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Charity and Voluntary Sector
DUK: Diabetes UK have produced 2 new information leaflets for people recently diagnosed with diabetes, and those at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Both of the new leaflets are designed to give straightforward & reliable information, and tell you where to get help & support when you need it.
BIG: People struggling under a heavy load of severe problems - homelessness, re-offending, substance misuse & mental ill-health - are being given help to improve their lives through an investment of up to £100m from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG). BIG’s funding will help services come together to ensure they provide tailored support for people with multiple & complex needs who live chaotic lives.
CRUK: Bowel cancer patients whose disease was found through screening have a better chance of beating their disease than those diagnosed after developing symptoms, new research shows. The study also adds to evidence that the test used in bowel screening – which looks for blood in stool samples - is better at finding bowel cancers in men, and in the lower part of the bowel.
The study findings, based on north-east England, support Cancer Research UK’s calls to ensure the bowel screening programmes are as effective as possible. This could be done by including a better stool blood test and implementing the Flexi-Scope bowel screening test swiftly.
CLG: Mr Stunell has written to every local authority Leader in the country, reminding them of the expertise & excellence that the voluntary sector can bring in delivering services. Last year the Government published Best Value Guidance which set out the manner in which councils should work with the voluntary sector.
Compact Voice and the Department for Communities & Local Government have now also jointly produced a briefing note which provides practical views on how the guidance can be best used to ensure effective partnerships.
DWP: Since last week, disabled grassroots organisations in Scotland & Wales - which can make a real difference to the everyday lives of disabled people on the ground - are able to access a £3m fund.
Disabled Peoples User Led Organisations (DPULOs) run by & for disabled people, often provide support & services alongside those provided by the public sector. Drawing on their own first hand experience of disability, they have clear ideas about what works and what doesn’t.
Disabled Peoples User Led Organisations (DPULOs) run by & for disabled people, often provide support & services alongside those provided by the public sector. Drawing on their own first hand experience of disability, they have clear ideas about what works and what doesn’t.
CO: Start-up social ventures will now be able to access intensive support through the new £10m Social Incubator Fund, which was launched recently. Big Society Capital, which was launched in April 2012, provides significantly improved access to capital for more established social ventures.
The Social Incubator Fund will strengthen the growing social investment market by providing start-ups with intensive support to enable them to take advantage of social investment opportunities so they better serve communities and people most in need. To help grow the market and support smaller organisations the Government has introduced the Investment Readiness Programme to support social ventures. The deadline for applications is on 21 September 2012..
