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Vacancy at NAVCA: Head of Communications and External Affairs
NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action), the national membership body for local voluntary sector support and development organisations, are currently recruiting for the role of Head of Communications and External Affairs. They’re looking for someone who is “creative, imaginative, politically aware, engaged and […] Read more…
Training for faith leaders
A significant new free training course for faith leaders, which FaithAction was involved in shaping, is being rolled out around the country. The Faith Leaders Training Initiative is provided by the Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion and funded by the Ministry […] Read more…
Public Nominations for the 2019 No2H8 Awards Are Now Open
You can nominate an Upstander against hate and there are a range of award categories which include: Young Upstander Award, Media Upstander Award, Community Upstander Award, Parliamentary Upstander Award, Local Authority Upstander Award, Law Enforcement Upstander Award, Social Research Upstander Award, Lifetime Achievement Upstander Award, […] Read more…
Gambling-related harm within black and minority ethnic communities
Evidence suggests that black and minority ethnic communities are among those most vulnerable to gambling-related harm. The Race Equality Foundation is interested in finding out what work exists and how minority ethnic communities are engaged. Are you doing work targeting black and minority ethnic communities […] Read more…
Nominations for the 2019 London Faith and Belief Community Awards are now open
The Faith and Belief Forum’s annual awards ceremony recognises the creative, generous and vital work of London’s faith and belief communities, by bringing together local heroes and shining a light on their inspirational works. This year, they will be handing out 40 awards of £500. […] Read more…
Why public services should look to faith to help tackle loneliness
Right Up Your Street: How Faith-Based Organisations Are Tackling Loneliness, the new report from FaithAction for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society, was launched this week at a reception in Parliament. We were delighted that Mims Davies MP, the government minister with responsibility […] Read more…
Barriers to belonging – new research on loneliness among people from BAME backgrounds
The British Red Cross and Co-op have launched a new research report, Barriers to belonging: an exploration of loneliness among people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds. This research, carried out in partnership with the Centre for Loneliness Studies at the University of Sheffield […] Read more…
Faith-based organisation, the Trussell Trust, brings faith into the public square with this article
An interesting article in today’s Guardian – one likely to provoke strong opinions. The Chief Executive, Emma Revie, says ‘“We do not want to be a part of the welfare state, we can’t be a part of the system.” What are your views? Agree or […] Read more…
FaithAction wins huge contract to establish 55 Creative English hubs across the UK
We are excited to announce that Creative English is going to reach more people than ever before as it is set to be introduced into new areas. FaithAction has been successful in securing a bid with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which […] Read more…
Housing and the older ethnic minority population in England
The Race Equality Foundation, our partners in the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, and the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN) have produced a new briefing addressing the future mainstream housing needs of older black and minority ethnic (BME) groups as they converge towards the age […] Read more…
