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Welcome to our Voluntary Sector News section, where you’ll find all the latest news from York CVS and York’s thriving voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. Please share your news stories, events and achievements with us so we can share it far and wide. Email anna.boad@yorkcvs.org.uk to feature in the news section and in the next issue of Voluntary Voice.
Turn your happy memory of a location in York into a creative installation with You Are Here
You Are Here is a series of creative installations which illuminates the stories behind everyday places. The project captures people's positive memories of specific locations and shares them in eye-catching text displays. At the heart of You Are Here are everyday...
Rachael Maskell MP asks for sector’s COVID stories to shape report to empower local communities
Rachael Maskell MP, Shadow Civil Society Minister, has been asked, along with a number of cross-party politicians, to produce a report which will promote policies and practices that empower local communities. Rachael is keen to draw on the lessons of the COVID...
VCSE Sector’s input sought for new Local Transport Plan for York
York Civic Trust would like to invite voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations to join them for an online meeting to discuss the York Transport Plan in more detail. Please get in touch with York Civic Trust below, or by emailing...
Healthwatch York launches updated guide to mental health and wellbeing in York
Healthwatch York has published the 4th edition of the guide to mental health and wellbeing in York. Download York Mental Health and Wellbeing Guide The free guide is available to anyone in York who wants to know more about the help available for people experiencing...
Celebrating International Social Prescribing Day!
Today (18 March) is International Social Prescribing Day! A day dedicated to highlighting and celebrating how social prescribing keeps communities connected, healthy and engaged. Today (and everyday) we're highlighting and celebrating the work of our amazing Social...
Consultation on Local Government Reorganisation
The Government have recently begun a consultation on local government reorganisation in North Yorkshire. The consultation began on 22 February 2021 and runs until 19 April 2021. This consultation follows the requirement announced by the Secretary of State for Local...
COVID-19: Long-lasting socio-economic impacts on York
A report published today (12 March) by the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) at the University of York, and the York Human Rights City Network, highlights how the COVID pandemic has exacerbated issues of inequality and discrimination in the city. The report also...
Census 2021 is coming soon – and there’s help at hand
Census 2021 is coming. Census Day falls on 21 March. For the first time the Office for National Statistics are attempting a digital first Census, with a target of 75% of returns being completed online. Every household will receive a letter with details of how to...
Proposal to establish new York Health and Care Alliance
To build on the successes of York’s vaccination rollout, city-wide testing and support for people who are shielding, City of York Council’s Executive will consider plans to further improve health and social care services across the city at a meeting on Thursday 18...