Up to £10,000 in funding available to tackle poverty and inequality
in London!

There’s still £200,000 available from the Local Action Poverty Fund with Trust for
London and Crowdfunder to help tackle poverty and inequality in outer London, including Barnet.

Using the power of the crowd, they’ll be helping organisations turn their project ideas into a reality with match funding of up to £10,000.

Projects will be raising funds to undertake charitable work that:
● Provides practical solutions to support people on low incomes
● Addresses local problems in creative ways
● Is led by the communities that will benefit from the work

Terms and conditions apply

Find out more

Benefact Trust – Brighter Lives Mental Health Programme

Grants are available for churches and Christian charities across the UK responding to the long-term impact of COVID-19 on people’s mental health and wellbeing, through greater training, resources, and support. 

The Trust does not normally fund the total cost of a project. Applicants should have a minimum of 30% of the total project costs secured before they apply. 

There are no deadlines. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis while funding is still available.

Find out more

Heart Research UK and SUBWAY - Healthy Heart Grants

Grants up to £10,000 for new, original and innovative community projects that focus on heart health and promote healthier, happier longer lives.

Projects should run for a minimum of six months and no longer than 12 months.

Eligibility: Registered charities, community groups, voluntary organisations and sports groups.

Deadline: 5pm, 13 June 2022

More information & To apply

Worshipful Company of Information Technologists Charity

As an IT charity, all the projects they fund must make use of IT.

They are more likely to fund projects which demonstrate an innovative use of IT, can be developed into a model for wider replication, are sustainable and focus on outcomes which can be formally reported on.

If you apply for funding, please ensure your project falls under one of our four priority areas:
• Education
• Inclusion
• IT for charities
• Public understanding

The next deadlines are 25 April and 8 August 2022.

Find out more & apply

Platinum Champion Awards - Nominate your volunteer

Through the Platinum Champions Awards, London Plus want to recognise volunteers of all ages, from all corners of Britain and from a range of causes. Tell them about the person you are nominating and their outstanding volunteering effort. Find out what makes a good nomination by reading the guidance along with their terms & conditions of entry. To nominate your volunteering hero, please complete the form which can be found here.

Deadline: 18 April, midnight

The Centre for Ageing Better's age-positive image library

We're a big fan of The Centre for Ageing Better's age-positive image library, with it a focus on changing the visual image of older people, therefore we were delighted to see that the Centre for Ageing Better has joined up with Get Yourself Active at Disability Rights UK, to launch a new project called 'Picture Yourself Active', showing active older and/or disabled people. The images also reinforce that not all disabilities are visible, by including a range of experiences that are often not recognised within society.

The photos can be downloaded and used for free across websites, presentations and social media.

We hope that you can use these photos to help us challenge conceptions and shift the narrative from pity to empowerment. On their site you will also find tips on capturing your own disability- and age-friendly photos.

The London Interfaith Fun Run 2022 

This family-friendly event, taking place on Bank Holiday Monday 29th August at StoneX Stadium Barnet, is about having fun, challenging yourself, connecting with others and fundraising for London’s amazing charities. Early-bird sign up fee of £50.

In 2021, 35 charities took part. This year The Faith and Belief Forum want to extend this to at least 50 and they'd love for you to join them!

As a participating charity, you will:

• Be able to recruit unlimited runners/walkers who will fundraise for you!
• Have a stall in the bustling Charity Fair 
• Have to opportunity to contribute to other programming on the day including performances, delivering family activities, interactive dialogue sessions, and more. 

Find Out More or email jessica@faithbeliefforum.org.

Mental Health First Aid Training

27 and 28 June, 9:30am-5:30pm
at artsdepot - £175 per participant  

This is a 2 full-days course in person at artsdepot, giving you:

• An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing

• Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues

• Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress

• Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening

• Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support - whether that’s self-help resources, through their employer, the NHS, or a mix

The course is delivered by Mind Haringey.

To book contact Tim Burley at artsdepot

p.s. If you are a Young Barnet Foundation member, look out for the re-opening of the 2022 Micro Fund, which will be inviting applications to cover training and development.

Digital skills training

Affordable, bite-sized courses to help your small charity or community organisation thrive. 

Superhighways practical, interactive training helps you gain the confidence you need to better use digital, data and technology to further your cause. 

They know you do a lot with little time and limited budgets. So you'll find out about the best free and affordable online tools, apps and devices to use in your everyday work. Courses include comprehensive learning materials and free follow-up support.

Check out their forthcoming training

FREE Fundraising Training for Barnet voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector

We're coming towards the end of our 8 session programme in support of your Fundraising activities. In the penultimate session on Wednesday 20 April, will be talking about 'Raising your profile: How to best understand and reach your audiences through the right channels'. 

For more information and to book

Join the team at Citizens Advice Barnet

Role: Communications and Marketing Coordinator

Location: Hendon and remote (hybrid working model)

Salary: £13,680 pa actual (£22,800 pa pro rata)

Hours: 21.6 (3 days) p/w

Deadline: Friday 22 April at 5pm

Application process: CV and cover letter

Full details can be found here.

Rules on eligibility for free lateral flow and PCR tests announced

On Friday 1st April, free lateral flow and PCR tests were withdrawn from access to the general public in England as part of the government's Living with COVID strategy. Those wanting to continue testing will need to purchase tests. 

Free tests will still be available for:

• Patients in hospital, where a PCR test is required for their care
• People who are eligible for community COVID-19 drug treatments because they are at higher risk of getting seriously ill if they become infected. People in this group will be contacted directly and sent lateral flow tests to keep at home for use if they have symptoms, as well as being told how to reorder tests
• Care home residents
• People working in some high-risk settings, including care homes and prisons. These staff will be able to test regularly, without symptoms
• People being discharged from hospital into care homes, hospices and refuges.

Anyone testing positive, either from a free or paid-for test, will still be asked to isolate for 5 days.

Be part of the Barnet Together Partnership team - 2 Job Vacancies at Young Barnet Foundation

Events & Community Fundraiser  
(24 month contract*, Part Time) 
An exciting opportunity to develop our existing community  fundraising  initiatives.
Job specification and details 

Data and Impact Officer  
(24 month contract*, 21 or 28 hrs per week) 
An exciting opportunity for an experienced data analyst to take on this brand new role and transform the way Young Barnet Foundation uses data to demonstrate impact and drive decisions.
Job specification and details

Closing date (for both): 5pm, 22 April

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• Food Banks/Food Poverty support, email Barnet Food Hub.
• Children, Young People and Families join the Young Barnet Foundation.
• Local Environmental news & initiatives, sign up here.
• For Volunteer recruitment/ management support, sign-up. 
• Barnet Council's Communities Together Network bulletin, email.

Sign up to Barnet’s voluntary sector Manifesto

Barnet Together is calling for community, voluntary, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) groups as well as statutory organisations and businesses operating in the borough of Barnet, to sign up to the Barnet Voluntary Sector Manifesto.

The aim of the Manifesto is to create better understanding and deeper cross-sector collaboration between organisations working within Barnet. 

If you are a representative of a group, service provider or business based in or serving Barnet, then you can sign up to the Barnet Voluntary Manifesto.

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