Category Archives: Older People Matter

Big Lottery Fund’s Silver Dream Fund

Big Lottery Fund’s Silver Dream Fund, in association with the Daily Mail, offers an exciting new opportunity for groups to test out a range of ideas about new ways to support older people, whilst building on the wealth of experience and skills that they have to offer to others, including their families, neighbourhoods, and local communities.

The challenge is to come up with a great idea that will pioneer ways to help vulnerable older people deal more effectively with life-changing events.

Ideas also need to reflect five themes:

· Helping older people to help themselves

· Working with others

· Managing better

· Volunteering

· Testing new ways of working

Our aim is to generate learning about what works so that this can inform our future investments and also the ageing agenda in terms of both practice and policy. We are interested in testing out new ideas or growing/replicating what works in new ways – this is not for just doing more of the same. We will work with a range of selected projects, supporting them with learning and development opportunities and with our funding.

For more information visit the WEBSITE

Tel: 0121 345 7906

 

E-mail: manisha.patel@biglotteryfund.org.uk

 

Community Vibe Showcase

Community Vibe would like to invite you to our showcase of work for “Mind Up” on Friday 6th May at 2pm at The Library Theatre.

Please see poster for further details.This event is fun and free refreshments & cakes are available for you to enjoy!

Please bring your service users and groups so we can celebrate this afternoon together.

Get in touch now to reserve your tickets.

Poster

Planned changes to the Vetting and Barring scheme

The Government has announced plans to change the Vetting and Barring Scheme. The scheme was set up to prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults and sets out responsibilities for employers and volunteer organisers.

The review is designed to bring the arrangements back to what the government describes as ‘common sense levels’ and the changes are intended to make the requirements for people who want to work with vulnerable people more proportionate.

As part of the review, The Criminal Records Bureau and Independent Safeguarding Authority will merge to form a new body which will provide the barring and criminal records checking service. The changes will also mean that only those working most closely and regularly with children and vulnerable adults will require checks. In future, people will also be able to transfer their criminal records checks between jobs. These changes are likely to affect charities working with vulnerable people.

However, it is important to note that the new regime will not be in place until next year. Until then you should continue to follow the safeguarding requirements that came into force in October 2009. More information about changes to the Vetting and Barring scheme can be found on the criminal records website.

- This information was found here