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There are a few places remaining for Food and Health Essentials on 11th October in Coleraine. ** Please not venue change for this training * now in Ballymena*   Don’t forget to apply, as you MUST complete Food and Health Essentials before you can attend any other Nutrition Training.   Cook it! and Food Values Training is now full, a waiting list …

  Does your group want to be more successful with Grant Applications? If yes, then why not sign up to the workshop below for some useful tips! Cwsan MidUlster is holding a workshop for members on Thur 21 Sep @7pm via zoom This workshop will help guide your group to making sure you are saying, doing and providing the right thing …

  Below is some useful information on the important topic of trauma-informed teaching by Aleks Palanac (University of Leicester) and details of an upcoming workshop delivered by NATECLA IOI branch, face to face in Belfast.   NATECLA IOI workshop – Trauma-Informed Teaching Date:  Wednesday 18th October Time: 7pm – 9pm Venue: St. Stephen’s Church, Millfield, Belfast, BT13 2GN Trauma-Informed Teaching: …

Take 5 Ambassador session – Mid-Ulster On Monday 18th September at 6pm in the The Royal Hotel, Cookstown we will be hosting our second Take 5 Ambassador Session. This session will allow space to think about each of the 5 steps in a fun and interactive way. Supper provided on arrival! It is for anyone in the Mid Ulster community …

Stronger Together Network are recruiting! Could you be our new Stronger Together is a network for people working in the fields of Racial Equality and Ethnicity in Northern Ireland. We are looking for a new Network Development Officer to manage the full project delivery. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication organisation, networking, facilitation skills; good initiative & motivational skills. …

  07 September 2023 Extent of violence experienced by women and girls revealed in new reports Almost 98% of women surveyed for a report into violence against women in Northern Ireland experienced at least one form of violence or abuse in their lifetime. The report, ‘Every Voice Matters!’ Violence Against Women in Northern Ireland’, led by Ulster University, also reveals …

Community sector news, funding, training, and policy updates in Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. Click here for the latest Supporting Communities E-zine 216

ESOL NI – E-zine September 2023 *For full details, contacts and web links please refer to the ESOL NI E-zine main PDF document attached to this email* Please, feel free to scan through the blue headlines and share any relevant information with others.   Opportunities to ESOL learners in Northern Ireland   English language classes – list of informal (non-accredited) …

A recent change in law means that the Home Office can more easily ‘conclude’ asylum applications by treating them as withdrawn. The implications of an asylum withdrawal on a person’s asylum support are drastic. Their financial support will stop straightaway and they will be given 7 days’ notice to quit their accommodation. This brief guide for refugee support organisations explains …

  Celebrating the outstanding work of local volunteer groups across the UK   Every day, millions of people across the UK are making a difference by volunteering.  Each year, outstanding examples of this work are celebrated through the King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS).   Created in 2002 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee and previously known as The …

Prof Tess Maginess (Director of Queen’s University Open Learning Programme – Adult Education) has received funding to undertake a project with older migrant women and women from established migrant communities, exploring their experience using the arts. We are looking for migrant women aged 55+ who live in Northern Ireland and moved here in the past few decades from a different …

The Refugee & Asylum Forum are invited to directly engage with The Executive Office on the Consultation on the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls at an online meeting on Friday 15th September 10:00-11:30.   The Executive Office are particularly interested in how gender-based violence is experienced by members of the refugee and asylum community, and their …

Consultation opens on Independent Review of Children’s Social Care Services A consultation has opened to seek views on the majority of the recommendations from the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care Services. The review, which was conducted by Professor Ray Jones and published in June, makes 53 recommendations setting out how children’s social care services in Northern Ireland should be …

21 August 2023 Welding opportunities with local companies on Assured Skills Academy Following the success of previous Academies, the Department for the Economy today announced the latest Assured Skills Collaborative Welding Academy at South West College (SWC). Seven local companies have joined forces with SWC to offer 12 individuals an opportunity to become skilled in welding. Funded by the Department …