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Protection Approaches has been commissioned by the Greater London Authority (GLA) to undertake new research into how social cohesion initiatives led by community and faith groups are contributing to straightening London’s resilience to shocks and stresses.  London has faced recent challenging situations including the cost-of-living […]

On Monday 26th February, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society held an event celebrating the Faith New Deal Pilot Fund, spotlighting Love Southampton at Portcullis House. Through the Faith New Deal Pilot Fund, Love Southampton supported local food aid and redistribution efforts and […]

The Voluntary Organisation’s Disability Group (VODG) and National Care Forum (NCF) have been commissioned by the Better Security Better Care Programme and Digital Care Hub to research the ways in which social care charities and not-for-profit organisations are particularly susceptible to cyber attacks, and whether […]

The Voter ID public awareness campaign is getting ready for the 2nd May 2024 Mayor of London and London Assembly elections. The Elections Act (2022) has brought unprecedented changes to the UK voting system, most notably the introduction of photo Voter ID. London already has […]

The £25.5m VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme scheme is now open to help voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in England improve their energy efficiency. It is part of the package of over £100 million of support announced by the Government at the Spring Budget […]

Locality have recently launched a manifesto at their annual Convention in Bristol. It sets a ten-year vision that calls for a “community power revolution”, predicated on knowledge that local communities are best placed to transform lives and create a fairer society. It calls on the […]

Maslaha have published Time to End the Silence: the experience of Muslims in the prison system. The report shows in stark detail how Muslims in prison face racism which obstructs them from practicing their religion and prevents them from accessing vital services such as mental […]

Groundswork are continuing support the GLA to update the Mayor’s new Migrant Londoners Hub, a map of services for migrants, refugees and newly arrived communities. This is an online resource to support different groups of refugees and migrants in London to understand their rights and to […]

The Department for Education has updated their guidance on safeguarding. This is non-statutory guidance for organisations or individuals who provide community activities, tuition or after-school clubs for children. ‘Children’ refers to individuals who have not yet reached their 18th birthday. These are also known as […]

Mitzvah Day takes place on 19th November and the theme this year is  ‘Repairing the World’. The theme aims to remind us that we can all play a part, however big or small, in helping to heal our increasingly damaged world and to reconsider the […]