BBC Asian Network is targeting disinformation and conspiracy theories surrounding the Covid-19 vaccines with a new series of videos in five different languages. Read more
The COVID-19 vaccination is now being offered to all health and social care workers, regardless of role. For those who have not already booked an appointment for the first dose, it is strongly recommended that you get vaccinated as soon as possible. Read more
BVSC has updated guidance and FAQs to help VCFSE sector organisations to understand what is permissible under the current current national lockdown restrictions which came into force on 5 January 2021. Read more
The Local Connections Fund is a new £4 million fund to help charities and community groups in England that are working to reduce loneliness by helping them build connections across their communities. Read more
As lockdown three begins, help is available to families. Birmingham Children's Partnership has provided detailed information about where you can find help for now and the longer term. Read more
St Giles SOS+ Programme is holding 10 sessions for parents of young people impacted by gangs and county lines. These will be online and interactive, followed by a live Q&A. Read more
Witton Lodge Community Organisation has appointed Scott Baldwin as Volunteer Development Worker to co-ordinate the recruitment, training, management and advancement of volunteers and befrienders across Perry Common, Wyrley Birch and the wider North. Read more
Help is at hand for vulnerable people through the new Covid19 lockdown Read more
Birmingham City Council is leading the rapid deployment of testing in the community at scale and is working with BVSC to explore the appetite for community organisations to host and run fixed community based testing sites. Read more
Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice is sharing its insight into grief and loss as part of a national campaign that aims to get people talking about this typically uncomfortable subject. The Hospice is a partner in National Grief Awareness week, a campaign involving all bereavement services in the UK that aims to bravely bust the taboo around grief. Read more
It's been a tough year for Birmingham charities! Many have lost income this year as a direct result of Covid-19. So end-of-year appeals and campaigns are going to be more important than ever this Christmas. Read more
Healthwatch Birmingham's new report ‘Health Inequalities: Somali people’s experiences of health and social care services in Birmingham’ looks at the barriers members of the city’s Somali community face accessing and using health and social care services. Read more
New video campaign launched in response to increasing concerns that growing number of babies and children are at risk of serious harm because of the way some parents and carers consume alcohol at home. Read more
The Brum Recovery Micro Fund is set up with funding from Birmingham City Council and is aimed at unconstituted and grassroots community groups in the city. Groups can apply for up to £2,000 and the deadline for applications is 20 January 2021. Read more
If you are interested in improving your chances in writing successful funding applications or winning new business, you will be interested in our series of webinars that we will be running throughout the rest of the year. Read more
An exciting new leadership development programme is being launched by the Leadership Academy in partnership with the Personalised Care Group in NHS England and Improvement. Read more
Healthwatch Birmingham's new report examines feedback from over 500 Birmingham residents experiences of health and social care support in Birmingham during the first C-19 lockdown. Read more
Birmingham City Council has announced £100k to be distributed in localities, and free school meals vouchers that are being sent direct to schools by Sodexo. Read more
BVSC has produced a statement and FAQ document intended to provide some clarity as to what activity is - and is not - permitted under the Tier 2 restrictions for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector organisations in Birmingham. Read more
Brian Carr from BVSC was recently invited onto the Leaders Council podcast alongside Lord Blunkett to answer questions posed by Scott Challinor about leadership. Read more
The Building a Stronger Britain Together (BSBT) programme supports civil society and community organisations who work to increase the resilience of individuals and communities to extremism, stand up to extremism in all its forms and offer vulnerable individuals a positive alternative, regardless of race, faith, sexuality, age and gender. Read more
A migration-friendly city is one in which the social, civic, and economic contributions of refugees and migrants are unlocked and embraced. This newsletter highlights some of the brilliant work that Birmingham participants have been doing. Read more
The App and the QR Codes for venues are part of the large-scale COVID-19 testing and tracing programme called NHS Test and Trace and we need to encourage as many people as possible in Birmingham to start using them. Read more
Birmingham Young Researchers are a group of young people from Birmingham who are supporting Birmingham Children’s Partnership by carrying out research on the views of support services for children and young people in the city. Birmingham Young Researchers have created an online survey for children 5 – 11 years and young people 11 - 18 years. Read more