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Warm Homes, Healthy People Fund: Help for Vulnerable Households

The Department of Health recently confirmed Birmingham City Council is to receive funds from its Warm Homes, Healthy People initiative.

Birmingham’s allocation of £600,000 will, in summary, deliver actions to help prevent seasonal deaths and casualties amongst the most vulnerable living in cold housing.

Actions will be led by the City Housing and Health & Wellbeing Partnerships, and we are very keen to hear from voluntary and community partners if you are able to make referrals of vulnerable residents.
 

'Keep Supporting People' - Consultation Response

This Consultation Response has been prepared on behalf of Birmingham Supporting People Provider Chairs and Birmingham Supporting People Providers.

Please download the full report.
 

Third Sector Assembly Annual Conference and BVSC AGM

The Third Sector Assembly Annual Conference 2011 will feature presentations focussing on funding from Birmingham Community Foundation (philanthropic giving) and the Big Lottery Fund (Current and prospective funding opportunities and priorities) as well as addressing issues around governance in today’s changing climate in a presentation from BVSC’s Director of Policy and Programmes, Tracey O’Brien.

Mandatory Power of Possession Consultation

The Third Sector Assembly Champions have drafted a response to the recent government consultation on a new mandatory ground for possession in cases of anti-social behaviour and criminality.

The consultation has also been extended following the disturbances, to include extension of the discretionary ground for social tenants if they or their family have been convicted of a criminal offence beyond the vicinity of their neighbourhood.

Vision 2026 Priorities and Future Assembly Operating Arrangements
Notes from CYP Roundtable Meeting

On 8 April 2011, voluntary sector leaders and public sector commissioners within Children and Young People met to continue discussions around action and collaboration in terms of minimising the impact of the cuts on beneficiaries and to agree a consistent appropach to communications with the voluntary and community sector.

The full notes of that meeting can be downloaded below.

Selection process for new champions opens

This summer sees the second Third Sector Assembly Network Champion selection process.

Cllr Sue Anderson responds to the sector re: funding cuts

The letter from Cllr Sue Anderson can be downloaded below:

Big Lottery Fund opens £20m fund for vulnerable children

Improving Futures will benefit voluntary sector organisations working with disadvantaged families in partnership with public authorities

City Council signs up to the Birmingham Compact

Birmingham’s voluntary, community and public sectors are committed to working together with the signing of the new Compact.

Legal Entitlement Services - Third Sector Transition Fund Instructions for Bidding

Birmingham City Council release details of advice services transition fund

Social Care Vision - Consultation findings to date

Please find attached the Adults and Communities presentation on the Vision for Adult Social Care consultation findings to date.

Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP survey

The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) wants to hear from organisations within the LEP area about the part you can play in helping realise its vision

Consultation on Legal Entitlement Advice Services

Birmingham City Council invites suitable organisations or individuals to participate in a minimum six week market consultation process which will allow the Council to effectively commission Legal Entitlement Advice Services that provide value for money and excellent advice to the citizens of Birmingham.

New Birmingham City Council Grant Application Process
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