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Set a place at your table for IDAS this Christmas
IDAS, the largest specialist charity in Yorkshire supporting anyone experiencing or affected by domestic abuse or sexual violence, has launched ‘Set a place at the table for IDAS this Christmas’ to raise much-needed funds for

Creative Consultations across the Selby District
I don’t know about you, but I get really frustrated with the public consultations that I see in my home city. It’s always educated, professional consultants and academics asking articulate city centre users about how

Social Vision secures sponsorship for new intergenerational walking project
New innovative ‘social walking’ project planned in York to be led by local students Social Vision is delighted to have secured sponsorship for a new intergenerational walking project delivered by Move the Masses. Joe Gardham

WANTED: Creative Community Artist for new consultation project
Social Vision are looking for a Community Artist to work with us in Selby, Sherburn and Tadcaster this Autumn, as part of an exciting new consultation project that asks local residents what they’d like to

A new model of refugee housing is needed for better integration
William Gomes, a human-rights activist and freelance journalist, sent us this guest blog. As York prepares to welcome Afghan refugees, housing is becoming a critical issue. It is not that York lacks rental housing, but

City Centre office space available
Social Vision has a variety of offices available until December 2022, at our Rougier House base. The following spaces are available: Hot-desking (12 desks available): £100/month per desk – UNDER OFFER Private Office 1 (circa

Providing a sanctuary for those fleeing terror
Imagine right now, today, you are told you have to leave York. No time to put your affairs in order. No time to say goodbye to loved ones. Terror is lurking on every corner. And

How one York charity is completing a huge software transformation through the power of volunteers
Local charity Move the Masses had a problem, their projects were growing locally, they had ambitions to grow nationally, but their behind-the-scenes software was not up to the job. Their walking buddy project Move Mates

Stay safe online
Victim Support North Yorkshire have recently launched a targeted cyber-crime prevention project in York called Stay Safe Online. The lockdowns over the last year have left everyone more reliant on online services, everything from shopping,

From needing support to a role supporting others
Gavin began using the Activities service at York Mind at the beginning of lockdown to help his own mental health and to alleviate some of the isolation he was feeling. He had been dealing with

Share your views on learning disability at an Open Mic session
York People First, the local self advocacy group run by people with learning disabilities for people with learning disabilities, is holding a Self Advocacy ‘Open Mic’ Meeting on Monday 12 July between11-1pm, at Folk Hall, New

Fancy a new co-working spot in town?
We have been offered a temporary office space in the city centre, that would seat around 12 people on a co-working basis. Before we take it, we want to see if there’s a need for