The Network Newsletter – ebulletin 114, 30 October 2012
Events
Events have been added to the Courses & Events pages on The Network website – see: http://www.seapn.org.uk/events/.
NB there is a RSS feed on this page, which means that you could be automatically alerted to new events, courses and conferences as they are added!
Funding & Opportunities
Active Communities Funding Programme
http://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/index.php/apply-for-funding/active-communities-programme
(Source: j4bCommunity Funding Newsletter 24 October 2012, http://www.j4bcommunity.co.uk/)
The People's Health Trust has launched its new Active Communities Funding Programme in 24 local society areas across England, Scotland and Wales.
“It is suitable for projects that are: requesting between £5,000 and £25,000; last up to 18 months; are based and operate within one of the of the local society areas; and are run by local charities and community groups with an annual income of less than £200,000 a year.”
Further info about applying at above weblink.
Just in case you haven’t come across the People’s Health Trust:
“People's Health Trust is an independent charity addressing health inequalities across Great Britain. We work closely with51 community interestcompanies, using our expertise to help identify local funding priorities and support the distribution of grants.”
(See: http://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/index.php/about-us).
Santander Foundation Community Plus Fund
http://www.cavs.org.uk/santander-foundation-community-plus-fund/
(Source: j4bCommunity Funding Newsletter 24 October 2012, http://www.j4bcommunity.co.uk/)
“The Santander Foundation has launcheda new grants fund worth £1.23 million. Designed to be quick and easy to use, nominations can be made by charities as well as Santander customers and staff … There are no closing dates and entries will be regularly considered by a panel of staff drawn from across the region ... The grant needs to fund something specific. Just two examples would be a piece of equipment or to pay for the costs of a part time sessional worker. It must also directly help disadvantaged people in your local area.
The only criteria for the Community Plus grants are:
o must be a UK registered charity
o must be a local charity or local project of a larger charity
o the grant must benefit local disadvantaged people.”
Tackling social exclusion – Other Agencies
Campaign to End Loneliness
http://www.campaigntoendloneliness.org.uk/about-the-campaign/who-we-are/
(Source: email from Simon Wallace)
“The Campaign to End Loneliness is a coalition of organisations and individuals working together through research, policy, campaigning and innovation to combat loneliness and inspire individuals to keep connected in older age in the UK.”
The Campaign has information on a number of loneliness themes (eg threat to health) as well as links to new research.
Be bothered! Making education count for young carers
http://www.family-action.org.uk/uploads/documents/Be%20Bothered!%20Make%20Education%20Count%20for%20Young%20Carers.pdf
(Source: NFER On the Web, Sept 2012)
New report from Family Action, which “aims to highlight some of the problems young carers face at school as well as offer some solutions that schools, Government and local authorities can take to improve outcomes for vulnerable pupils in their school.” [p2]
Youth unemployment and ethnicity: TUC report
http://www.tuc.org.uk/tucfiles/408/BME%20youth%20unemployment.pdf
(Source: MEMO [Minority Ethnic Matters Overview], 324, 22 Oct 2011)
New report from the TUC, which shows that “Young black men have experienced the sharpest rise in unemployment since the coalition came to power, with more than one in four of all black 16-24 year olds (26 per cent) currently out of work …”
BBC News: “Young & Jobless”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16158913
(Source: email from Simon Wallace)
Range of articles and resources looking at youth unemployment across the world.
The Red Book 2012 …
http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/media/4342584/red_book_2012.pdf
(Source: NCB Policy & Parliamentary Information Digest, 19 Oct 2012)
The second edition of “Action for Children’s analysis of how decisions made in the Spending Review are impacting on the lives of the most vulnerable children, young people and families.”
Adult Learners’ Week 18-14 May 2013
http://www.alw.org.uk/?utm_source=http%3a%2f%2flists.niace.org.uk%2flz%2f&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=616+ALWnominationslaunchOct2012&utm_term=ALWgenericemail1Oct&utm_content=2
(Source: email from Jo Ward)
“Adult Learners' Week is a national celebration of the benefits of lifelong learning and it is the perfect opportunity to highlight and celebrate the many types of learning available to adults from all walks of life. Kick-starting activity for 2013 in England, nominations for the Adult Learners' Week Awards are now open and there is a range of exciting new award categories for you to nominate learners and learning focused projects for.
Why make a nomination?
· Nominating anoutstanding learner will boost their self-confidence and turn them into a role model that will inspire others back into learning.
· It's the perfect opportunity to highlight a project or learning provision and the impact that it has had on the people you work with.
We've got a range of new award categoriesthis year reflecting the breadth of learning which takes place: Arts and Culture; Family and Community; Health; Life Skills; Sport and Leisure; Technology and Innovation; and Work.
How to nominate for an Adult Learners’ Week award?
Nominations can be made for individual learners or learning projects. The easiest way to make a nomination is by completing and submitting the online form.
We just need you to tell us about the individual or project you are nominating and why they stand out. We'll then ask for a statement from the learner about what learning means to them.
Details about the awards, eligibility information and guidance notes are all available on the Adult Learners' Weekwebsite.
Nominations close at 5pm, Thursday 13 December 2012. So get nominating!”
Six Book Challenge material now available in Welsh
http://shop.readingagency.org.uk/
(Source: Alyson’s Welsh Library Blog, http://libalyson.wordpress.com/)
“Thanks to support from theWelsh Books Council,The Reading Agency(TRA), and the Welsh Government (CyMALdivision), the TRA’sSix Book Challenge materialsare now available bilingually, in English and Welsh.”
Disability issues – Government, Government Agencies and Local Government
Doing services differently
http://www.neweconomics.org/sites/neweconomics.org/files/Doing_services_differently.pdf
Subtitled “Local innovations for disabled people and their families”, this report from NEF “shows how some local authorities and providers in England and Wales are delivering better services by working in partnership with disabled people and disabled people’s organisations …”
Emphasising the need for local authorities to learn from each other, NEF “present examples of innovations developed by local authorities and providers that demonstrate how services can improve disabled people’s lives, build on their abilities, and model and promote social change. These range from personalised and integrated support provided by local authorities, to services designed and delivered by disabled people for disabled people. They demonstrate ways of doing services differently.
The most important lesson we draw from these case studies is that better outcomes can only be achieved by placing disabled people and their families at the centre of this transformation from the start.”
Migration issues – News
‘Our Day: Standing together for International Migrants Day’
http://www.our-day.org/
(Source: email from MRN, 25 Oct 2012)
18 Dec is International Migrants Day. The Migrants’ Rights Network is launching a new campaign: “In 2012 we want to work with people who support migrants in the UK, in order to put International Migrants Day on the map ... We are asking as many organisations and individuals as possible to get on board and show a united front in support of migrants.”
Migration issues – Libraries, Museums, Archives and Cultural and Heritage Organisations
“Round the World in Bedford”
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.local_information/asian_bedford.htm
(Source: email from Sally Heard, Bedford Central Library)
Updated info on the Library website about African Caribbean Bedford, Asian Bedford and European Bedford, each giving info about art and music; country information; books, films and newspapers; languages; religion and festivals; culture and heritage; connections; facts and figures.
Migration issues – Other Agencies
Trapped: destitution and asylum in Scotland
http://www.stopdestitution.org.uk/files/Trapped%20destitution%20and%20asylum%20final.pdf
(Source: MEMO [Minority Ethnic Matters Overview], 323, 15 October 2012)
New report from the Scottish Poverty Information Unit.
“No-one can say with certainty how many destitute asylum seekers are in Scotland today, particularly refused asylum seekers who are missing from official statistics. However, this research indicates that hundreds of people live in Scotland, trapped in destitution. Interviewees hoped for a better life where their human rights would be respected, but they felt they have been treated very harshly. The UKBA has cut asylum support and resources for support services. Funding cuts mean services supporting destitute people face growing demand, but reduced capacity. Better quality decision making and fewer procedural problems could reduce substantially the risk of destitution in the asylum process. But refused asylum seekers will continue to be destitute and homeless until rules are changed. At present they can be left for years, trapped in destitution but unable to return to their home country.” [p xi]
“Strategies for integration: When local community life illustrates both conflicts and the way forward”
http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/blog/2012/10/strategies-integration-when-local-community-life-illustrates-both-conflicts-and-way-for?utm_source=Migrants+Rights+News&utm_campaign=ecdbcce169-MRN_News_22_October_2012&utm_medium=email
(Source: Migrants Rights News, 22 Oct 2012)
Thoughtful blog-piece which pulls together thinking from recent policy papers (including Rethinking integration: briefing
http://www.ippr.org/images/media/files/publication/2012/10/rethinking-integration_Oct2012_9761.pdf, which was mentioned in the last Ebulletin).
Broader issues – Libraries, Museums, Archives and Cultural and Heritage Organisations
Campaign for Voluntary Sector Archives launch
http://www.voluntarysectorarchives.org.uk/
(Source: email from Brenda Weeden, Chair CVSA, to )
Info about the launch at the House of Lords on 15 Oct. “The Campaign raises awareness of the importance of voluntary sector archives as strategic assets for governance, corporate identity, accountability and research.”
Broader issues – Other Agencies
“Younger Americans’ Reading and Library Habits”
http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/10/23/younger-americans-reading-and-library-habits/
(Source: email from Frances Hendrix via lis-pub-libs, Oct 2012)
Summary of an interesting report on reading in the US: “More than eight in ten Americans between the ages of 16 and 29 read a book in the past year, and six in ten used their local public library.”
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