January 2012 e-news
Welcome to our monthly bulletin of news, events and updates.
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Happy New Year! We look forward to working with you in 2012.
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City Advice Opening Times in 2012
Toynbee Hall
Download a PDF with details
Download an Advice Services flyer
Help spread the Digital Switchover message
Seeking events and volunteers!
Help to grow your organisation
Need help with your funding research, legal, financial or IT support? Contact Emma for a free initial assessment at eplouviez@citycomm.org.uk
City and Hackney Health and Wellbeing Profile 2011-2012
Comment on the Draft public document by 17 January 2012
Help to shape HealthWatch, the new champion for health and social care
Take part in the London Councils' Grants Consultation
Tell the BIG Lottery how you want infrastructure organisations like CITY.COMM to support you in future
Read BIG's consultation document and take the online survey by 15 March 2012
Keep track of City of London Corporation consultations
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Get involved in City of London Corporation community forums
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How the City of London Corporation e-petition scheme works
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Five-week Job Club at the City Business Library
For people made redundant in the last 6 months and living in the City or City fringes.
Homeless charities receive Christmas donations from the City of London Corporation
Dickens and London Exhibition until 12 June 2012
More information on the Museum of London website
Bishopsgate Institute
Lunchtime concerts on Tuesday from 17 January to 3 April 2012.
Visit the Bishopsgate Institute website for details
Music events at St Ethelburga's
Delicatessen & PAKAW (Greece), Saturday, January 14, 2012 - 19:00
Greek night with two leading London bands
More details and registration
Olcay Bayir & her band (Turkey), Friday, January 20, 2012 - 19:30
More details and registration
Dunajska Kapelye, Friday, January 27, 2012 - 19:30
Tunes from Turkey, Macedonia, Hungary, Russia and Transylvania.
More details and registration
Mauricio Velasierra Quintet, Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 19:30
More details and registration
Late View at the Guildhall Art Gallery
The Cat's Pyjamas! Friday 24 February, 6pm-10pm
Celebrating the Jazz Age. Free - no need to book.
Visit the Art Gallery webpage for more information
Positive for Youth
A new approach to cross-government policy for young people aged 13 to 19 (published December 2011)
Download the full report (104 pages)
Download the executive summary (11 pages)
To discuss the report and its implications in more detail, Partnership for Young London is holding a seminar on Thursday 26 January from 1.45pm-4.30pm, at Mary Sumner House, Westminster.
Go to the website for an agenda and booking form.
Healthcare Reforms
Local Healthwatch will replace LINKs and be the local consumer champion for patients, service users and the public. The changeover was originally planned for October 2012 but has been delayed until April 2013.
NEW - Active Grants Programme
St Katherine & Shadwell Trust
The Volant Charitable Trust
Grants for work to reduce social deprivation, with an emphasis on women’s and children’s issues. Apply by 27 January 2012
Hilton in the Community Foundation
Supporting young people in need
Deadline: 7 February 2012
Go to the Hilton Foundation website
Trust for London
Tackling poverty and inequality and their root causes
Deadline: 7 February 2012
Go to the Trust for London website
Njoya Foundation Grants up to £500
Promoting academic achievement amongst boys of African/Caribbean descent in London.
Deadline: 12 February 2012
Go to the Njoya Foundation website
Crisis - Changing Lives Programme
Up to £2,500 for the Education Grant, Self-employment Grant and Into Employment Grant for homeless people aged 18+.
Deadline: 16 February 2012
Go to the Changing Lives Programme webpage
The Idlewild Trust
Supporting registered charities that encourage the performing and fine arts and crafts and the advancement of education within the arts
Deadline: 24 February 2012
Go to the Trust website
Zurich Community Trust – Local Grants
Grants of up to £2,000 for work with “disadvantaged people” in central London. Apply by 29 February.
Social Action Fund, opened 9 January, closes 3 February 2012
£10 million to spend on new social action opportunities; encouraging people to give what they have, be it time, money, assets, knowledge or specific skills.
Other useful funding links:
Association of Trusts and Foundations
