply please call KTCF Director, Gus Alston 07387 562 296 or email gus@ktcityfarm.org.uk

Kentish Town Community Centre “Connecting and Inspiring Kentish Town” is looking for more Trustees to join its Board
The Centre is at the heart of the Kentish Town community and offers a huge range of activities for all age groups from Early Years (new Pre-School), our Youth Project and our many activities for older persons. We also have a range of exercise classes and much more.
The Board meets on average every six weeks on a Saturday. In addition, there are five sub-committees (HR/employment, Finance, Premises, Strategy and Outreach). These meet as needed. Every trustee is expected to serve on one of these sub-committees.
We are particularly interested in prospective trustees who have HR experience and who could join our HR/Employment sub-committee.
Due to a current imbalance on the Board, we would especially welcome applications from women.
Contact Tim Shand (Chair) at Shand.tim@gmail.com or call Tim on 07972 210882.

Camden People’s Theatre seeks Executive Director
Camden People’s Theatre is recruiting for an outstanding Executive Director to join the team. The Executive Director is joint CEO with the Artistic Director and as such provides a key role in the organisation. The principle purpose of the post is to take overall responsibility for the management and efficient running of CPT. The ED shares responsibility with the Artistic Director for developing and delivering the strategic vision of the organisation.
CPT seeks actively to encourage applications from those with less visibility in the arts. We specifically welcome applications from those identifying as female, those from LGTBQI+ communities, people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
Please download the Executive Director job description and application form from the website, then return it to james@cptheatre.co.uk by 5pm on Wednesday 1 November with the subject line ‘Executive Director application’. Please send your application form as a PDF or word document. We are unable to accept late applications or CVs.

Youth Employment Project
Westminster Kingsway College and City & Islington College have created a bespoke programme: Y.E.P to assist 18-24 year olds to find education, employment, traineeship or apprenticeships within their chosen sectors.Tel: 0207 700 9250 Email: esfenquiries@candi.ac.uk

Volunteers are needed in GP practices
Voluntary Action Camden (VAC) are training volunteers to become Community Health Advocates in local GP practices.
• Would you like to support people in your community to improve their health and their access to services that will help them to maintain good health and wellbeing?
• Do you want to develop experience and skills in the field of public health?
• Can you commit at least 2 hours per week?
VAC is offering free Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH) Level 1 training to those who want to volunteer to become Community Health Advocates.
After completing the training, VAC will support local teams of volunteers to act as links between community based services and GPs. In return for your commitment to the project for 2 hours a week we offer support, out of pocket expenses and other professional development opportunities.
For more information, please contact Mandira Manandhar, Health Advocate Volunteer Co-ordinator (Mon, Tues and Thurs) 020 7284 6550/07930669417 or email: mmanandhar@vac.org.uk
Peter Simonson on 020 7284 6550 or email: projectsupport@vac.org.uk

Kings Cross Jobs
You can view a constantly changing range of job vacancies on the Kings Cross website. For the latest news on jobs sign up to job alerts.

Find Jobs and Volunteering opportunities at https://www.vac.org.uk/

For all things volunteering contact Volunteer Centre Camden. You can read the latest VCC news here.

Local Charity offers use of Top Spec Photocopier if You Can Give it a Home
Camden Charity would like to offer an exchange to any interested charity the shared use of our copier (minimal service costs only) in exchange for housing it in a dry place.
We would need access once or twice a month, at most.
The copier is state of the art and includes features as below:
~ A4 and A3 copy, print & scan
~ Up to 30 pages per minute in colour and monochrome
~ USB, Network scanning to SMB, email, FTP & many others
~ Scan to PDF, JPEG, Tiff & XPS formats
~ Takes media up to 300gsm, does over-sized A3 and 1.2m banner printing
Please respond to Judi Dumont-Barter at 07387 101317 email: judidb@yahoo.co.uk

Young Citizens
Young Citizens is a voluntary programme for young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds aged 16 to 25, run by Coram with funding from The Queen’s Trust.
Young Citizens is a network of young people who are passionate about using their experiences of making a life in this country. Together they work with and represent the views of children and young people who want to do the same.
Find out more about the project on our website. Then simply fill in the form at the bottom of this page to register your interest.
If you have any questions, please email amy.spiller@coram.org.uk.

Camden Consultations
You can find all Camden consultation on the Wearecamden consultation hub.

FREE VAC Membership for Unfunded Groups: Voluntary Action Camden Small organisations with no paid staff and a turnover of less than £1,500 can now for FREE. To take advantage of this offer just fill in the membership on the online form here.

Camden Carers Service
Camden Carers Service (CCS) offers advice, support and activities for family and other unpaid carers across the borough. Tel 020 7428 8950 or email info@camdencarers.org.uk – read more about our services at www.camdencs.org.uk or www.facebook.com