It’s time to Talk Money in York and maximise household income – Talk Money campaign 2025/26
#TalkMoney campaign is running from Monday 3 November to Friday 14 November (including National Talk Money Week 3 - 7 Nov) We’re supporting Talk Money Week, which aims to break down barriers and make it easier for people to share their thoughts and feelings about...
Your chance to say thank you this Trustees’ Week 2025!
Trustees’ Week 2025 is just around the corner, taking place from 3 - 7 November. It’s a national celebration of the vital role trustees play in supporting voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations like those across York. Trustees are often the...
New event format allows local people to decide how funding is spent
A new type of event is making waves in York. Designed to create positive and meaningful change from the ground up, STEW focuses on community building and grassroots giving to make the city a fairer and more inclusive place. STEW: Round Two (the second of its kind)...
FUND ALERT: Plans for Mayor’s Active Travel Fund approved
Community groups are being encouraged to apply for the Mayor’s Active Travel Fund which opens in the new year. York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority approved the application process for the MayorsActive Travel Fund on 24 October 2025. The fund aims to promote...
Join us for our Annual General Meeting on 27 November 2025
We would like to invite you to the York CVS Annual General Meeting (AGM), taking place on Thursday 27 November 2025 in the Main Hall at the Priory Street Centre. The AGM is a key opportunity to connect, reflect and look forward together as we share our achievements...
SHARING YOUR IMPACT: How Emerging Voices is helping adults reconnect through music
In 2023, Emerging Voices received funding, from the Community Mental Health Transformation Grant Programme 1, to support their project in partnership with Converge at York St John University. The project aims to enhance wellbeing for adults with lived experience of...
Breaking Down Barriers: Exploring Access to Local Welfare Support in York
Find out more about local welfare support and share your experiences The event, which is co-produced by York residents, runs between 11:30am - 2:30pm. You are welcome to drop in and out when suits. Drinks and lunch bits will be provided. This event marks a...
Trans, non-binary and intersex people’s experiences of health services wanted
Healthwatch York wants to understand trans, non-binary and intersex people’s good and bad experiences of local health services as part of a wider project. The local health champion is working with a number of local organisations including Generate, York LGBT Forum,...
New free Perinatal Wellbeing Workshops to support mums, dads and partners in York
The Good Mental Health Project, is offering a new series of free wellbeing workshops to support mums and dads (to-be), partners and carers through the perinatal journey from pregnancy through to the first two years of parenthood. These welcoming sessions are designed...
Call for Expressions of Interest: Advisory Panel Members
Community Mental Health Transformation Grant Fund – Programme 2 Call for Expressions of Interest: Advisory Panel Members We’re inviting expressions of interest from individuals who would like to be part of the Advisory Panel for the Community Mental Health...
New Service Directory of support services now available to York and North Yorkshire Residents
A new online service directory has been developed by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority who have worked with a network of local multi-agency partners to create an area where services and organisations offering specialist support to women and girls across the...
EVENT: Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Public Health
During York Environment Festival (27 Sept - 2 Nov 2025) York Climate Commission’s Health working group are hosting this session to help those working with at-risk groups or vulnerable communities to explore climate risk and adaptation planning for extreme heat....
North Yorkshire Sport: Movement Activity and Sport Fund – Closing date 7 December 2025
The Movement, Activity and Sport Investment Programme has opened to applications, offering grants from £3,000 to £49,999 for projects that promote physical activity and reduce inequality across York and North Yorkshire. Launched by David Skaith, Mayor of York and...
Your rights as a carer: drop-in advice event this November
Carers Rights Day is a national event to raise awareness of the rights andentitlements of unpaid carers, ensuring they receive the support they need anddeserve. To mark this important day, York Carers Centre are inviting unpaid carers to join them for tea and cake at...
New funding to strengthen homelessness prevention and support in York
Recognising the ongoing needs of York residents at risk of or experiencing homelessness, City of York Council has secured £479,438 in Government funding to help reduce and prevent rough sleeping. This funding supports the Council’s aim of making rough sleeping in York...
Read our latest Voluntary Voice e-bulletin packed with updates and resources
October's Voluntary Voice is now available to view! Packed with updates from York CVS and our city's voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, Voluntary Voice is aimed at providing information and resources to support your organisation. In this issue...
£7million mayoral investment made to get the region moving forward
David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, is investing millions to empower communities to become healthier so that everyone can thrive in York and North Yorkshire. The Mayor’s new campaign ‘Moving Forward’ looks to address regional challenges through four key...
“Your Police Service, Your Say” – Jo Coles, Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime, to host online public meeting driven by interest from the public.
On Thursday 16 October, Jo Coles, Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime will host her online public meeting where North Yorkshire’s Chief Constable will be held to account on behalf of the public. As part of Cyber Security Awareness Month this meeting will focus...
Apply now: Community Mental Health Transformation Grant Programme 2 – Closing date 22 October
There’s still time for voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in York to apply for the The Community Mental Health Transformation Grant Programme 2 funding. This fund supports projects that improve mental health support in our communities,...
York’s new city hub for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is now open!
SEND CENTRAL, York’s new city hub for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is now open to families across the city. The hub was officially opened by the Deputy Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Margaret Wells on Saturday 20...
An inspiring journey: Professor Adeeba Malik to speak at York Mosque
York Interfaith Group and York Mosque invite you to a special event celebrating the Mosque Open Weekend on Sunday 5 October 2025, from 2pm to 4pm at Bull Lane. At 2.45pm, Professor Adeeba Malik CBE, DL will share her inspiring life journey as the first ethnic minority...
New patient transport rules risk leaving people without care
People across York and North Yorkshire are finding it harder to reach vital medical appointments because of recent national changes to patient transport services. Local Healthwatch want to understand the impact of this on people’s health. In April 2025, national rules...
St Nicks Autumn Fayre: An annual tradition celebrating York’s most fruitful season!
For almost 30 years, St Nicks has celebrated the changing of the seasons with their Autumn Fayre. Originally called “Apple Day", the fayre brings around 600 people to St Nicks Local Nature Reserve in Tang Hall for a joyful afternoon of live music, community stalls,...
Take a look at what is happening during York Environment Festival 2025!
York Environment Festival is back for its sixth year, with a five-week programme of events, between 27 September and 2 November 2025, showcasing climate and environmental action in York. There’s something for everyone, with events ranging from sustainability workshops...
Humber and North Yorkshire ‘On Our Terms’ Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy launch event
If you work with children and young people or make decisions that affect them, in the Humber and North Yorkshire area (East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire and York), this event is for you! The ‘On Our Terms’...
Hospice Care Week – Learn more about St Leonard’s free specialist support
As part of Hospice Care Week (6 - 12 October), St Leonard’s are highlighting the free specialist palliative care and support they provide for people in our community living with life-limiting illnesses. Their care can begin from diagnosis and continue through to the...
Dosti (Friendship) Picnic – Sunday 28 September
Join in for a relaxed and welcoming day out at the Dosti (Friendship) Picnic, taking place on Sunday 28 September, 11am–3pm at York Museum Gardens, by the Pavilion (YO1 7FR). This free, drop-in event is all about friendship, community and connection. Simply bring...
Menopause Awareness Month: The Lifestyle Challenge October 2025
As we get ready for Menopause Awareness Day (18 Oct) Take part in an introduction to Small Steps, Big Impact. It is a month-long wellbeing challenge designed to help you take meaningful, sustainable steps towards supporting your health during menopause and beyond....
Start Safe, Stay Safe – A new app to report harassment
A new app from Stop Hate UK is helping people feel safer and more supported when experiencing harassment or hate crime. The Start Safe, Stay Safe app is available 24/7 and allows users to: Report incidents anonymously Capture audio, video and photo evidence Access...
Introducing ‘The Breathing Space’ – A new support group for people with life-limiting lung conditions
Living with a life-limiting lung condition such as Pulmonary Fibrosis, COPD, Emphysema or lung cancer can be extremely challenging – not only physically, but emotionally and socially too. To offer connection, support and practical advice, St Leonard’s Hospice has...
Backing Local Change from the Ground Up: STEW Returns for Round Two
Join York Together on Wednesday, 8 October for STEW: Round Two, running from 6:15 to 9 pm at the Bluebird Bakery in Acomb. This is a community dinner with a twist. For just £8, guests will enjoy a hearty vegan stew, plus a hot or cold drink, while also deciding how...
Supporting wellbeing through community connection at York St John
The York St John Communities Centre (YSJCC) offers a range of mental health and wellbeing services for communities across York and North Yorkshire. Based at York St John University, the Centre provides affordable, accessible counselling and coaching, alongside free...
Clifton Explore Library Launches Free Creative Café project for Adults
Volunteers from Clifton York invited to take part in a six-week creative art project led by two professional artists. This autumn, Explore, the independent organisation which runs libraries and archives in York, is inviting Clifton residents to experience Creative...
Latest newsletter from Humber and North Yorkshire VCSE Collaborative now available
The latest newsletter from Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership's Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Collaborative is now available. Issue 18, September 2025, includes: VCSE projects awarded Communities Innovating Yorkshire funding...
VCSE Webinar Series: County lines (what’s happening locally?)
Wednesday 8 October, 10am - 11am, online Join us for a 1 hour webinar, delivered by North Yorkshire Police, to find out more about county lines and what is happening locally in York? The webinar will provide your voluntary, community or social enterprise...
Unique opportunity to join the Police, Fire and Crime panel as an independent co-opted member
The North Yorkshire police, fire and crime panel is seeking three individuals with the necessary skills, enthusiasm and commitment to join as independent co-opted members of the panel and to bring a fresh, external perspective to its work. This is an exciting...
Funding now closed: Community Mental Health Transformation Grant Programme 2
GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED York-based voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations can now apply for funding to deliver projects that strengthen mental health and wellbeing in our communities. The Community Mental Health Transformation Grant...
Nominations are open to celebrate York’s outstanding Trustees with a special Afternoon Tea
Trustees are often the unsung heroes of our local charities and voluntary groups quietly giving their time, skills and energy to help organisations thrive. Their decisions shape strategy, safeguard good governance and ensures that vital services continue to support...
York Carers Centre marks 30 years of supporting unpaid carers with special AGM celebration
As York Carers Centre marks 30 years as a registered charity, unpaid carers from across the city are invited to a special evening of reflection, reconnection, and celebration. Taking place on Thursday 18 September, the event brings together the organisation’s Annual...
Lived Insights launches new website to amplify the voices of lived experience in York
Lived Insights is excited to announce the launch of its brand-new website - a major milestone for the Community Interest Company (CIC), founded in 2023. Miles Goring, Director says “Our new website – www.livedinsights.org – has been developed in partnership with a...
Can you stand with PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide this World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) 10 September?
This year's global theme, set by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), is 'Changing the Narrative on Suicide', with the powerful call to action: 'Start the Conversation'. PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the...
Launch of the ‘On Our Terms’ Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy
The Humber and North Yorkshire Care Partnership would like to invite you to the Humber and North Yorkshire ‘On Our Terms’ Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy launch event. If you work with children and young people or make decisions that affect them in...
Funding Opportunity – Formal Peer Support for York’s Neurodivergent Community
The York Neurodiversity and Mental Health Group, part of the Mental Health Partnership, is pleased to announce a new grant funding opportunity for local organisations to develop and deliver a formal peer support offer for York’s neurodivergent community. This pilot...
STEW – Funding opportunity for York grassroots groups
York Together is inviting local people with good ideas the chance to pitch at its second community dinner, STEW, taking place on Wednesday 8 October, 6:15–9:00 pm at Bluebird Bakery, Acomb. The event will see three York residents take the mic to share their vision for...
National petition launched by local Healthwatch – sector asked to sign and share
Local Healthwatch working together have launched a petition. This calls on the government to review the decision to abolish the independent way for people to feedback about health and care services. The current proposals to abolish Healthwatch mean people will need to...
Digital Friendly York: Helping everyone get connected
Digital Friendly York is a partnership of organisations working together to ensure that everyone in York has the choice and opportunity to get online, improve their digital skills and know where to access help when they need it. The partnership aims to make sure that...
Fundraising regulation changes from 1 November 2025
From 1 November 2025, fundraising regulation in the UK will change to reflect modern fundraising practices. The Fundraising Regulator has created support materials to help fundraising organisations understand and prepare for the changes. To help fundraisers get ready...
Helping professionals protect young people from gaming and gambling risks
Ygam deliver workshops for professionals working with children and young people on how to spot the signs of gaming and gambling harms. Our training is City and Guilds Assured and provides professionals with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to be able to...
Local Healthwatch Services Unite to Fight for Independent Public Voice
Healthwatch York has joined the Open Letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. 131 local Healthwatch services across England have signed an open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, urging the government to reconsider...
Helping more people in York walk, cycle and connect with nature
York Bike Belles CIC is a non-profit organisation that works to make walking, cycling and nature activities accessible for everyone in York. Their 2024/25 annual report shows a big increase in the number and range of free activities offered, reaching hundreds of...