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Government help for communities, volunteers, charities and social enterprises

10 February 2009

The Government today pledged up to £42.5 million to help volunteers,charities and social enterprises deliver extra during the global economic downturn.  The action plan for the third sector, published by the Cabinet Office sets out a targeted package of support.  Read more about it at:

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/real_help_for_communities.aspx .

20th Anniversary of the United Nations agreeing to the conventions on the Rights of the Child 

10 February 2009

CRAE (Children's Rights Alliance for England) are looking for ideas about how to celebrate children's rights this year.  CRAE wants everyone to recognise that children's rights are very important, and how we can all help to make change happen to improve the lives of children.  E-mail:  Krishna Maroo  at CRAE if you want to contribute. Visit CRAE's website.

 

Latest news articles:

Visiting prisons survey - 03 September 2010: 
Visiting prisons - survey finds there is room for improvement. Read more

Consultation information September 2010 - 01 September 2010: 
The coalition government wants to hear your views.

Find out how to run a family friendly prison event - 01 September 2010: 
Run a family friendly prison event

Tories defend their fiscal policy - 26 August 2010: 

Poorest families affected by emergency budget?

 

The Marsh Award for Volunteers - 19 August 2010: 

Do you know a volunteer who works with prisoners' families?

They could win £1,000

Opinions called for from voluntary sector! - 11 August 2010: 
Minister of Civil Society wants to know what the voluntary sector thinks.

PSI 38 - important to family work - 27 July 2010: 
Controversy around Crispin Blunt's speech concerns prison practitioners.

Good news for family work - 23 July 2010: 
Crispin Blunt says prisoners families ties must be maintained.

Your Children, Your Rights - 12 July 2010: 
A new series of briefings will inform mothers in prison about their family rights.

APF forum on alternatives to grant funding - 29 June 2010: 
Alternatives to Grant Funding - Looking at Commissioning and Social Impact Bonds forum

 

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