Home-Start Essex (HSE) is a leading family support organisation that provides high-quality family-led services for families with young children. By mobilising trained volunteers, we support families directly in the home and in group settings to overcome a range of issues such as isolation, domestic abuse, mental health, financial stress and school readiness. They are looking … Read More
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Transport offer for Essex residents unable to get to Covid-19 booster appointments
People living in Essex, who have no means of transport, can now get help to attend pre-booked appointments. People who are struggling to attend their booster jab appointment because of transport issues can now get help from Essex County Council. The Essex Wellbeing Service is now able to organise transport for Essex residents who are … Read More
External Job Opportunity: Kids Inspire
Kids Inspire are recruiting a Trusts and Foundations Assistant (Internship) to join their team of supportive, collaborative specialists. Successful candidates will share their passionate commitment to empowering children, young people and their families to build resilience through the healing of adverse childhood experiences and trauma. The Trusts and Foundations Assistant (Internship) role is a twelve-month paid Internship … Read More
Trustees’ Week 2021
Trustees’ week is an annual event to showcase the great work Trustee’s across the country do. It is an opportunity to provide opportunities for everyone to get involved and make a difference. We want to say a huge THANK YOU to all Trustees for playing a vital role, volunteering your time and working together to … Read More
Keep it 100 Essex: Providing Information & Support to Under 25s
Your support is vital in order to maintain the Keep it 100 Essex website and to continue providing support and valuable information to those under 25’s that so desperately are in need….. before it’s too late. The Only Sharp Weapon Anyone needs – is a Sharp Mind!The Keep It 100 motive is simple – they … Read More
EXTENDED: Essex Short Breaks Inclusion Fund
Do you require funding to make community activities accessible for Children and Young People with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and their families? Do you require funding to purchase specialist equipment, training, consultancy or run a pilot project to enable children and young people with SEND aged 0 –25 years to have greater access … Read More
Apply to the £150m Community Ownership Fund
The government has launched the first round of bids for its £150m Community Ownership Fund. Open to community organisations across the whole of the UK. The scheme provides up to 50 per cent match-funded capital grants to help take ownership of ‘at risk’ assets. The bidding in round one runs from 15 July until 13 August 2021. … Read More
Grants of up to £50K available for England’s grassroots youth organisations
In partnership with the Julia & Hans Rausing Trust, UK Youth has launched a fund offering grants of up to £50,000 to grassroots youth organisations based in England that have struggled due to the pandemic. The fund aims to ensure that grassroots youth organisations that have suffered due to the pandemic have the resources required … Read More
Thousands of young people to be empowered by anti-violence monument’s Chelmsford visit
Chelmsford is launching an innovative programme of events to support the arrival of a huge anti-violence sculpture in the city this September. The 27ft National Monument Against Violence and Aggression, known as the Knife Angel, is made from 100,000 blunted blades and it travels around the country warning communities of the terrible consequences of knife … Read More
Active Chelmsford grants
Working in partnership, Active Chelmsford wants to create opportunities and resources to reduce inactivity and develop positive attitudes to health and wellbeing in communities across Chelmsford. Grants of up to £750 are available for projects or work aimed at engaging inactive people in the Chelmsford district. These small grants could be used to encourage more … Read More