Charity and Voluntary Sector
BIG: Support After Murder And Manslaughter (SAMM) boasts more than 50 passionate volunteers nationwide - all of whom have tragically lost a loved one as a result of murder or manslaughter. The project is one of 45 across England sharing in over £11.5mn from Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities programme, providing good cause grants from £10k - £500k to build stronger communities and help those most in need.
Press release & links ~ Support After Murder And Manslaughter (SAMM) ~ BIG Mosaic of Support Services for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
DH: The Department of Health has announced a further investment of £19m for social enterprises over the next year. Since the Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF) was launched in 2007, the DH has invested more than £100m in more than 600 social enterprises working across a wide range of health & social care areas, including disability services, mental health, substance misuse, carers’ organisations and supporting people with long term conditions. These enterprises include Jamie’s Farm, Norcare, Jets Foundation and HCT Group.
SEIF investment packages, which include grants & loans, have supported organisations at different stages, helping them become investment ready and then to scale up and grow. To help potential applicants to the SEIF, the Department is organising a series of workshops in conjunction with Local Partnerships and The Social Investment Business, due to take place this July (see press release for more details).
HL: More than 70% of homeless people are being discharged from hospital back onto the streets, damaging their health and costing the NHS money, a recent report indicates. The report, from Homeless Link and St Mungo’s, has found that ‘NHS staff can improve health outcomes for homeless people and save the NHS money by ensuring all patients have somewhere appropriate to stay when they are discharged from hospital’
DUK: People are being urged to take 5 minutes from their busy lives to make themselves aware of the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes – and help prevent the trauma of late diagnosis – by watching a new online video.
Diabetes UK and JDRF, the Type 1 diabetes charity, have launched a video featuring children living with Type 1 diabetes and showing the most common symptoms of the condition. About 2,000 children a year are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and a quarter of these are only diagnosed when they are hospitalised.
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