Living a healthier lifestyle in Gloucestershire – have your say

Gloucestershire County Council is reviewing the support offered to people who want to make a lifestyle change, and we want to make sure that our proposals meet the needs of our residents.

The Gloucestershire VCS Alliance in partnership with The Wellbeing Line, is proud to announce a new offer of free and confidential mental health and wellbeing support for leaders and staff within Gloucestershire VCSE organisations.  This offer is exclusively available to VCS Alliance members only.

Are apprenticeships available in your VCSE organisation?

Find out how apprenticeships can help to support with growth of services and demand.

Conflict between parents - whether together or separated - can have a significant impact on children’s mental health and long-term life chances. Not all conflict is damaging, but where it is frequent, intense and poorly resolved it can harm children’s outcomes.

Have you thought about volunteering before but not sure where to start or what it might be like? Then join Go Volunteer Glos for their Virtual Volunteer Fair where you can learn more about what is involved in some Gloucestershire's volunteer roles.

Earlier this month Eibhlish Fleming, Head of Funding and Social Investment at Barnwood joined us to talk all things funding. 

We heard about the Barnwood Trust and how they allocate funding in the county to individuals, projects and organisations. 

Could YOU help shape the health and wellbeing services in Gloucestershire?

Integrated Locality Partnerships (ILP’s) are where senior leaders in health, social care and the voluntary and community sector come together to plan how services can better meet the health and wellbeing needs of local people. We are currently looking for VCSE representatives for ILP’s in the following areas:

Stroud and Berkeley Vale

Cheltenham

Free easy to access, online training modules for Trustees (those newly appointed and those wanting to refresh their skills) provided by the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales: Trustee training modules | ICAEW

The Gloucestershire VCS Alliance are proud to announce that we are hosting a NEW monthly podcast focusing on key VCSE aspects in the county.

Campden Home Nursing has received funding of £2000 from The Hospital Saturday Fund to help grow its Bereavement Services.