Fantastic Support from Lloyds Bank for Stephens and George Charitable Trust

Last week was Small Charities Week.  As part of the work the Lloyds Bank Foundation, who support small charities,  are undertaking in Merthyr  Tydfil, the only area in Wales selected for this,  Helen Hughes from  Stephens and George Charitable Trust was matched with an employee volunteer from Lloyds Bank to help her develop a Covid-19 Recovery Plan for the Charity.  

This piece of work was used in a video to promote the Bank's employee volunteering scheme and circulated to over 65,000 Lloyds employees.  You can watch Helen Hughes from Stephens and George Charitable Trust, together with her Lloyds Bank volunteer describe the piece of work on this video here

We were only too glad to be able to help

Lovely video from Dowlais and Pant Community Action Group here  Well done on all your efforts in the community.

Help and support for Charities from Digital Boost

Digital Boost aims to support the British small businesses and charities impacted by COVID-19 on their digitisation journey. 
Digital Boost will be providing a community of digital expert volunteers to support charities and small businesses through:

• boost calls – support calls
• boost workshops – webinars
• boost skills – curated resources on digitisation

Sign up as a small business or charity to receive expert support by filling out Digital Boost’s organisation form.
Become a digital expert volunteer or host workshops by filling out Digital Boost’s volunteer form.
For further information please visit the Digital Boost website.

New Funding Opportunity - Natwest Social and Community Capital

A new fund offering up to £1M in grants to organisations who employ people from disadvantaged or vulnerable groups opens today.

Further details here

Free Webinar - PPE Considerations for voluntary organisations resuming services

WCVA host a free webinar on Monday 29 June between 11:00am and 12:00pm giving  voluntary organisations looking at resuming their services an opportunity to consider their PPE requirements.

Full further details and a link to booking are available here

Job Vacancies with Housing First

We are currently recruiting for two exciting roles within the Housing First Project within Merthyr Tydfil.  

• Specialist Support Worker

• Outreach Specialist Support Worker (Maternity Cover)

Housing First Merthyr Tydfil offers a fresh approach to supporting entrenched homeless individuals with complex needs. Working collaboratively with the health, justice and the housing sectors we deliver long term sustainable housing solutions. Housing First Merthyr Tydfil is a project that is motivated by a passion for removing barriers for those looking for somewhere to call home. We are an aspirational and positive project; keenly person centred and psychologically informed, embraced by an organisation who promotes a culture of constructive creativitity.

Head to www.salvationarmy.org.uk - 'Jobs' to apply online.

Connect to Nature virtually with Coed Lleol

During this period of physical distancing, Coed Lleol (Small Woods Wales) is continuing to help people across Wales improve their wellbeing by connecting to nature. One of the ways we’re doing this is through FREE online video sessions, currently held on Zoom. Zoom is free to download and can be used on a computer, tablet or phone. Each session has a different theme, from Foraging to Family Activities, to Keep Fit classes & Mindfulness!

. We also have a Facebook presence and advertise these sessions online: https://www.facebook.com/CoedLleol/

How to get involved:

1. Have a look at the regular weekly timetable (below) or check out our website for full details: https://www.coedlleol.org.uk/naturefix/
2. Click here to register. When you’ve registered, you’ll receive a password that will let you join any of the online sessions

Also, we have just relaunched our YouTube channel, which we will be filling with self-led nature activities over the next few months. Please feel free to share this with anyone who you feel might benefit:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjzP1YGfGmAOeG9-isz9IQ