The Fore 

The Fore help small charities and CICs to grow and strengthen by offering unrestricted funding of up to £30,000 to organisations with an annual revenue of under £500,000. The Fore are particularly keen to hear from grassroots organisations working with underserved communities. 

Deadline: Various, next round closes on Wednesday 19th July

Find out more about grants and opportunities offered by The Fore here.

London Challenge Poverty Week Funding

London Challenge Poverty Week is taking place between Monday 16th – Sunday 22nd October. Trust for London are looking to donate grants of £500 - £1000 to smaller voluntary and community organisations to enable them put on exciting events and activities to help make this the most impactful Challenge Poverty Week yet. 

Closing date: Friday 21st July

More information on how to apply for London Challenge Poverty Week funding here.

Charitable Trust - Open Programme Grants

Open Programme Grants fund work that promotes human dignity and defends the human rights of the most marginalised and excluded people. They are particularly interested in funding projects that support migrants and refugees. 

Grants are usually between £10,000  - £25,000 per year and are awarded from one to three years. 

Deadline: Friday 28th July

For more information on eligibility and how to apply click here.

Warburtons Community Grants

Warburtons Community Grants provides small grants of up to £400 to support charitable organisations towards broader activities which improve Health, Place or Skills for families in their community.

Deadline: Monday 7th August 

Click here for more information and how to apply for a Warburtons Community Grant.

Community Action for Partnerships in Health - Funding Opportunity 

The Legacy Health & Equity Partnership (LHEP) in collaboration with the GLA Resilience Team are providing funding  up to £2,000 for local organisations to support a short community action project or up to £5,000 to support a series of community action sessions to build stronger community resilience through direct engagement with communities impacted by health inequality.

Deadline: Friday 11th August 2023, 5pm

Information about eligibility and how to apply can be found here.

Protective Security Schemes for Places of Worship

The Home Office is continuing to provide funding for protective security measures to places of worship and associated faith community centres that are vulnerable to hate crime. The scheme aims to reduce hate crime happening at places of worship so that people can feel safe to attend worship and practise their religion freely. For places of worship that are successful in applying to the schemes, security measures will be provided and installed free of charge. This includes any maintenance costs for one year from the installation date.

Deadline: Tuesday 15th August 

Click here to check eligibility and for more information about the protective security scheme.

The Britford Bridge Trust

The Britford Bridge Trust is a charitable trust that donates funds up to £30,000 to a number of UK registered organisations and charities primarily involved in the prevention or relief of poverty; the advancement of education; the advancement of health or the saving of lives; and the advancement of the arts, culture, heritage, or science.

Deadline: Various, rolling  

Click here more information on eligibility and how to apply to The Britford Bridge Trust.

Summer in the Park: A Community Celebration

Head down to Claremont Park for a celebration of five years of the Brent Cross Town Community Fund and the launch of their summer events programme.

Gather your friends and family and come along for a jam-packed day of fun including arts & crafts, dancing, skateboarding, live music, ice cream and, at 2pm, discover which of this year’s Brent Cross Town Community Fund winners have won the ‘people’s project’ awards!

Find out more about Summer in The Park here

Click here to vote for the Brent Cross Community Fund winner!

Saturday 15th July, 12.00 - 5.00pm

LGBTQ+ Awareness and Inclusion Training

METRO Charity's Training and Development team is hosting a FREE LGBTQ+ Awareness and Inclusion Training, in celebration of Pride!

This one-hour training will provide you with insight into diverse LGBTQ+ experiences and identities, and equip you with knowledge and understanding to strengthen your skills as an Ally.

Click here to book your place on the LGBTQ+ Awareness and Inclusion Training Workshop.

Monday 17th July, 6.00pm - 7.00pm 

Wellbeing Programme - 7 Week Course

Discover ways to look after your mental health and wellbeing with Meridian's Online 7-Week CBT Programme.
 
This free course will take place on Tuesdays 1.30pm to 3pm on Zoom. There are 7 weekly sessions of the programme, which are run by a Meridian Wellbeing Therapist. You must commit to attending all 7 sessions.

Click here to learn more about attending this free online wellbeing course.

Starts: Tuesday 25th July, 1.30pm - 3.00pm, Zoom

Community Focus Summer Exhibition

The Community Focus Summer Exhibition displays exciting new artwork produced by their talented students between the ages of 10 - 92. Themes include multiple subjects from the InHouse classes, including painting, fashion, photography, computer design, drawing, still life, jewellery, creative writing and more. The exhibition is free to visit at ArtsDepot 5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner, London, N12 0GA

Click here to learn more about the Community Focus exhibition. 

Closes: Friday 28^th July

FREE Introduction to Fundraising for Beginners Workshop

This free, friendly 60-min online webinar from Get Grants aims to develop your knowledge and practical understanding of all forms of fundraising, build your confidence, and equip you with a range of skills that you can put into practice to start raising funds for your organisation.

Reserve your place at the Fundraising For Beginners Workshop here.

Thursday 3rd August, 10:00am - 11:00am

Santander Excel Training Scholarships

If you're looking to master Microsoft Excel, apply for one of the 5,000 scholarships available from Santander Scholarships and learn with one of the best and most complete courses on the market through Udemy, a leader in digital training.

The course is 100% online, flexible and funded by Santander. It is not necessary to have a university degree, nor to be a Santander customer.

Apply to the Santander Excel Training Scholarship here.

Hospitality Career Opportunities For Refugees

Springboard are offering a programme to help refugees begin a career in the hospitality sector:

Compass Group, UK & Ireland’s connected workforce, are looking for individuals to join their team and work across the business. From iconic stadiums to world renowned venues, hospitals and schools, Compass Group can offer a range of roles, from chefs, baristas, hospitality assistants, customer service and more.

All job seekers who start the programme will receive:

- 2 weeks ESOL training at Newham College (starting on 10^th July) 

- 3 weeks pre-employment training with The Springboard Charity (starting on 24^th July) which will include training in Customer Service, Confidence Building, Barista Training, Food Safety Level 2 qualification and much more.

- Training to include work experience and taster days with Compass Group and a guaranteed interview to potentially begin a career with The Compass Group Family.

If interested, please contact Tony Mullen at tonym@springboarduk.org.uk or call 07887 496 105.

Burnt Oak Tube Station prioritised for step-free access in mayor's ambitious transport plan

Ten more Tube stations, including Burnt Oak, Finchley Road and West Hampstead have been prioritised for further accessibility work in 2023 and 2024. Public transport in London has been undergoing a transformation since 2016 with 100% of Elizabeth Line, DLR and Tram stops step-free, 100% of buses step-free, and 95% of bus stops. TfL is committing around £20m of funding each year to continue improving accessibility across it's network.

Click here to read more about the transport plan.

Download the current step-free guide to TfL here.

Looking to host a stall at a local community event? 

Barnet Council are seeking stallholders for two upcoming events - a Community Cricket Tournament on 30^th July celebrating South Asian Heritage Month and a Pride in the Park LGBTQ+ Event on the 20th August.

If your organisation or community group would like to take part and host a stall at either event please email  Jennifer.Powell@Barnet.gov.uk to book. 

Free Social Welfare Advice Support

Trust for London is funding AdviceUK to help smaller organisations and groups working with minority ethnic and marginalised communities in London by offering FREE training and intensive 1-1 support to help improve the quality of their social welfare advice.

Organisations do not need to be AdviceUK members and there's no deadline for expressing interest. In addition to this, up to 10 organisations will also be able to access funding to offset Advice Quality Standard accreditation costs.

If your organisation is interested in receiving support, please click here to complete the response form.

Do you help or support people with learning difficulties? 

Do they find it challenging to attend
medical appointments or participate in tests such as cancer screenings?

Research shows the number of people with learning disabilities going for cancer screenings is too low. If somebody you support may benefit from a cancer screening, discover what help is available with this guide from the North Central London Integrated Care System:
                                                                Click here to download the FREE guide for families and carers.

Healthy Homes Team Summer Road Show

Come and speak to Barnet Homes and Opendoor Homes about any housing-related issues such as damp or mould. The healthy homes team will get you the help you need! If you can, please bring photos so they can address the issues as quickly as possible. Visit the roadshow on the following dates and times:

Saturday 22 July
Burnt Oak Library, Watling Avenue, HA8 0UB
Saturday 29 July
BOOST@184, 184 Cricklewood Lane, NW2 2DX
Saturday 2 September
South Friern Library, Colney Hatch Lane, N10 1HD
Saturday 9 September
East Finchley Library, 226 High Road, N2 9BB

All from 10am - 2pm. No need to book. For more information, email getinvolved@barnethomes.org or get.involved@opendoorhomes.org

Need a space to hold your workshop or meeting?

At Inclusion Barnet, we run two libraries in Barnet that have meeting rooms available for hire. 

With discounted rates for community groups, and potential to welcome up to 30 people, the spaces are flexible to suit your needs. 

Read more about hiring a library meeting room

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.

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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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