0-25 VCS Forum Newsletter - 24th May 2023
If you work with children, young people and families within Dorset, we have all the latest news and updates for you.
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0-25 VCS Forum - join us for these upcoming events and meetings:
28th June - Online Training with Space Youth Project - How To Support Gender Diverse Young People - Book now - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e...
Date for your diary!
Our next General Meeting of the 0-25 VCS Forum is taking place face to face on Thursday 6th July from 10-12.30 - booking will be available soon!
Don't forget to sign up to our private, members only, Facebook Group to keep up to date with events and funding, particularly short deadlines as we become aware. This is also a great place to share news, updates and information from your organisation or service - https://www.facebook.com/group...
Dorset Mind - Courageous Conversations - shining the spotlight on Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Friday 16th June - Dorchester - This event is for people that want to gain knowledge about
mental health conditions. Our session includes speakers,
educational workshops and activities to support better
understanding and break the stigma around trauma & PTSD. Tickets are free and a light lunch will be included - Dorset Mind - Courageous Conversations - Shining the Spotlight on Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (beaconforms.com)
Dorchester Volunteer Centre
hope that you can join them on Friday 9th June, from 2pm-6pm, at Wimborne Community Centre, King Street, Wimborne, BH21 1EA. A Volunteer Fayre is a great opportunity to showcase your good work, services and volunteering opportunities to new volunteers, as well as networking with other organisations. There is also the chance to join seminars on The Volunteer Journey and win a prize for the most fun and imaginative, interactive stall. A partnership event between Dorset Community Action and Volunteer Centre Dorset. Please use the below link to reserve your stall. For further information, please email v.hall@volunteeringdorset.org.uk
or julie.johns@dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk
Natural England are hosting a FREE celebration event at the Nothe Fort this June for the King Charles III England Coast Path: England Coast Path Celebrations in the South West - National Trails
The celebration event taking place on Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 June 2023 at Nothe Fort is free for all to enjoy, enabling individuals and community groups to connect with nature and the KCIII England Coast Path through a variety of activities on offer, such as abseiling, live music, yoga, arts and crafts and much more.
https://dorsetyouth.com/0-25-v...
For information and updates from the Dorset Council Children's Services Local Alliance Groups follow this link: LAG - Minutes- September 2022 (dorsetyouth.com)
NHS Dorset - All Age Neurodevelopmental Review - All Age Neurodevelopmental Review – NHS Dorset
Please see below a link to a feedback questionnaire we are running over the 2 weeks to remind people of the co-produced ‘what would success look and feel like’ and give people the chance to tell us which ones are most important and share any additional comments. This is also available on the Review website: All Age Neurodevelopment Review – NHS Dorset should you wish to complete it.
Office for National Statistics - Families and Households in the UK 2022 - Families and households in the UK: 2022 (govdelivery.com)
Dorset Council - Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - Local Offer Live - Full Event Programme Announced - 15th - 26th May 2023 - Local Offer Live 15 - 26 May programme announcement (mailchi.mp)
SHORT DEADLINE - The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Grants of up to £80,000 over 2 years are available to UK registered charities, not-for-profit organisations and Community Interest Companies working with young people aged 11-25 years old who have criminal convictions. Application deadline - Sunday 21st May at 23.59
Young people are to benefit for another year from a £100,000 fund through Dorset Council Youth organisations. The fund supports a range of activities for young people with grants being offered from £500 to £5,000. Applications must be submitted by Wednesday 14 June to be considered - Another opportunity for voluntary and community groups to apply to the Dorset Youth Grant - Dorset Council news
Apply now for a Refurbishment Grant from the Youth Investment Fund
The Youth Investment Fund team wants to ensure that a wide variety of smaller, more regionalised, and local service providers can benefit from the programme.
To qualify for a grant, you need to show that the funding will either extend your reach to young people or help preserve your youth service.
The grant is for projects seeking funding of up to £150,000 that do not require planning permission.
The next application window will open on the 29th of May until the 9th of June.
Check if you are eligible and apply.
The Screwfix Foundation – Capital grants of up to £5,000 are available to local and national charities and not-for-profit organisations, including Community Interest Companies, across the UK to fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for people in need. Application deadline - Thursday 10th August 2023
The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund – Capital, core, research and revenue grants up to and over £10,000 are available to UK registered and exempt charities for the care and relief of children, young people and adults with learning disabilities in the UK. Next deadline falling on Tuesday 1st August 2023.
Funding Homepage (dorsetyouth.com)
Training & Events (dorsetyouth.com)
Dorset Youth & Dorset Council Core Training Offer
Dorset Youth & Dorset Council are working in partnership on a training offer for people working in youth organisations across Dorset. The core offer includes Introduction to Youth Work and Level 2 Safeguarding, with further CPD opportunities available. The 2023/24 are now live on EventBrite, sue the link to see all events: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/c...
The 0-25 Knowledge Hub is part of our 0-25 VCS Forum and highlights our wonderful voluntary and community sector. It is for anyone working with and for children, young people and their families in Dorset. Check out the site here and make sure your organisation and service is included 0-25 Knowledge Hub Homepage (dorsetyouth.com)
CASPAR weekly update (nspcc.org.uk) - NSPCC - Current awareness for policy, practice and research
If you are working within the VCS in Dorset with or for children, young people and families and would like to your job vacancies and volunteering opportunities, email the details and we will add them here free - 0-25vcs@dorsetyouth.com
Homestart West Dorset requires an Administrator - 26 hours per week to be worked over a minimum of four days. Salary: £20,491 pro rata £14,400 - based in Dorchester - Home-Start West Dorset- ADMINISTRATOR (dorsetyouth.com) Closing date - 9th June 2023
Thee Reef-Youth Support Worker- Part Time – contract ends 31st August 2023. 5 hours per week over 2 evenings, Wednesday & Thursday - term time only. Salary: paid in monthly instalments £10.67 per hour. Apply now via link https://forms.office.com/e/U07NqpBnVH
Deadline for application: midnight 7th June 2023 Interview Date: 15th June 2023
Vacancies & Voluntary Opportunities (dorsetyouth.com)
2023/24 MEMBERSHIP
Don't forget if your a Youth club or group and haven't already completed the new Dorset Youth Membership form, make sure you get this completed as soon as possible. Once this is complete we can arrange a time to visit you and work out what support your club may need. Use the button below to complete the form.
Membership formYOUTH CLUB SUPPORT
Dorset Youth's Clubs & groups Resources page on the Website is NOW LIVE!
This area of our website is just for clubs and groups. Here you can find downloadable templates for core policies and information about our DBS service. Go check it out https://dorsetyouth.com/clubs-...
UK Youth is supporting the My Whole Self campaign from MHFA England for workplace culture change. It is an opportunity for organisations to empower employees to bring their whole self to work.
By bringing together diversity and inclusion with health and wellbeing, we can drive positive transformation in workplace mental health. We know teams that feel safe and connected work better together. People are at their most effective and creative when everybody feels psychologically safe and seen, heard and valued. Check out the resources available on their website to find out how to take part.
Mental Health Foundation has compiled a series of resources to support people who are struggling with their wellbeing that are relevant for staff, volunteers and young people. Information about supporting organisations is listed by topics and you can access all the resources here.
National Youth Agency- It was Mental Health Awareness Week last week
The official theme for Mental Health Awareness Week, as set by the Mental Health Foundation, was ‘anxiety’. The ‘Just’ Anxiety?’ campaign was developed to help people and organisations understand the difference between anxiety and anxiety disorders and to confidently seek and signpost each other to the right support.
Check out the top tips for youth workers. find out more about the campaign https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week
If you need help with anxiety, and don’t know where to turn; here are some helpful links.
1) anxietycare.org.uk 2) https://hubofhope.co.uk/ 3) nomorepanic.co.uk
Let’s work together to tackle youth loneliness as part of the Belong Collective
UK Youth, along with our partners Youth Focus North East, is proud to coordinate the Belong Collective, a cross-sector network focused on raising awareness of the crisis of youth loneliness and connecting and equipping those who work with young people to tackle it through shared learning, practice and collaboration.
Youth Focus North East have developed a brilliant free training programme to develop practitioners’ knowledge of loneliness and isolation in young people.
The training provides a structure to begin to explore, debate and discuss the core themes associated with feelings, thoughts and experiences of being lonely and isolated.
• Definitions of youth loneliness
• Causes and consequences of youth loneliness
• The changing nature and context of youth loneliness
• Resources and solutions to support young people who are lonely
To book click the link below
SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Opportunity for Young People
Invite young people to become #iwill AmbassadorsEach year the #iwill Movement recruit young people (10-25) to act as #iwill Ambassadors. Their role is to champion youth social action, inspire other young people and help build the Movement. Recruitment is open until midnight on 11 June. We would like your support in promoting this opportunity to young people, and organisations, in your network. Individuals can apply themselves or can be nominated.
The #iwill Ambassador role is a development role for young people, and as such we do not have a minimum educational or work experience requirements.
If they are passionate about making a difference, want to develop their skills, and be a leader in their community, then this could be the perfect role for them!
Check out the #iwill web site here for all the information as well the comprehensive suite of supporting recruitment resources and assets including nation specific resources and easy read versions (English and Welsh).
