News & Developments

The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health is a local charity that has been delivering Mental Health support to local people for over 30 years. Over that time our service delivery has helped in the development of our mental health resources to reach individuals across many areas and contexts.

One resource is the practising of mindfulness, which helps to give us vital skills when navigating the often stressful and overwhelming aspects of life. Within the current climate it is therefore important to develop tools to navigate this new way of life.

This introduction is aimed to provide information and tools to begin, or continue your mindfulness journeys. Being mindful is a science-based practice that can be used daily to improve all aspects of our physical and emotional wellbeing.

The workshop will be delivered via Zoom in which a link will be provided on your booking. 

Book at:
www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-mindfulness-tickets-93464860915?aff=affiliate1

Email emmadaniels@dfmh.co.uk  or Tel: 01629733915

Local charity PCrefurb are looking for donations of mobile phones, tablets and laptops, that you no longer use, to help people in our communities who are at a disadvantage when it comes to access to technology.  

In addition to refurbishing and redistributing electronic devices, PCrefurb will also provide training to support people to grow their skills and confidence in using devices to for day to day activities that improve their health and wellbeing through, for example:

• Accessing online information and support 
• Reducing loneliness by keeping in touch with friends and family 
• Accessing health services such as GP appointments and repeat prescriptions
• Accessing online banking and ordering groceries 
• Undertaking further education 
• Greater access to employment opportunities and housing
• Accessing health apps to improve wellbeing or manage long term conditions

If you think you can help, for more information about how your device will be used, the types of devices you can donate, how to delete personal data, and a list of drop off locations across Tameside and Glossop see:
pcrefurb.org.uk/training/digitalwellbeing-devices/

You can follow the progress of this project on Twitter @PCrefurbCharity and @CWTandG

It’s estimated that in Derbyshire, around 70,100 people aged over 65 fall every year, resulting in 11,000 ambulance call outs and 6,000 hospital admissions

Derbyshire County Council is running a falls prevention campaign is to improve awareness of the risk of falls and how to prevent them.   Many falls can be avoided by simple measures people take themselves.  Note this is a relaunch of the previous Small Grants round after it was paused for Covid-19.  

Small Grants are available to help local groups and teams to get creative, reach local people, have fun and raise awareness of falls prevention.

Who: This small grant fund is for voluntary and community groups, businesses and teams across Derbyshire County.

What: Around 20 groups, businesses or teams can receive up to £150 in grant funding, and for more ambitious proposals up to £300.

Groups can apply for funding to run an activity, or put on an event(s), or extend a current meeting/event, that will raise awareness around the risks of falling. To adapt to the current social distancing regulations, we will be looking to support approaches that are remote/online. The emphasis will be on engaging family, friends and staff who can support older people.

Get creative!  Run events, quizzes, talks, with existing groups or with new audiences.   You will be supported to plan your activity, receive free campaign resources, offered training and help to complete a simple evaluation to share your work.

The closing date for applications is: Monday 21 September 2020

Application Form and more information:
www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social-health/adult-care-and-wellbeing/help-to-live-at-home/falls/falls-prevention-grants/falls-prevention-grants.aspx

The traineeships are based in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Sheffield and Rotherham. 

The Working for Nature traineeship is for people from harder to reach backgrounds to train alongside a Reserves Officer, learning practical conservation skills and to study for a Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Environmental Conservation. 

Trainees are based either in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire or Sheffield for 44 weeks and receive a bursary of over £11,000 to complete the traineeship. 

Applicants need to be 18 or over, be reasonably IT literate, have access to a means of transport to travel, willing to work outdoors in all weathers and most importantly, be really passionate about wildlife.

More information and the link to fill in an Expression of Interest form can be found at www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/working-nature. They will be running Zoom sessions for all interested applicants later this month / early October.

Two Derbyshire charities are joining forces to extend Hospice at Home services to more patients across the High Peak, Derbyshire Dales and North East Derbyshire. 

Blythe House Hospicecare and Helen’s Trust, based in Chapel-en-le-Frith and Bakewell respectively, have been discussing their organisational compatibility for over 12 months, and this formal partnership – officially launched on 7 September 2020 - is the natural progression of the special relationship. 

The charities have been working closely together since April throughout lockdown, delivering over 1,800 hours of care to patients across the Dales and North East Derbyshire , in addition to those in the High Peak, who have life-limiting illnesses such as cancer, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and motor neurone disease.  

After receiving 120 patient referrals from April to August 2020, 75 patients died in the comfort of their own home with their loved ones by their side – achieving a 100% outcome for the patient’s preferred place of death.

The need for this fundamental care in patient’s homes has never been clearer. A survey found that 82% of people wanted to die at home, but 50% of us die in hospital. Other research found that hospices could help reduce hospital deaths by 50,000 every year, generating £80m of savings for the NHS .

Blythe House’s Hospice at Home service launched in 2016 and since then, has delivered over 48,000 hours of day and night-time care in the comfort of patient’s homes across the High Peak. 

Referral processes for both charity’s services will remain the same and can be made by: 

• Calling 01298 813007 or 01298 811770 for Blythe House 
• Calling 07780 331715 for Helen’s Trust 

To find out more visit: www.blythehousehospice.org.uk

Allchurches Trust (UK)

Name of Fund: Hope Beyond

In response to the coronavirus, the Allchurches Trust is making funding available to churches, Christian Charities, cathedrals and Christian denominational bodies to enable them to meet changing needs within their communities and to adapt to challenges and opportunities presented by the pandemic. The Hope Beyond Programme are making grants of up to £50,000 available to help religious organisations implement new ways of working and introduce new and/or enhanced support and activities to meet changing need. The Programme will look to address three themes: the issues of loneliness and isolation; growing community resilience and promoting mental and emotional health and wellbeing; and growing technological capability and resilience. Funding can be used for capital projects and some revenue costs. Applications can be made at any time.

CLA Charitable Trust

Grants for organisations in England and Wales to provide facilities for the disabled to take part in country sports and recreation, and training in agriculture and horticulture. It also promotes education in the countryside for disadvantaged children and young people. Applications can be made at any time.

Comic Relief (UK)

Change Maker

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Comic Relief has launched a new funding programme to support changes in the way which community and voluntary sector organisations work. Funding of between £150,000 and £600,000 will be available for projects lasting up to 3 to 5 years. The focus is on work in areas that are of particular interest to Comic Relief. This includes addressing homelessness, forced migration, gender justice, mental health, and early childhood development. Organisations will be able to apply in one of two categories. Grants for small and medium-sized organisations that focus on equalities and are user-led; and grants for medium-sized organisations. 20% of the available funding is ring-fenced for efforts led by and working with BAME communities. Application deadline 12pm on the 25th September 2020.

Capacity Building Grants Scheme

Charities, voluntary and community organisations, social enterprises and CIC’s in England which have been negatively impacted by Covid-19 can apply for grants of up to £1,000 to help them rebuild their capacity to meet the needs of their local community. The funding is being made available through the Comic Relief’s Capacity Building Grants Scheme and will support projects within their four strategic themes and can be used for a wide range of activities, such as: training; increasing delivery capacity through additional volunteer recruitment; and developing strategies to help rebuild and move forward such as fundraising strategies, and developing new delivery plans. To be eligible, applicants will need to have an annual income of less than £250,000. Applications can be made at any time.

Derbyshire County Council Public Health Covid 19 Fund 

The Public Health COVID19 Fund has been established to support voluntary and community sector organisations and groups in improving the health and wellbeing of the residents of Derbyshire during the ongoing pandemic.   Constituted organisations and groups can apply for up to £2,000 in funding, and non-constituted organisations and groups up to £250.

To be eligible for funding, organisations must:

• not have an existing contractual agreement in place with the Public Health department 
• be supporting the response to COVID19
• be known to the Public Health team through previous partnership working, be known to the Council’s Community Response Unit, or be known to the network of District Forums that support the work of the Community Response Unit
• provide a minimum level of detail, including geographic area covered, contact details for lead individual, and bank details for transfer of funding

 Any proposed use of the Emergency Funding must be linked to an existing Public Health work programme/theme, for example to support mental health and emotional wellbeing, increase social connectedness, or to prevent demand on statutory services.  To apply for Emergency Funding, organisations will need to return the attached application to the Assistant Director of Public Health giving details of the funding they require, its purpose, and confirmation that they meet the eligibility criteria. Application forms to be returned by email only to: Iain.Little@derbyshire.gov.uk and Sue.Rattigan@derbyshire.gov.uk.  No deadline set as yet.

DM Thomas Foundation for Young People - Central Grants

Grants are available to UK registered charities that are working with young people (up to 25 years) for projects supporting young people in the vital areas of education, awareness and training. Education funding generally will be given for training/re-training, educational equipment, activity-based learning leading to accreditation and sports equipment.

Application deadline: 6th October 2020

The Fore - RAFT Transition Fund

Unrestricted grants to help small charities and social enterprises in the UK plan for the longer term and gain a stronger footing in the post-coronavirus world. The unrestricted grants can be used for any purpose, including core costs. A webinar to prepare you for application can be viewed here. (max. £15,000) 

Round 2 applications open 21 September (first come first serve)

The Gordon Trust

Grants are available for registered charities working in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire in the areas of disability, social deprivation, homelessness, substance and alcohol abuse and prisoner education and rehabilitation. Application deadline: none specified

LGBT+ Futures Fund

Grants are available for non-profit LGBT+ organisations across the UK to address the additional needs of LGBT+ people and communities most adversely impacted by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. All funds must be fully spent by 31 May 2021. Applications can be made at any time.

Tudor Trust

Grants are available to smaller community-led groups that support people at the margins of society in the UK, encouraging independence, inclusion and integration.  The Trust remains open for non-emergency applications from organisations that they do not currently support. The trustees want to provide support to voluntary and community groups to continue their core work in the medium and long term, and don't have funding allocated specifically for 'emergency' or 'recovery'. Applications can be made at any time.

Volant Charitable Trust - COVID-19 Response Fund

Grants are available to UK charities that demonstrate a strong focus on alleviating social deprivation and helping vulnerable groups who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.  The activity must be specifically related to the COVID-19 pandemic and can be for project and administrative costs, as the Trust does not usually fund capital expenditure. However, applications for medical equipment and the production or distribution of PPE may be considered.  Application deadline: 31st December 2020

This document aims to summarise the current guidance but any decision to return to face to face meetings is up to you and your committee, taking the best interests of your members into account and subject to your group’s risk assessment.

Contents:

• Guidance for multi-use community buildings 
• Meeting basics
• Track & Trace 
• First Aid and Waste Precautions
• Stay safe and Have fun!!
• Alternatives

Download >> Resuming Community and Voluntary Activities

Posters:

Catch-Bin-Kill Poster

Respiratory and Cough Hygiene Poster

Although the programme does contain elements of interacting with the community and going on outdoor activities, they will still be offering that opportunity but will be doing so whilst adhering to social distancing guidelines so there will be changes made that differ between team locations. Therefore they will still be offering the same opportunities as usual but within a safe environment for all involved.

Main Qualifications: Level 1 Prince’s Trust Certificate in Employment, Teamwork and Community Skills.  Additional Qualification: Edexcel Level 1- Personal and Social Development.  Other Qualifications:  Leadership Training Award Outdoor Education Activity Award  

Other Certified Workshops to be included as per individual team demand:  Disability Awareness Training, Drugs Awareness, Managing Your Money, Dragons Den Day, Sexual Health, Diversity, Food Awareness and more…      

Course: 12 weeks  Monday – Friday: 9.30am – 4.30pm (except Residential week)  

Chesterfield: Ashleigh Shearsby, Team Leader – 07858300247
Derbyshire:    Mandy Devit, Team Coordinator– 07799843721 or Joshua May, Assistant Team Leader – 07858 300256

The scheme pays employers to give jobs to young people. Zink’s three work coaches have been supporting unemployed High Peak and Derbyshire Dales people into work, education and training for six years.

The Kickstart scheme will pay employers the equivalent of 25 hours per week minimum pay plus National Insurance and pension contributions for every 18-24 year old they take on in a new job for up to six months. Employers can pay more than minimum pay and/or more hours but this is at their own expense. Jobs must be genuine and fulfilling but not require extensive training. Employers are also required to provide employability support but Zink are offering to do this element for employers in The High Peak and Derbyshire Dales. Also, Zink will work with young people before they apply for vacancies so that they are more prepared for work.

After the six month placement is over, the employer can take the young person on permanently or end the placement. They can then take another person on in the same job.

Employers who will have more than 30 Kickstart vacancies can apply for the funding directly but those with fewer can only apply in partnership with a lead representative. Zink are willing to be the representative for businesses in the High Peak.

Paul Bohan, CEO at Zink said "Kickstart is a great opportunity for employers to offer jobs to young people at no cost to themselves. Zink is giving smaller employers in the High Peak the chance to take part in this opportunity”.

More information is available at www.gov.uk, search Kickstart. High Peak or Derbyshire Dales businesses who are interested in the scheme and want to partner with Zink, should email paul@zink.org.uk.

Photo attached: Paul Bohan, CEO at Zink

More info: paul@zink.org.uk or 07811 684299

Do you have tact, diplomacy, leadership skills and the ability to run a meeting?
Do you care about mental health?

The Chair whose responsibility will be to:

• Plan and prepare board meetings and AGM with others as appropriate
• Chair board meetings ensuring a balance is struck between timekeeping and space for discussions; business is dealt with and decisions made; the implementation of decisions is assigned and monitored.
• Act as a channel of communication between board and staff
• Ensure adequate support and supervision arrangements are made for staff
• Act as a figurehead for the charity (for example, representing it at functions, meetings or in the press).
• Help to develop the culture and values of the charity

II you would like to know more about this role contact Janis on janisOl@msn.com .