‘Take 5’ Steps to Wellbeing – PHA Small Grants Scheme

The Public Health Agency (PHA) has identified funding for a small grants scheme to address the themes of Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing, Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm, and have commissioned CLEAR to facilitate this process.

The PHA are keen to fund programmes founded on evidence based practice with a particular focus on those using one or more of the ‘Take 5’ Steps to Wellbeing.  The PHA are inviting community and voluntary sector organisations, through the CLEAR Project, to apply for non-recurring small grants to address the outlined themes. 

Two types of awards are available under this scheme:

  1. Award one grants – Up to £1,000 that non-constituted and constituted non-profit taking Community / Voluntary Sector groups can apply for.
  2. Award two grants – Between £1,001 and to a maximum of £5,000 for constituted, non-profit taking Community / Voluntary sector groups.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 31 July 2017 at 3.00pm

If you are interested in applying for the small grant or require more information please contact the Clear Project on:

Tel: 028 7138 3386

Email: clear@dhcni.com

Website: www.dhcni.com/grants 

Home-Start Newry & Mourne – Volunteers Wanted

Home-Start Newry & Mourne provides emotional and practical support to families with young children.  Currently they need volunteers to fill the following roles:

  • Home visiting support for families with children under 5
  • Home visiting support for antenatal mums
  • Supporting families at family groups
  • Administration
  • Fundraising

If you have a few hours to spare each week and would like to become part of the Home-Start team, they would love to hear from you.  Training courses begin in September 2017.

For more information, click on the link below:

Home-Start Newry & Mourne – Volunteer Flyer

Portadown Gets Active Programme July – August 2017

 

The programme will bring together partner agencies including CiNI, CYPSP, Pathway Adventures NI, Oasis Youth Project of Craigavon Intercultural Programme and Niacro. It will give young people, particularly from ethnic minority communities the opportunity to participate in a month of activities during school holidays including physical activity, OCN accredited Health and Hygiene programme, mini medics first aid course and fun cookery sessions that will provide young people them with the skills and confidence to cook small simple meals on a budget.

 

A series of discovery days have been planned for July that will provide young people with a taster session of the programme before signing up the programme to ensure expectation and retention of participants is managed. The programme will run two days per week over the month of August. It is anticipated that 60 young people will complete the programme.

 

Alongside the youth activities, the Portadown Gets Active Programme will work with young people aged 12-16 years through a peer mentor scheme in July followed by a residential opportunity in Ballykinler at the end of the summer. The peer mentors will be empowered with the confidence and skills to support the delivery of the 8-12years youth programme.

 

Click here to download a copy of the flyer for the Portadown Gets Active programme

 

Contact Us:

For more information or to enquire about registering on the programme please contact: Andrew McCreery or Gordon Woolsey: 02838 335 322

 

The way forward in the Southern Outcomes Group Area 

 

The Southern Area Outcomes Group met in early February to sign off on their 2014-2017 Action Plan and acknowledge some of the significant work that has been achieved for children and young people in their area over the last three years. The day was also dedicated to action planning for their new plan for 2017-2020 and to identify the key priorities that the group want to address collectively to improve outcomes for children, young people and families living in the Southern Area. 

Five key priority areas have been identified with a further action planning day arranged to add detail on what will be delivered collectively on a multi-agency basis. A summary overview of the priorities can be downloaded here.  The new action plan for the Southern Outcomes Group will be made available shortly.

 

To learn more about the work of the Southern Outcomes Group click here

 

Save the Date: Toxic Childhood Conference – 20 October 2016

Toxic Childhood Conference has arose from the worrying emerging needs that have been discussed as a common theme across five of the Southern Area Locality planning meetings over the last year;  how children and parents are addicted to modern day technology/unhealthy food, the affects these have on both the child and the parent; parent child relationship, children’s behaviour, schooling, reaching their relevant milestones, dental treatment required and the modern day to day family life.  The following guest speakers have been confirmed to speak at the conference; Dr.Arthur Cassidy (Psychologist- Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Programme from Portadown),  Dr.Glenda Walsh (Stranmillis College- Principal Lecturer in Education of Early Years) and Bridin McKenna –(Psychotherapist- Life Therapist clinic).

Date: Thursday, 20 October 2016

Time: 9.30am

Venue: Craigavon Civic Centre

To book a space or find out more about the event please contact:

Julie Bolton, Southern Area Locality Planning Worker at Julie.Bolton@hscni.net

Save the Date: Toxic Childhood Conference Flyer