Charity and Voluntary Sector (Archive)

BIG:  £3.9m to help strengthen Scottish communities – (BIG:  Northern Ireland Groups share in £942,846 grants boost from Awards for All ~ BIG:  Reaching across the generations thanks to Young Start ~ BIG:  “My life was changed overnight when I woke up unable to see out of one eye” ~ BIG:  Group exploring social supermarket model for NI)

CAB:  Shoppers stuck with faulty electrical items urged to use their consumer rights – (CAB - FCA review “opportunity” to protect more high cost credit customers ~ Citizens Advice response to Ofcom's plan to separate Openreach from BT ~ CAB:  Winter price freezes from British Gas and SSE should “lead the way”)

WAG:  Cabinet Secretary announces £422,334 for Credit Unions

Ofgem ensures secure energy supplies for GB Energy Supply customers ~ Citizens Advice responds to GB Energy Supply going out of business

Ofcom:  Landline prices review to protect elderly and vulnerable

Charity Commission:  New charity investigation: The Cowesby Trust

Sport England:  Coaching plan for England launches – (Sport England:  New volunteering strategy published)

Stabilisation Unit:  Ebola Medal Reception – honouring individual contributions

DCMS:  Give to a good cause you love! Government supports #GivingTuesday

Homeless Link:  Transatlantic Practice Exchange 2017 – are your staff ready for the challenge? – (HL:  How you help people sleeping rough off the streets: how StreetLink works ~ HL:  Homelessness Reduction Bill)

Age UK:  Lack of extra money for social care is a disaster for older people

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