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Cultural richness and new friends at YREN’s Friendship Project
York Racial Equality Network (YREN), apart from in lockdown, hold a Friendship Project every Wednesday at St Aelreds Community Centre on Fifth Avenue in Tang Hall. Their activities are aimed at York residents from both
Support for carers this November
It’s Carers Rights Day in November, and this year York Carer’s Centre are focussing on Carers Rights in work, a frequently asked topic. For many carers, holding down a paid job alongside their caring responsibilities
Grants for community businesses to recover from Covid
Are you running a project or organisation that exists to improve a local neighbourhood, village or town? Do you want to recover and rebuild income from trading and pandemic proof your business? The SSE in
Benenden Health relaunch their Community Fund
Benenden Health, a healthcare and wellbeing organisation based in York, are opening a new round of their Community Fund for local charities, community groups and organisations in York. The Fund offers one-off awards of up
Cultural Wellbeing Grants for York organisations
York Cultural Commissioning Group has announced a Cultural Wellbeing Grant that’s open for bids of up to £2,000. This is available to groups and individuals, for initiatives that will ease loneliness and isolation during the
Social Vision News | Issue 60 | 21st October 2020
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Visit our latest pop up on Micklegate
Social Vision’s Space Invaders project has teamed up with local artisans Nelson Bakery and York Candle Company to take over the former Minster Van Hire forecourt on Micklegate. The space is now open to the
£10k grants for ‘bridge builders’
The Multiplier is a brand new programme helping people to develop their own bridge-building initiatives in their own communities in their own ways. Over the next five years, the partnership between The Cares Family and
Bringing friendly chat, activities and support direct to your door
Community Bees usually put on a whole host of indoor craft, social and cafe events all over the city aimed specifically at stimulating and supporting people who feel isolated and lonely. But Covid has put
How to get food from your local Foodbank
As a volunteer, a trustee and someone that works with many different charities and community groups, I come across all kinds of people in York and sometimes they ask me advice on how to get
Local teacher acting on food poverty gets Queen’s Honour
It was very lovely to hear that Sarah Wilson, an amazingly dedicated teacher at my son’s school, Fishergate Primary School, had been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her
New 1-2-1 support for people at risk of homelessness
We heard that the Peasholme Charity had a new person join their team helping to support people with multiple complex needs who might be at risk of homelessness, so they did this guest blog for
