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Affiliation Newsletter |
November 2009
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VCS REPRESENTATION IN THE CHILDREN'S TRUST
Compact In Action has requested that the process for VCS representation is consistent across the sector. It has been requested that the current Children's Trust arangements be rolled forward for one year while a county-wide protocol can be developed and introduced. Your thoughts on this interim arrangement are welcome - please email Hanna
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West Sussex Parents Forum is having an information evening on Thursday
26 November around the Disability Living Allowance. Please contact Kelly for further information or see the invitation here.
parents@westsussexparentsforum.co.uk www.westsussexparentsforum.co.uk
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Children and Young People's Workforce
Development Seminar
Monday 7 December, The Y Centre, Horsham
This event
is open to all private, voluntary and independent organisations in West
Sussex.
The seminar will utilise the One Children's Workforce Self
Assessment (the rainbow tool) to generate discussion around new ways
of working and the support we need to develop the children's workforce in West Sussex.
There are a few places remaining - please return your completed booking form to Isabelle King as soon as possible.
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Getting
To Know You - part
of the Breaking Down The Barriers' events
Wednesday 9th December 2009
9:15am - 3:15pm County
Hall North,
West
Sussex County Council, Chartway, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1XA
This event is an opportunity to explore - with service users - the
barriers for some BME communities in accessing services for the north of West
Sussex, and how agencies and communities can overcome them by working together.
Admittance is by ticket only
To
request your FREE ticket please contact Sarah Biddles 01243 382610
Email:
sarah.biddles@westsussex.gov.uk
We
look forward to hearing from you!
The
Harm Reduction Team - Community Safety Unit
West
Sussex County Council
2nd Floor East Wing,
County Hall, West Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1RG
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KANGAROOS NEEDS YOUR VOTES
Kangaroos wants to cultivate a plot of land that we have been
offered locally to establish a horticultural project for young people with
severe learning difficulties.
Barclays
Money Skills project which is offering three Sussex based organisations the chance
to win a share of £10,000.
We need you to collect as many votes from the Argus during
the period 3/11/09 to 2/12/09 send to
Mandy May at Kangaroos
Suite 16
The
Priory Business Centre
Syresham Gardens
Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3LB
So please ask friends, relatives anyone you know to collect
the vouchers and send to us.
If you want any further info on the project please contact
Mandy on mandy.may2004@btinternet.com
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Aiming High for Disabled Children: FUN DAY
Saturday 5 December
K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley.
For further information click here.
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HYPER
springs to action
The Springboard Project, Horsham, is to be presented with a cheque for £535, by young people from HYPER
(Horsham Youth Council) on Monday 16 November.
The money was raised by
HYPER at an event night in the summer for The Springboard Project. The
organisation, which is a local volunteer based charity that offers activities
for disabled children and young people, will be spending the money on trips and
outings for their Horsham Buddy Scheme, which provides local disabled teenagers
with positive activities during term time after school and at weekends.
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v Match Fund news
Does
your organisation work with young people? Would you like to develop a
volunteering project? If so, v can help!
v is the National Young Volunteers Service and funds hundreds of
organisations to involve young people in volunteering. v is delighted to
announced that the v Match Fund programme has £6m to invest in youth
volunteering projects.
Download more information here.
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Youth Opportunities Fund
There are still funds available! Click for further information.
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NCVYS
is now recruiting for Young Advocates
Do
you work with young people aged between 18-25? NCVYS is looking for
one Young person who would like to take on the challenge of being a Young
Advocate.
This
programme is part of the Changemakers Future Leaders Programme and is for a
young person who would enjoy working in organisations that value a young
person's ideas and opinions.
The
Young Advocate will work with NCVYS staff and will help NCVYS improve its
policy and practice regarding young people.
The
project will last for six months and the young advocate will be paid £50.00 a
day plus reasonable expenses.
For
more information and for the application form please visit the NCVYS website: www.ncvys.org.uk or contact the Development
Officer (Skills and Training), Keji Okeowo.
T:
0207
278 1041
E:
keji@ncvys.org.uk
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WSCVYS Training Day
In February we are hosting a training day for VCS organisations. The topics are 'Challenging Diversity' facilitated by NCVYS and 'Hear by Rights' from Participation Works. 17 or 24 February tbc.
WATCH THIS SPACE.
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The annualRotary Youth Poetry Competition 2010 opens Monday 18 January
2010. Applications to be submitted by Saturday 27 March 2010.
The theme is "People in other lands" . There are three age categories and prizes will be
given. Details and rules are available from Waterstones in Chichester or from
www.rotarypoetry.info.
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Spurgeons post
Please see this advert for a new vacancy
within the Sussex Hub.
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Young Carers
Please see here for a Sessional Worker vacancy at Young Carers
and here for a request for Volunteer Drivers
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South of
England Show 2010
Next year's Show will be held on 10-12 June and the WSCVYS & Youth Service stand will feature an arts element. We will be looking for groups producing arts projects to be involved and to exhibit at the Show. More details of this project - and all the other aspects of our Stand - will be published over the coming months.
Contact Trevor England for futher information.
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Roffey Children Can Do project -see here
for a press release on the recent residential trip for this partnership project (WSCVYS, Youth Service and Horsham District Council). |
Participation Works' free national conference:
Five Years On -
What's Changed for Children and Young People?
8 December, 9.30 -
4.30
One Whitehall Place,
London SW1A 2HD
This one-day conference brings together Directors of Children's Services, Lead
Councillors and senior managers to review the changes that have taken place
since the Children Act 2004. The conference will identify what has worked well
and what still needs to be done to ensure that the views and opinions of
children and young people help to shape and influence policy and practice.
Interactive round-table discussions will be led by experts including the
Ministry of Justice, Play England, NCB and the Look Listen Change Consortium.
This is a unique
opportunity to find out what works in participation and how to meet the duty to
listen to and involve children and young people. For more information and to
book please visit www.participationworks.org.uk, email enquiries@participationworks.org.uk
or call 0845 603 6725.
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The Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) is launching a social
networking guide to help children's
professionals communicate effectively with young people online.
Social Media Youth Participation in Local Democracy, is available as a pamphlet and online. Creating a blog, using social networking sites such
as Facebook and uploading videos to YouTube are among the issues covered. | | |
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WSCVYS
Horsham Youth Centre ~ Hurst Road ~ Horsham ~ West Sussex RH12 2DN
www.wscvys.org.uk ~ admin@wscvys.org.uk ~ 01403 252 139
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