Barnet Together awards £300,000 to local organisations to help with the cost-of-living crisis

We've been delighted to give financial support to over 40 Barnet organisations to help with their cost of living initiatives.

As part of the Barnet Community Fund 2022 Main Grant, Barnet Council provided us with £150,000 of match-funding so we're able to support other organisations in the sector. 

Successful applicants include Stonegrove Community Trust, Resources for Autism and African Refugee Community, for projects working on social inclusion, emotional wellbeing and warm space initiatives.

Read more about the Barnet Community Fund Main Grant

Winter Festival Event Funding

Barnet Council are accepting Expressions of Interest for community groups to host Winter Festival events up to the end of February. These can be faith, cultural or community based.

Groups must send the completed application to community@barnet.gov.uk at least three weeks before their event.

More information on the Winter Festival Event funding

Closing date: 31 January 2023

Synergi Small Grants Fund

Grants between £2000 and £3000 are available for groups led by Black people and people of colour with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress or trauma, to take action on mental health and racial justice.  

Deadline: Sunday 29th January 2023

Read more about Synergi Small Grants

Community Action Fund

The Community Action Fund exists to support grassroots campaigning and community organising in the UK. 
These grants are available to grassroots organisations that are building the power of their community and campaigning for long-term change.

Grants between £2,500 and £20,000 available

Deadline: Sunday 26th February 2023

Read more about the Community Action Fund

BACE Holiday Activity and Food Fund

BACE Holiday Activity and Food Funding allows local organisations to offer free activities with food to children and young people across Barnet. 

BACE is also looking for new providers, to either deliver the complete programme of Easter, Summer and Winter or be considered to deliver part of the projects.

If you are intending on delivering, are considering and want more information, please complete our 5 minute expression of interest form.  

Expression of interest - Holiday Activity and Food Fund delivery

Building Strong Communities Fund

If you work with a community that has been socially or economically affected by COVID-19, and have an idea for a project that will help rebuild community strength, voice or connection, consider applying for final round of the Building Strong Communities Fund.

The Greater London Authority is inviting applications from organisations with an annual turnover of £50k or less. Be sure to look out for their upcoming information sessions.

Deadline: Monday 13th March

More info: Building Strong Communities Fund

Warm Spaces Funding Boost

Are you welcoming people into a warm space in your community, or wanting to extend existing activities or services to support more people?

Your organisation could get up to £5,000 match funding to boost your Warm Space initiative from Co-Op and Crowdfunder.

Deadline: Tuesday 28 February

Read more: Warm Spaces funding boost

Community Focus Winter Exhibition

Community Focus is holding their Winter Exhibition to celebrate student art, writing and craftwork. There will also be a market stall with the opportunity to buy some of the students' creations!

Free art workshops running on both days!

When: Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January, 11am - 3pm.

Where: Community Focus Inclusive Arts, 2nd Floor, Friary House, Friary Park, N20 0NR.

For more information call 020 3743 2326 or email pa@communityfocus.co.uk

London Festival of Architecture briefing

Barnet has been chosen as a destination for this London Festival of Architecture (LFA) this year in June.

Find out more at this workshop,  weith opportunities to discuss event ideas with the LFA team and Barnet Council and connect with other event organisers in the area who might want to collaborate.

The Council will also share further information on the Community Fund, which will support specifically community led events, and eligibility for applying for funding.

When: Wednesday 8 February, 4:30 - 6pm 

Where: R202, Ritterman Building, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BT

RSVP: London Festival of Architecture workshop

Crowdfund Barnet Workshop

Do you have an idea for a community project? We want to hear from you! 

Crowdfund Barnet offers a creative and collaborative way to turn your idea for a local project into a reality. So far, over 2,000 backers have helped raise more than £770,000 for 31 amazing local projects.

Through Crowdfund Barnet everyone can create their own crowdfunding campaigns and back the ideas they love, with pledges of up to £5,000 available from Barnet Council. Let’s make a difference together.

To find out more, please join a free online workshop on Tuesday 21 February at 12pm.

Reserve your spot at the Crowdfund Barnet Workshop here

New Integrated Care Systems briefing

Integrated Care Systems are geographical partnerships of organisations, including the NHS, Local Authorities and other local partners. 

These organisations come together to plan and deliver health and care services in the area.

Inclusion London is holding a briefing about how you might work with your local Integrated Care System.

When: Tuesday 28 February, 2-4pm

Inclusion London Integrated Care System briefing

Andy's Man Club

Andy's Man Club is a men's peer to peer support group. This men's only support group runs every Monday at 7pm. 

'We run talking groups for men who have either been through a storm,
are currently going through a storm or have a storm brewing in life.'

No registration is required - you can just turn up on the night!

Where: Meritage Centre, Church End, Hendon, NW4 4JT

Read more about Andy's Man Club

And... Andy's Man Club have just appeared as a guest on Meridian Wellbeing's podcast, chatting about mental health support for men

International Women's Day - save the date!

Barnet Council are holding an International Women's Day celebration at the StoneX Stadium in Hendon.

The save the date is for 8 March, 10am to 3pm. 

Programme and further details will be on the Engage Barnet website closer to the time. If you would like to attend or to hold a stall, you can register on the Engage Barnet website. 

If you are unable to attend and would like to organise a women's event in your area, funding is available for Women's registered charities or constituted community groups to hold events in celebration of International Women's Day.

Please visit their website at: Engage Barnet for further information.

Voter ID changes

From May, a form of photo ID will be required to vote in elections.

These IDs will be accepted:

• UK, Commonwealth or EEA passports
• UK, Channel Islands or EEA driving license
• Blue Badge Scheme Card
• National identity card issues by and EEA state
• Free photo travel pass like Oyster 60+ or a Freedom Pass
• Biometric Immigration Document
• PASS card issues by the National Proof of Age Standards Scheme bearing the PASS hologram.

If you don't have photo ID, you can sign up for a free Voter Authority Certificate online or via the post.

Find out more about Voter ID changes

Get on board with BarNET ZERO

Climate change affects us all, from rising temperatures and extreme weather events.

By reducing our carbon emissions in Barnet, we can protect our community from these impacts for generations to come.

The council's BarNET ZERO webpages offer advice and support to help you on your journey to becoming net zero carbon. Find out more and hear from residents, businesses, and community groups about the steps they're taking to protect our planet at: Our journey to becoming net zero carbon | Engage Barnet

Second Chance: Refurbished laptops

Second Chance have just launched their Refurbished Laptop scheme, improving unwanted devices to give to people who need them.

If your organisation would like to give these laptops to people you support, you can apply to join the Second Chance network. 

More information: Second Chance Laptops

easyfundraising: Simple fundraising for your organisation

How are third sector organisations fundraising this year?

By using easyfundraising. easyfundraising partners with over 7,000 brands so voluntary groups, CICs, charities and community organisations can receive free funding every time someone shops with them.

Find out more about easyfundraising

Community Support Worker 

Barnet Mencap are looking for a focused individual to join their caring, passionate, and diverse team in supporting adults with moderate learning disabilities and autistic adults to live independently in housing situations of their choice. This role gives challenge and satisfaction and will suit someone that has:

• Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults in a community setting
• A good team member
• Understanding of the issues faced by people with learning disability and autistic people living independently and the skills to meet their practical, social and emotional needs
• A ‘Person Centred Planning’ ethos
• Excellent communication skills
• Good record keeping skills

Barnet/Hybrid
£21,052 full-time (pro rata for part-time or sessional)
Permanent, Part-time, Up to 35 hours per week, Full-time

Closing date: 4 February 2023 

Four amazing job opportunities with Youth Realities

The roles are:

• Young Women's Independent Domestic Violence Advocate
• Education & Creative Lead
• Sessional Youth Worker (dance)
• Dance Coach

All deadlines are within the next 2-4 weeks, so this is pretty time sensitive! 

Please can you help us by:

• Sharing to your networks
• Sharing in newsletters/ websites/ group chats
• Individually speaking to somebody you know who may be suitable

For more information about these roles at Youth Realities

Cost of Living Crisis

We now have a dedicated Cost of Living Crisis page on our website where we're compiling both local and national information, resources and guidance linked to the Cost of Living Crisis, and the impact on Voluntary Sector organisations. 

Do let us know if you have any activities and support that needs to be added.

Sign up to Barnet Together Alliance partners' Newsletters...

• Food Banks/Food Poverty support, email Barnet Food Hub.
• Children, Young People and Families (for Young Barnet Foundation members only)
• Local Environmental news & initiatives, sign up here.
• For Volunteer recruitment/ management support, sign-up. 
• Barnet Council's Together newsletter, 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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