Our next free Flying Start Business Advice Surgery will be taking place this Thursday, 5th September, between 9.45 and 11.45am at our Boulevard Centre on Railway Road in Blackburn. If you’re starting out on your business journey and looking to build on your ideas, or looking for some advice about Read more…
Want to catch up on all things volunteering in Preston? Do you look after volunteers? Are there times when you would love to see how other people support their volunteers and deal with issues that arise? The Preston Volunteers Managers Forum is the perfect safe space to connect with other Read more…
There are so many ways you can get into volunteering and Preston Volunteers we have over 100 opportunities. These are six of the best current volunteer opportunities with some of the amazing local organisations we work with.
September is Recovery Month – and Community CVS is proud to form a part of the Spark Collaborative, which offers a wide range of support to the Recovery Community in Blackburn with Darwen. As part of our recovery provision, we administer the Community Asset Fund, a small grants pot which Read more…
The new school year is starting – and our SENDIASS (short for Special Educational Needs & Disability Information, Advice & Support Service) is here to offer free impartial advice and information for parents, children and young people about special educational needs (SEN) procedures as set out in SEN legislation and Read more…
Our next in-house Asylum Seeker Awareness in Health and Social Care training will take place on Friday 6th September here at Community CVS. The Asylum Seeker Awareness training has been tailored for organisations within the VCFSE and the Health & Social Care sector, to improve the awareness of your team around Read more…
Looking for funding? Community CVS administers a number of grants. The Preston Volunteering Fund, run in collaboration with Preston City Council, supports volunteer-involving organisations in Preston to increase their capacity to improve volunteer participation and retention and create new volunteering opportunities in and around the city. Grants of up to Read more…
Preston Volunteers run three weekly drop-in sessions for people interested in getting involved in volunteering. These take place on: – * – please note: this drop in is for DWP clients only. (Image: Cottonbro Studios via Pexels.com).
Are you ready to develop your leadership & management skills? Our Aspiring Leaders in Health and Social Care Skills Bootcamp is a ten-week programme tailored to the needs of VCFSE & health managers. It’s fully funded for learners and funded 90%-100% for organisations. Download the leaflet here. We are currently Read more…
Are you new to or looking to start volunteering? We’re offering FREE training to help you find out what volunteering is, gain transferable skills, build your confidence and meet new people – all delivered in friendly, face-to-face, informal workshops. The training takes place over three Mondays in September and October: Read more…