Major new grants now available to fund specialist care for homeless veterans

• Up to £8m of funding from the Office for Veterans’ Affairs is now available to tackle veterans’ homelessness head on.
• Organisations are able to bid for up to £1.5 million, over 2 years, to provide wraparound support services for issues such as mental health.
• Funding will address the complex issues faced by some homeless veterans while making sure they have access to accommodation.

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) is delighted to announce the launch of the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme, which will award major grants to help veterans experiencing homelessness.

Under this new programme, the Trust will award grants on behalf of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) to projects that will provide specialist care in veterans’ accommodation.

The funding being announced today is expected to provide services for over 900 supported housing places across the UK, supporting veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Organisations are able to bid for up to £1.5 million, over 2 years, to fund wraparound support for issues such as mental health and employment.

By providing specialised support services, we can help address the complex issues faced by some veterans while making sure they have access to accommodation, and give them a greater chance of leading a stable, healthy life so that they don’t return to being homeless in future.

Chatham: Volunteering with Home-Start Medway

 

There are several ways that you can help Home-Start Medway in a voluntary capacity:

 
- Home visiting

- Group support

- Financial Fitness Champions

- Office Admin

- Trustee

- Fundraising

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Serve and Protect Credit Union launches its first ever fixed-rate savings account!

Serve and Protect Credit Union launches its first ever fixed-rate savings account!

Serve and Protect Credit Union has launched an exciting new product, called the Fixed Saver.

This is the first time in the credit union’s history that a fixed-rate savings account has been offered to members. The Fixed Saver provides returns of up to 3.50% AER, with terms available for 6 or 12 months. The longer you save, the more interest you can earn.

The Fixed Saver will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis, and will be available for a limited period, with the closing date to open an account being Thursday, 27 April 2023. However, this could be withdrawn earlier.

Some of the key features for the Fixed Saver include:

- Fixed terms available for 6 or 12 months

- Invest between £500 and £5,000

- Earn between 3.04% and 3.50% AER

- Savings protected by the FSCS up to £85,000

To learn more about the Fixed Saver, visit: https://www.serveandprotectcu.co.uk/save/fixed-saver

Serve and Protect continues to provide a wide range of support for savers, including:

- Regular Saver o Save monthly from £10 per month

- Flexi Saver o Deposit lump sums up to £40,000

- Junior Saver o Save for your children or grandchildren

- PrizeSaver o Deposit £1-£200 to enter a monthly draw to win £5,000

To view the range of savings accounts offered by Serve and Protect Credit Union, visit:

https://serveandprotectcu.co.uk/save

Kent Police: Diversity and Inclusion

 

kent.police.uk/police-forces/kent-police/areas/kent-police/about-us/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion/

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Scotland: Edinburgh, East Renfrewshire and Highlands The Scottish Childminding Association recruitment campaign for specific remote and rural areas

SCMA is delighted to be embarking on another recruitment campaign with a fantastic package of fully funded support and training available to successful applicants, providing everything needed to establish a new childminding business from home. 

This follows on from the success of the ‘Scottish Rural Childminding Partnership’ established last year, where we sought to recruit, train and establish 100 new childminders in specific remote and rural areas of Scotland.

With a fantastic package of fully funded support and training available, you will have everything you need to get started on your childminding journey. You don’t need previous childcare experience or qualifications, but you do need to have a passion for working with children!

Albemarle: Move out Cleaning - Guaranteed Move out

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Rutland Cottesmore: Rutland Community Fridges

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Scotland: Do you know how to opt out of receiving emergency alerts?

Do you know how to opt out of receiving emergency alerts?

If you need to, you can search your phone settings for 'emergency alerts' and then turn off 'severe alerts' and 'extreme threats'.

It's recommended to keep them on for your safety.

Learn more: http://gov.uk/alerts


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Refuge Video: Managing Emergency Alerts on your phone to stay safe if you're experiencing domestic abuse

Refuge, the largest domestic abuse organisation in the UK, have produced a video to guide victims of domestic abuse on managing the Government's Emergency Alerts Test on Sun 23 Apr to ensure they stay safe: Managing Emergency Alerts on your phone to stay safe if you'r​​e experiencing domestic abuse - YouTube

Cupar: Return of the Cupar Library knitting and crochet group, Tues 2 May.

We are delighted to announce the return of our knitting and crochet group at Cupar Library from the 2nd of May. 

Come along on a Tuesday morning between 10.30am and 12pm for a cuppa and a chat. 

We have lots of wool and some spare needles or you can bring your own project with you.

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