Appeals, Campaigns and Opportunities News
No place for hate says Nottingham as Chinese community is targeted
A campaign is being run in Nottingham to support the Chinese community after reports of COVID-19 related hate crime. Incidents have been reported of people being targeted simply because coronavirus was first reported in China. The campaign, launched by Nottingham City Council, Communities Inc, Nottinghamshire Police and others partners, aims to address this issue by working with… Read More
COVID-19 Survivors Group set-up by Self Help UK
Self Help UK has launched a new peer support service for survivors of COVID-19. The new COVID-19 Survivors Group UK is open to all those across the country who have had the virus. Jarrod Skervin, Project Development Manager at Self Help UK, said, "As the virus is so new, we are only just beginning to understand some of the long term implications it can have on the physical and mental wellbeing of… Read More
Support from the Warm Homes Hub
If the current crisis is having an impact on your household, your Local Authority urges you to reach out, as support is available from the Warm Homes Hub.Nottingham City Council and Local Authorities across the County have joined forces to launch their new £4.3million Warm Homes Hub which will help residents struggling with their health, household income and energy costs during the Coronavirus… Read More
Nottingham food poverty programme launches
Nottingham's largest-ever food programme is being launched in response to the COVID-19 crisis to support those most in need in the city. The new initiative is being funded by Nottingham City Council and The Robin Hood Fund who are providing up to £29,000 in joint funding to support more than 40 food banks and social eating projects across Nottingham. The funding will enable food poverty charity… Read More
Say thank you to a #NottinghamStar this Volunteers' Week
Next week it's Volunteers Week 2020! To celebrate and recognise the efforts of Nottingham's volunteers, charities and community/voluntary groups in response to COVID-19, we've teamed up with Nottingham City Council to set-up the #NottinghamStar campaign. The campaign will shine a spotlight on the kindness and generosity which individuals and groups have shown to vulnerable people during the… Read More
Celebrate Nottingham's community response to COVID-19
This June, we're launching a three-week campaign, spanning Volunteers' Week and Small Charity Week, to celebrate Nottingham's community response to the pandemic.Now more than ever, we feel it's vital to shine a spotlight on the volunteers, charities and community/voluntary groups who are doing incredible work to support the city's most vulnerable people during the coronavirus crisis. Ordinarily… Read More
Nottingham launches Fancy A Cuppa campaign
A campaign to help tackle loneliness and social isolation in Nottingham has launched just in time for national Mental Health Awareness Week. Wilko, Nottingham Forest in the Community and Nottingham City Council have teamed up to run the Fancy A Cuppa campaign, which will see 12,000 teabags donated to isolated residents along with a postcard which encourages them to pick up the… Read More
Join the #NeverMoreNeeded campaign
A message from our Deputy CEO and Head of Development Jules Sebelin A new campaign has been launched to help the public understand the vital role charities are playing in responding to the pandemic. The #NeverMoreNeeded campaign has been set up to make sure charities’ voices are heard and raise awareness of the essential work they are doing to help the country come through the crisis and recover… Read More
