Sunderland East Area Forum eNewsletter August 2009
Hello Everyone, I am so pleased publish the First Edition of the Sunderland East Area Forum E Newsletter!!
I hope you find it useful, Happy Reading!!
 Diary Date - The next Sunderland East Area Forum meeting will take place on Thursday 3rd September 2009 at St. Cecilia's Church Hall, Ryhope Road. The forum will include a presentation by Dawn Osborne on Community Cohesion and much more!! The meeting will start at 1pm, arrive at 12.30 for a light luncheon.
Download the agenda for this meeting and informations from previous meetings here
Regional Third Sector Action Plan -
Liz Greer is working on a draft version of a regional Third Sector Action Plan and would like your input to help shape that draft. She is keen to hear from as many frontline staff and volunteers as possible about the impact the recession is having in the region so if you have time to please complete the SURVEY and forward this e-mail to any of your colleagues who may also be interested in helping to shape this plan.
Should you have any queries please contact Liz directly via e-mail liz@ruahine.co.uk or telephone on 07766 118890
Further information on the National Third Sector Action Plan can be accessed via VONNE’s website at http://www.vonne.org.uk/policy
or alternatively you can download VONNE’s briefing on the Action Plan at http://www.vonne.org.uk/z_includes/inc_getasset.
 Funding News - For those of you who have not yet seen the information, the new Hardship Fund has now opened for applications. The Hardship Fund is available for third sector organisations that are suffering financial hardship that is impacting on their ability to deliver services in health and social care, housing support, education and training, and advice, information and guidance. To apply, organisations must have a turnover of £200,000 a year or more. Further information on the Fund can be found on the Community Development Foundations website at /www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest
Credit Crunch Stress Line - Also the NHS has recently launched a Credit Crunch stress line, for individuals who may be feeling stressed due to job insecurity, redundancy, debt or financial problems. The telephone number is 0300 123 2000. Further information on the stress line can be found at www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Onabudget
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Volunteer looking for a placement - We have been approached by a young lady aged 21 who is looking to carry out some volunteering over the summer holidays. She has expressed an interest in a role that would be linked into caring of some sort, children, elderly etc. However she realises she wouldn't have time to carry out a CRB check in time (although she has one dated May of this year) for those who need one. Therefore I wondered if anyone can suggest any roles she could help out with until September?
Anna Johnson Senior Development Worker
Tel: (0191) 567 8902
Mob: 0752 860 7651
Sunderland Volunteer Centre, 4 Toward Road. City Centre. Sunderland. SR1 2QF
Headlight Mental Health Public Event - A talk on The Role of the GP's in Mental Health, Given by Dr Chris Steele
Resident Doctor on ITV’s “This Morning” All Welcome at Tom Cowie Lecture Theatre, St Peter’s Campus, Sunderland University. Wednesday 5th August 2009. 2.00pm
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 Caring with Confidence Event - From August 2008 to April 2009, Sunderland was one of the trail sites for ‘Caring with Confidence’, a national programme which aims to help carers make a positive difference to their life and the person they care for. The programme is part of the Government’s ‘New Deal for Carers’ an initiative aimed at improving support for carers.
Eighty carers took part in the Caring with Confidence trail sessions and the feedback from the majority of carers was very positive. Sunderland Carers’ Centre is delighted to offer these sessions again until spring 2011. Experiences of carers who have already taken part show that the sessions will...
• Help carers build on their existing strengths
• Provide opportunities to share experiences and learn from others in similar situations
• Give useful information , ideas and tips about looking after someone
• Help carers decide if there is anything they may want to change about their caring role
• Gives carers the opportunity to make new friends
• Open the door to new opportunities
The next sessions in Sunderland will start again in September 2009 at ‘The Place’, Athenaeum Place, Sunderland SR1 1QX. This is a fantastic new venue and a great setting for the sessions. Light refreshments are available at all the sessions. Transport and alternative care costs are provided for carers who need this.
If carers are interested in taking part, two introduction sessions called ‘Finding Your Way’ will take place on Thursday 10th and Friday 11th September from 10am to 1pm. (These sessions are identical so carers would only need to attend one). The session looks at what matters to carers and decide which of the other six sessions they might want to do. Our experience is that most carers who take part in ‘Finding your way’ also want to take part in most of the other sessions. The other sessions are detailed in the attached leaflet.
If carers want to book a place or would like more information about Caring with Confidence sessions they should contact Sunderland Carers’ Centre on 0191 5673232 or e-mail reception@sunderlandcarers.co.uk. If carers want to take part but the above dates, times and venue are not suitable other sessions will be available from January and April 2010 in different areas of the city. If carers express an interest now they will be contacted when these sessions become available.
Kevin Devine
Caring with Confidence Project Co-ordinator
(Sunderland, Gateshead and South Tyneside)
Telephone - 0191 5673232
E-mail - kevin@sunderlandcarers.co.uk
SCVS e bulletin - http://www.sunderlandcvs.co.uk/publications
Sunderland Voluntary Sector Youth Forum Online Newsletter
This edition contains news of some of our members summer programmes, as well as lots of information about training and events in the area, and new funding streams.http://www.svsyf.org/newsletterteissue7a.html
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