VAMT's Annual Report

VAMT's  Annual Report is now available to view here

Come along and join in the fun of walking football - right here in Merthyr Tydfil

Free Information Day - Fertility Network UK

Quick Reminder - Inform December 2016

Just a reminder that the deadline for news for December's Inform is Tuesday 15 November.  Many thanks, and look forward to hearing from you,  Send any information you'd like to see published to Hilary.edwards@vamt.net

Job Vacancy with Drink Wise Age Well

Drugaid currently have a vacancy for a Prevention Worker with their Drink Wise Age Well project.    The job description is available here

An English job advert is here  and a Welsh job advert here

Inform December 2016

The closing date for articles for the December edition of Inform 2016 is 15 November 2016.  If you've got something you'd like to share with the sector across Merthyr Tydfil, a new service or event, a funding success or just what you're up to, then articles are always welcome.  Just email hilary.edwards@vamt.net

We've also got the Focus On slot free, so if you'd like to showcase your organisation please let me know asap - first come, first served.

Previous editions of Inform are available at www.vamt.net

Safeguarding Level 1 Training 15 November

A Safeguarding Level 1 course will run on Tuesday 15^th November 4pm - 6:30pm  in the JM room at VAMT, which is free of charge 

The Learning Outcomes are…

¢  Have an awareness of what is meant by child abuse and neglect and learn about the possible signs, symptoms and indicators of abuse and neglect

¢  Understand the main legislation and policies for working together to safeguard children,

¢  Know how to report any concerns that a child had been abused or neglected

If you'd like to attend, please email training@vamt.net

Cruse Merthyr Tydfil/RCT are recruiting volunteers

Welsh Government Consultation on Building Resilient Communities/Communities First

The Welsh Government have recently opened a consultation regarding a new approach to building resilient communities and Communities First.  Please find further details below plus a link to the consultation.   Please encourage your members/clients to complete the survey.

The new approach focuses on three priority areas of Employment, Early Years and Empowerment. By prioritising in this way, we want to create communities that offer children the best start in life, communities that are ready and able to work and communities where the voices of local people are heard clearly when decisions are made.

As well as asking for your views on how these priorities can support greater prosperity and resilience, we are seeking views from people who have personal experience of Communities First. The programme was launched 15 years ago, and has supported many people in some of our most deprived communities. In that time, however, our economy and society have been through huge changes. Consequently, the Cabinet Secretary for Communities has said that he is minded to phase out the Communities First programme. He is clear that the employability programmes, Communities for Work and LIFT, will continue.

http://gov.wales/topics/people-and-communities/communities/talk-communities/?lang=en

Do you have clients who need a bed?

Taff Bargoed Dvelopment Trust currently have approximately 30 beds to donate - they would need to be collected from the Centre.  If you are interested, please contact Howard Jackson on 01443 710827 or enquiries@tbdt.co.uk