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Have Your Say: Transport to Medical Appointments

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board would like to know how people travel to medical appointments and if they know about different support that is available to people.

Applications Open for SEYH Awards 2024

The 2024 SEYH (Social Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber) Awards are now open for applications and it would be great to see some finalists from Wakefield District!

West Yorkshire Combined Authority wants to speak to 30 people out of work due to health or a disability

West Yorkshire Combined Authority are co-designing their first Work, Health and Skills Plan.

New Good Practice Guide for councils working with LIOs and the VCSE sector

The Local Government Association has just published a new guide on working with local infrastructure organisations to engage smaller VCSE organisations.

WYCAS Launches The Abacus Project

This exciting initiative is designed to connect skilled individuals with local charities in need of financial management support. Could you benefit?

New Resource for Communities and Local Businesses On Stopping Child Exploitation

Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) has launched phase 2 of the Speak Up Stand Up Stop Exploitation Campaign.

Core20PLUS5 Project Update: Incredible impact of supporting people to attend healthcare appointments in Wakefield District

Live Well Wakefield are six months into their brilliant project that's helping local people attend healthcare appointments.

Have Your Say: Impact of the Mental Health Community Builders

Have you worked with the VCSE Mental Health Community Builders - Rachel Hale, Sophie Jackson & Amy Charles?

Healthwatch Wakefield want to recruit 100 new members!

These are exciting times for Healthwatch Wakefield, and they would love more people to be involved.

VCSE Organisations Receive £60k To Boost Neurodivergent Support and Activities for Young Adults in Wakefield District

Live Well Wakefield Small Grants has funded seven local organisations to offer important health and wellbeing support.

#TellTracy about Policing and Crime

Consultation on the new Police and Crime Plan has now begun and will run until October 2024.

Improving the health of people living with severe mental illness in Wakefield District

People living with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) face one of the greatest health equality gaps in England.

Have Your Say: Transport to Medical Appointments

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board would like to know how people travel to medical appointments and if they know about different support that is available to people.

Applications Open for SEYH Awards 2024

The 2024 SEYH (Social Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber) Awards are now open for applications and it would be great to see some finalists from Wakefield District!

West Yorkshire Combined Authority wants to speak to 30 people out of work due to health or a disability

West Yorkshire Combined Authority are co-designing their first Work, Health and Skills Plan.

New Good Practice Guide for councils working with LIOs and the VCSE sector

The Local Government Association has just published a new guide on working with local infrastructure organisations to engage smaller VCSE organisations.

WYCAS Launches The Abacus Project

This exciting initiative is designed to connect skilled individuals with local charities in need of financial management support. Could you benefit?

New Resource for Communities and Local Businesses On Stopping Child Exploitation

Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) has launched phase 2 of the Speak Up Stand Up Stop Exploitation Campaign.

Core20PLUS5 Project Update: Incredible impact of supporting people to attend healthcare appointments in Wakefield District

Live Well Wakefield are six months into their brilliant project that's helping local people attend healthcare appointments.

Have Your Say: Impact of the Mental Health Community Builders

Have you worked with the VCSE Mental Health Community Builders - Rachel Hale, Sophie Jackson & Amy Charles?

Healthwatch Wakefield want to recruit 100 new members!

These are exciting times for Healthwatch Wakefield, and they would love more people to be involved.

VCSE Organisations Receive £60k To Boost Neurodivergent Support and Activities for Young Adults in Wakefield District

Live Well Wakefield Small Grants has funded seven local organisations to offer important health and wellbeing support.

#TellTracy about Policing and Crime

Consultation on the new Police and Crime Plan has now begun and will run until October 2024.

Improving the health of people living with severe mental illness in Wakefield District

People living with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) face one of the greatest health equality gaps in England.

Right Care, Right Person & What It Means for Your Organisation

Our Lead Community Mental Health Builder, Rachel Hale, has been meeting with colleagues from SWYPFT and West Yorkshire Police around Right Care, Right Person. This policy has raised some concerns within the VCSE sector relating to welfare checks, especially over the Winter Period.

Save Our House, Wakefield's LGBTQ+ Centre

Our House has become a lifeline for so many local LGBTQ+ people across Wakefield District, and they have welcomed over 3000 people through their doors in the short 18 months since they first opened. Now, they need our help!

Express Your Interest: Community Leadership Development Programme

West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership are currently considering the potential delivery of a community leadership development programme to run from early 2024. Express your interest by Monday 8 January!

New Funding Announced: Open Access Youth Provision Grants

Grants are available through the Third Sector Framework to support VCSE organisations to deliver open access youth provision for children and young people aged 11 – 17 years (up to 25 with special educational needs and disabilities).

Sending you the best of wishes for 2024!

It's not long until we wrap up our work for 2023, so you can find our closing times here.

3 Highlights from Our AGM 22-23

We asked our members, colleagues and partners what they thought of our celebration on Wednesday 6 December, here's what they told us...

Free Furniture On Offer From YPO

YPO are kindly looking to donate a wide range of furniture to local VCSE organisations.

Why do we need to be professionally curious?

Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) are running a new district wide campaign on what it means to be professionally curious and challenging in the district.

Using AI, Charity Banking and Cost of Living: Share Your Views

Share your views with CAF by 20 December and be in with a chance of winning a £250 donation for your charity.

Register Your Services: Hub of Hope

The Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database.

Deadline Extended: Social Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber Awards 2023

SEYH represent, promote and connect social enterprise across the region. It's time for their annual awards!

Member Spotlight: CoActive Arts

Each month we showcase the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District. We hope you enjoy hearing from CoActive Arts!

Do you have any space to rent in Wakefield District?

Some VCSE organisations currently based in The Ridings are looking for new premises - can you help?

Member Spotlight: Heavy Metal Therapy

Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District. We hope you enjoy hearing from Heavy Metal Therapy!

A Quick Roundup of Our AGM 2021-2022

It was brilliant to see so many of you at our first in-person AGM since 2019! Here are some highlights from the event.

Good News: Nova & Live Well Wakefield donate gifts for children in care

Our teams got together in December for a very important cause - making sure that children in care and their families received gifts over the festive season!

Welcoming Nova's new Chair & Vice Chair!

We're pleased to announce we have a new Chair of Trustees, Chris Bann, and a new Vice Chair, Simon Topham.

Action for Trustee Racial Diversity

Looming workforce challenges facing the Third Sector

A new report has been released - Third Sector Trends in England and Wales 2022: employees, volunteers, diversity and investment in people.

Sending you the best of wishes for 2023!

It's not long until we wrap up our work for 2022, you can find our closing times here.

Discover how you can provide a voice for the VCSE sector

We're thrilled to have launched VCSE Voices, an initiative to recruit VCSE Advocates from our sector to attend district-wide decision-making boards to influence policy and create positive change.

Citizens Advice service opens at Pinderfields Hospital

An all-new Citizens Advice service has opened its doors in Pinderfields Hospital.

Five highlights from 2021 - 2022

We're really proud of what we achieved in 2021-22, see what you think!

Information on Winter Wellness

There's a range of information below for you and people that engage with your organisation's activities and services.

Member Spotlight: Memory Action Group

Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District.

Recipe Club Success

Residents of the Warwick Estate began sharing recipes in lockdown and the food initiative now reaches 70 families, in a programme managed by Warwick Ahead.

Member Spotlight: Disability Sport Yorkshire

Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District.

Additional income for VCSE organisations in Wakefield District

Funding is available for voluntary organisations, non-profits, charities and CICs in the Wakefield District through fundraising website easyfundraising.

Member Spotlight: Grow Wakefield

Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District.

Do you live in the Wakefield District and access government benefits?

The £20 Universal Credit uplift ended at the end of September. Did you know that you could receive additional support and advice around the recent changes to Universal Credit? Find out more here.

Member Spotlight: Portobello Craft and Camera Group

Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District.

West Yorkshire & Harrogate Health and Care Partnership launch anti-racism movement

The movement is part of an ongoing commitment to tackle structural and institutionalised racism, as well as addressing health and social inequalities across the area.

Community>Wakefield is live!

Community>Wakefield - the new place for services, activities, opportunities and events across Wakefield District.

Member Spotlight: Wakefield Hospice

Each month we'll be showcasing the amazing organisations that make up our membership and the important work they do across the Wakefield District. We hope that you enjoy learning more about....

Volunteers' Week 2021: Nova's roundup of celebrations and opportunities

The Nova team would like to thank volunteers for their inspiring and incredible work to support people and organisations across the Wakefield District.

Case Studies from the Covid-19 Community Hubs

We have asked community organisations to provide us with information and stories so we can highlight the brilliant work that volunteers are doing throughout Wakefield District during the pandemic.

Projects funded through the Live Well Wakefield Small Grants – Coronavirus Resilience Fund

13 projects have been awarded funding through the recent Live Well Wakefield Small Grants – Coronavirus Resilience Fund.

#CANCon20 - What's Strong not What's Wrong

Our annual Community Anchor Network conference, #CANCon20 took place on 10 March 2020.

Wakefield District Third Sector Strategy 2020 - 23

The Wakefield District Third Sector Strategy 2020 - 23 has now been published.

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