Cumbria CVS have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. The Living Wage commitment sees everyone working here receive a minimum hourly wage of £10.90, higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £10.42 per hour. In the North West 12.5% of all jobs pay less than the real Living Wage […]
Our District Manager for Cumberland, Bridget Johns, gives us an update on what she’s been up to in June & July, including supporting a variety of groups, hopes for a Carlisle Development Officer, attending the Cumbria Modern Slavery and Exploitation partnership and exploring Community Power… As the District Manager Cumberland, I have a varied […]
A Guide from Cumbria CVS Currently, within the UK there has been a surge of violent and racist abuse against sections of our communities. You may find the following information and guidance useful in forming your organisation’s response and viewpoint. Communications Good communications will be key, to make sure your communities know what is happening, […]
Gareth Cavanagh, our Development Officer for Allerdale, is back with an update on support he’s been providing in the area, and finding funding has been at the top of the list of requests: Funding has been the focus for my work in recent weeks and no doubt it has been the same for colleagues across […]
Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for April 24. This page will be updated regularly, so we are delighted you have landed here today and hope that you will keep coming back for updates during the month. To catch up on our News, Events & Opportunities from July 2024, click […]
Steph Mallinson has joined CCVS as the newly appointed Mental Health Partnerships Officer for South Cumbria. The role, which is funded by the Mental Health Transformation Fund for 12 months, will be working to support collaborative partnerships to improve services for people experiencing Serious Mental Illness. Working with VCSFE partners delivering services and health and […]
Events, training, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place! This page will be updated with new information as we receive it during August. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 23/08/24 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) We have a dedicated article covering Responding […]
Gordon Henry, Bedrock Basics Development Officer, reports on an event celebrating three years of the Bedrock Basics Project, providing a wide range of 1:1 support, advice and group training for non-profit organisations and community groups who deliver services in west Cumberland. Bedrock Basics Project hosted our Celebration Event in Workington on 27 June. This event […]
Project Manager for Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment, Shelley Studholme, gives us an update on the programme’s activities and staff changes during another busy month: We’ve had a productive and rewarding month delivering the project, meeting the needs of clients and adding value where we can, whilst raising awareness of the project, encouraging referrals and […]
Welcome back to Cumbria CVS Green! Read on for links to useful resources, information and news, updates on our own climate commitment, blog posts from colleagues about what they’re doing (in a work capacity and privately) to minimise environmental impact and more. If you have any suggestions about what you’d like to see in our […]
