Disclosure & Barring Service Safeguarding Adults Week 2024 – free workshops and webinars

Nov 5, 2024 | News

Safeguarding Adults Week 2024 will take place from Monday 18 – Friday 22 November 2024. The core theme for the 2024 week is “Working in Partnership”. During this week, organisations will explore different safeguarding themes to establish safer cultures...

H&NY Cancer Alliance’s giant inflatable lung to tour region this Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Nov 5, 2024 | News

Members of the public in Hull, Bridlington, Scunthorpe, Scarborough and York are being encouraged to get to grips with lung cancer – literally – by Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance this November. For Lung Cancer Awareness Month, the Cancer Alliance is taking...

Trustees’ Week 4 – 8 November – Celebrating, supporting and inspiring trustees

Nov 4, 2024 | Community news, Latest News, News, York CVS news

Trustees’ Week (4 – 8 November) is a time for us to come together to celebrate the achievements of nearly one million trustees across the UK. Thank you to all Trustees in York for the time, commitment, and effort you bring to your organisations to help them...

Open letter on the impact of increased employer NI contributions for charities

Nov 1, 2024 | Community news, News

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO) have published an open letter to the chancellor calling for urgent action on the planned increase to employer National Insurance...

What needs to change to make York better for neurodivergent children and their families?

Oct 31, 2024 | Community news, News

Healthwatch York exists to make sure what matters to people in York helps shape our health and care services. Healthwatch York works hard to listen to people, and to use what they say to make positive change in health and social care services for local people. City of...

Autumn Budget 2024 – What does this mean for the VCSE sector?

Oct 31, 2024 | Community news, News

The Autumn Budget took place yesterday (30 October). The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has shared their response on how the annoucements could impact the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector.    Public service investment  The...