Charity and Voluntary Sector
BIG: The Lottery-funded FORCES IN MIND TRUST (FIMT) was launched last week with Royal backing from The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry to bring support to former UK military and their families.
Over the next 20 years, the Trust will provide UK-wide long-term support & advocacy for Service personnel and Veterans to make a successful transition to civilian life. The focus will be on addressing a range of problems that some ex-service personnel and their families can experience back in civilian life, such as poor mental health, family breakdown and alcohol-related problems.
CO: The new Community First endowment, which aims to raise £150m to be invested to secure the future of local community projects in England, has been launched by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society recently. The Government will pay in up to £50m, giving 50p for every £1 raised from individual, corporate & philanthropic donors.
With Gift Aid tax relief, this will create a pot worth in excess of £150m. The money will be invested and the return, expected to be up to £12m per year, will be used to provide grants to local community and social action projects from 2015 onwards.
TPT: Growing up without a daily routine or structure such as regular bedtimes and set meal times can harm a young person’s school grades & overall wellbeing, warns a new report. The Prince’s Trust Youth Index reveals how 10% of young people feel their days ‘lacked structure and direction’ while growing up, while those with lower school grades are more than twice as likely to claim this (26%).
AUK: Age UK is urging professionals who work in the social care sector to back their Care in Crisis campaign, demanding urgent reform of the care system. Age UK aim to collect 100,000 signatures by 1 March 2012, and will deliver them to the Government ahead of the planned White Paper on the future of long term care.
HL: Please watch a recording of Homeless Link’s ‘Homelessness Transition Fund - Feedback for Round 1’ webinar, held on 9th January, 2012. Purpose of Webinar included:
* To explore the reasons why 3 out of 4 applications were unsuccessful, and:
* For unsuccessful applicants: To learn how future applications can be improved.
*For all: To learn how we can better tackle rough sleeping and implement NSNO principles.
AUK: New research from Age UK shows that the Personal Budget system in England, which is meant to enable adults to have greater choice in choosing and paying for domiciliary & day care, is highlighting huge regional differences in the amount of care older people receive.
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