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Help offered: Sign Language Teaching. "My name is Aftab Hussain. I am profoundly Deaf, and I am a British Sign Language teacher. I am based in Bradford, but teach all over the UK in schools, charities, community groups, and many other organisations and businesses. I teach basic BSL to people of all ages, covering topics like emotions, colours, animals, food and drink, and many more.
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Volunteers needed: Local Mencap Bath Gateway Out and About
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Event: Brightstars Autistic Club based at the Methodist Church Hall, Middle Lane, and provides support to those with autism by giving them a safe and friendly environment for them to have fun and be themselves. We do this by offering sessions in African Drumming, Drama and Dancing, Sports, Movement Therapy, Art and a Reading Club. We organise trips to the seaside, West End theatre, River cruises, etc.
We are celebrating our 10th Anniversary on 5th October 2024. We are appealing to donors to kindly sponsor our event as follows:
Financial Support for venue and equipment hire, decorating, sponsoring our members with free tickets to the event, and or donate items to auction to raise much needed funds. Can you or your organisation be a headline sponsor? There are lots of benefits for our sponsors so please do get in touch for more information. Thank you!
Supporting your Clients’ Mental Health: You My Sister provides mental health support for women who have experienced domestic abuse. Domestic abuse, mental health and other services across the UK already routinely refer clients to us.
Our high impact support takes the form of short courses, run in small online groups of peers with trainers with lived experience – helping women process what happened to them and reclaim their lives.
“Life Saving”
“I cannot thank You My Sister enough”
We are running our next Domestic Violence course after the summer holidays.
You can find out more about our programme here: https://youmysister.org.uk/domesticviolence/
And please feel free to contact me any time if you would like more information or to book in a phone call.
Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.
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Fundraiser: Our friends at Showroom Cinema have a fundraiser with us to help them buy a new projector! Get involved and help support independent cinema in Sheffield! Support them here.
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Vacancy: Talk About Money CIC , their goal is to provide affordable, accessible and inclusive financial education, guidance and support to people in the Greater Manchester area and beyond. They are looking for a part time money guider, read more and apply here.
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Film showing: You are invited by Music Action to a very special screening of an award-winning documentary made by James Sandy, following the lives and music of Stone Flowers, a refugee music collective of torture survivors from across the globe, now based in NW England. Join the team to celebrate Stone Flowers and explore how the collective creates powerful music to overcome trauma, bring communities together and speak out about human rights abuses. Click here for more.
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Vacancy: Dementia Voice Activity Supporter (Alzheimer's Society) - You'll be offering appropriate practical support to individuals taking part in Dementia Voice activities and this may include accompanying a person affected by dementia, if required, to Dementia Voice activities (this may be by car, on foot or by public transport). You’ll support with administration tasks for activities and events for example, by making phone calls and will also engage with people affected by dementia to support the coordination of Dementia Voice events. Read more and apply here.
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Vacancy: Training Assistant (TS) at Mile Rainbow CIC (MRCIC).
MRCIC has been expanding rapidly. They are looking for energetic, reliable and motivated TS to help with well-being projects delivery to young people, older adults, women, immigrants and refugees, employees, lawyers and more. More here and apply today.
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Event: Supporting people going without hygiene products?
Imagine this: Last week you ran out of toothpaste and you haven’t brushed your teeth since. Today, money is so tight you’re using a sock instead of a period pad.
This is the harsh reality for millions of UK households currently living in hygiene poverty and facing the impossible decision to eat, heat or keep clean on a daily basis.
Join In Kind Direct’s charitable network ahead of National Hygiene Week 7-13th October to access a range of hygiene products like toothpaste, period products, shampoo, soap and shower wash, to help keep the people you support clean and well.
Register today for free at inkinddirect.org/charities
Opportunity: Network joining.
- Are you curious / already passionate about helping young people be physically active?
- Like taking responsibility and being creative?
- Do you want to learn skills, enhance your employability and career opportunities
Join Coaches Corner – charity League Leaders' collective of young people aged 14-21 who support their mission and work.
- Benefits
- Be part of a growing collective of young leaders supporting a unique and innovative charity
- Personal development / training
- Paid work
- Personalised ongoing Volunteer role opportunity included, in an area that interests / shaped by you: Coaching, Marketing, Research etc
- Networking opportunities
- Development of your skills
- Support from their team
- Opportunities, incentives, rewards from their Partners
- A reference for your CV provided
- League Leaders merch
How to register
Provide your personal details + Submit a short video about why you would like to join via this registration form. Read more about the opportunity here.
Recruitment is on a rolling basis, there are no deadlines.
After every complete application their team will be in contact to arrange an online video call to meet you and discuss next steps.
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Fundraiser: Help Warmhub Cafe, part of Asian Community Concern Southall, get back on their feet after a robbery. In the early hours of 25 March 2024, the Cafe was robbed. They support vulnerable women and is a safe space. Crowdfunder here.
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Volunteers wanted: Clifton Road Allotment Association, Runcorn, Cheshire. Looking for volunteers to come along and get involved. No knowledge of gardening is required. For more information, contact call 07396214687 and ask for Heather.
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Fundraisers wanted: Faith in Families - making a real difference to children and families facing many issues. Their family centres in Swansea and Brecon offer a range of services from childcare to lunch clubs, inspiring those we serve, and believing in them, to help them succeed.
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Vacancies: Teamwork Trust, a Northamptonshire Day Service provider for Adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism and or Mild Mental Health issues has a number of vacancies available:
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