July 2022

This funding has been released from money raised by the Ukraine Refugee Appeal. It has been created to help displaced families and individuals from Ukraine living in Greater Lincolnshire, to feel welcomed and integrated into their new surroundings. The grant will be based on the individual’s need or requirement personal to them. The maximum award will be £100 for an individual or £250 for a family unit. Funding is limited, and each application is reviewed on its own merits. To provide essential items, not already covered by National or Local Government, To give a displaced person from Ukraine the opportunity to choose for themselves what item(s) up to the value of £100 for an individual or £250 for a family unit, they need to make their lives better here in Greater Lincolnshire. Note this is for item(s) and no cash payment will be made Applicants must: Ensure that they have read and understood the guidelines. be a displaced person or family from Ukraine, who have sought refuge in Greater Lincolnshire. We are also working with partners who will be working as referral agents to ensure those with wellbeing needs have them addressed in a timely manner. If you need to translate the application into Ukrainian we would ask for the application to be made via Google Forms using this link. Grant size: up to £100 individuals OR up to £250 for a family unit up to
Location: Greater Lincolnshire
Deadline: This is a rolling programme, once available monies have been allocated it will be closed for applications.

For further information please visit: https://lincolnshirecf.co.uk/grants/
If you have any additional queries about these guidelines. Please contact Claire
Edwards on 01529 305825 or email claire@lincolnshirecf.co.uk

Managing debt and factsheet

The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. The government’s MoneyHelper has free information and resources to help individuals manage their money in uncertain times and how to keep up with essential bills and payments.

If individuals are worried about debt, speaking to a trained and experienced debt adviser about the situation could help them decide what to do.

HM Treasury has published a summary of the range of support available to help businesses and consumers with the cost of living.

Councils are encouraged to share this information as appropriate.

Announcement:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cost-of-living-managing-your-debts

More information:
https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/money-troubles/way-forward/
https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/money-troubles/dealing-with-debt/debt-advice-locator

Range of support factsheet:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-support-for-the-cost-of-living-factsheet/government-support-for-the-cost-of-living-factsheet Support:
https://costoflivingsupport.campaign.gov.uk/

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

The Police and Crime Commissioner has previously commissioned Leaders Unlocked to undertake the Youth Commission, an engagement activity that allowed young people to raise concerns and local issues. Resulting recommendations raised by young people were shared with the Police and Crime Commissioner, Lincolnshire Police and partnership agencies.

The Stronger Voices Project, led by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioners Safer Together Team will develop further the work of the Youth Commission by engaging with 11-21 years olds who live in Lincolnshire; empowering them to speak in an environment where they feel comfortable to raise local issues openly.

Lincolnshire Strong Voices will be running FREE sessions in schools and the community which will aim to;

• Give young people a voice raising policing and crime issues from their communities
• Challenge & inform the work of the PCC
• Challenge & inform the work of Lincolnshire Police
• Help to make your community a Happier, Healthier and Safer Place to Live!

The  sessions will be facilitated by a member of the Office of Police and Crime Commissioners Safer Together Team. Following each programme, feedback will be gathered, and a report will be shared with the community, the OPCC, Lincolnshire Police and Partners.

The Strong Voices project is a great opportunity for young people in Lincolnshire to make a difference to the community around them by influencing real change. It is also a great addition to their CV’s, University and College Applications, as well as being a fantastic overall project, letting young people be involved in actual change.

We would be grateful if you could share amongst partners who may have an interest in the program, the more young people who get involved, the better!

If you would like some more information about the Strong Voices Programme, or would like to express your  interest, please email the Safertogetherteam@lincs.police.uk

Valuing the role of the charity sector in social care research

Join us online on 21^st July 2022 from 10am-12.30pm to discuss how the research community can better support charities to engage in social care research and influence the research agenda.

Hosted by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Design Service West Midlands, Research Design Service North West and BVSC Research, this event will address barriers to the charity sector’s engagement in research, and how the sector can help drive evidence-based practice in social care.

This event will build on two earlier events that explored the experiences of local voluntary and community sector organisations working across the West Midlands and North West. We will share the important findings from these events to inform our discussions, helping us to understand the similarities and differences facing smaller voluntary sector organisations and larger charities.

Book your place here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/valuing-the-role-of-the-charity-sector-in-social-care-research-tickets-353601691177